01519cam a2200205 a 4500 38266 38266 9780313393969 (hc : alk. paper) eng. 341.73 RUT-D Rutherford, Kenneth R. author. Disarming states : the international movement to ban landmines / Kenneth R. Rutherford. Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, 2010. xxiv, 226p. : ill. ; Includes bibliographical references and index. Overview : why ban landmines? -- The founding of the global landmine ban movement -- Humanitarian advocacy and diplomatic deadlock -- From ashes to success : April 1996-September 1997 -- The road to Ottawa : rallying the world September, 1997 -- The uncompleted journey. This book provides a detailed history of the global movement to ban anti-personnel landmines (APL), marking the first case of a successful worldwide civil society movement to end the use of an entire category of weapons. In March 1995, Belgium became the first state to pass a domestic anti-personnel landmine ban. In December 1997, 122 states joined Belgium in signing the comprehensive Mine Ban Treaty, also known as the Ottawa Treaty. The movement to ban landmines became a turning point in global politics that continues to influence policy and strategy decisions regarding weapon use today. English. Land mines (International law) Arms control International cooperation. ddc BK 0 0 0 0 NASSDOC NASSDOC 2023-03-16 Overseas 0.00 0 341.73 RUT-D 52630 2023-05-11 00:00:00 0.00 2023-05-11 BK