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| date_effective = 1 August 2010<ref name=ClusterConv>{{cite web |url=http://www.clusterconvention.org/ |title=Convention on Cluster Munitions |access-date=18 February 2010}}</ref> |
| date_effective = 1 August 2010<ref name=ClusterConv>{{cite web |url=http://www.clusterconvention.org/ |title=Convention on Cluster Munitions |access-date=18 February 2010 |archive-date=19 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819162338/http://www.clusterconvention.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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| condition_effective = 6 months after 30 ratifications<ref name=Article17/> |
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| signatories = 108<ref name=":0"/> |
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| depositor = [[Secretary-General of the United Nations|UN Secretary-General]]<ref name=Article22>{{cite web |url=http://www.clusterconvention.org/pages/pages_ii/iia_textenglish.html#art22 |title=Convention on Cluster Munitions (Article 22) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819162338/http://www.clusterconvention.org/pages/pages_ii/iia_textenglish.html#art22 |archive-date=19 August 2010 |access-date=8 December 2008}}</ref> |
| depositor = [[Secretary-General of the United Nations|UN Secretary-General]]<ref name=Article22>{{cite web |url=http://www.clusterconvention.org/pages/pages_ii/iia_textenglish.html#art22 |title=Convention on Cluster Munitions (Article 22) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819162338/http://www.clusterconvention.org/pages/pages_ii/iia_textenglish.html#art22 |archive-date=19 August 2010 |access-date=8 December 2008}}</ref> |
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The '''Convention on Cluster Munitions''' ('''CCM''') is an international [[treaty]] that prohibits all use, transfer, production, and stockpiling of [[cluster |
The '''Convention on Cluster Munitions''' ('''CCM''') is an international [[treaty]] that prohibits all use, transfer, production, and stockpiling of [[cluster munition]]s, a type of [[explosive weapon]] which scatters submunitions ("bomblets") over an area. Additionally, the convention establishes a framework to support victim assistance, clearance of contaminated sites, risk reduction education, and stockpile destruction. The convention was adopted on {{Nowrap|30 May}} 2008 in [[Dublin]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/politics/blog/2008/05/clusterbomb_ban_us_opposes_pas.html |title=Baltimore Sun – Cluster-bomb ban U.S. opposes passes (actual passage) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602063409/http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/politics/blog/2008/05/clusterbomb_ban_us_opposes_pas.html |archive-date=2 June 2008}}</ref> and was opened for signature on {{Nowrap|3 December}} 2008 in [[Oslo]]. It entered into force on {{Nowrap|1 August}} 2010, six months after it was [[ratified]] by 30 states.<ref name=Article17>{{cite web |url=http://www.clusterconvention.org/pages/pages_ii/iia_textenglish.html#art17 |title=Convention on Cluster Munitions (Article 17) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819162338/http://www.clusterconvention.org/pages/pages_ii/iia_textenglish.html#art17 |archive-date=19 August 2010 |access-date=8 December 2008}}</ref> As of December 2023, a total of 124 states are committed to the goal of the convention, with 112 states that have ratified it, and 12 states that have signed the convention but not yet ratified it.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |publisher=United Nations Treaty Collection |url=https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=IND&mtdsg_no=XXVI-6&chapter=26&clang=_en |date=1 August 2010 |title=Convention on Cluster Munitions |language=EN |access-date=25 October 2021 |archive-date=22 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322103629/https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=IND&mtdsg_no=XXVI-6&chapter=26&clang=_en |url-status=live }} Also see [https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/CTC/26-6.pdf multilingual text] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216161238/https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/CTC/26-6.pdf |date=16 December 2022 }}</ref>{{ref|Alpha|a}} |
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Countries that ratify the convention will be obliged "never under any circumstances to":<ref name=Article1>{{cite web |url=http://www.clusterconvention.org/pages/pages_ii/iia_textenglish.html#article1 |title=Convention on Cluster Munitions (Article 1) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819162338/http://www.clusterconvention.org/pages/pages_ii/iia_textenglish.html#article1 |archive-date=19 August 2010 |access-date=8 December 2008}}</ref> |
Countries that ratify the convention will be obliged "never under any circumstances to":<ref name=Article1>{{cite web |url=http://www.clusterconvention.org/pages/pages_ii/iia_textenglish.html#article1 |title=Convention on Cluster Munitions (Article 1) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819162338/http://www.clusterconvention.org/pages/pages_ii/iia_textenglish.html#article1 |archive-date=19 August 2010 |access-date=8 December 2008}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The impetus for the treaty, like that of the 1997 [[Ottawa Treaty]] to limit [[landmine]]s, has been concern over the severe damage and risks to civilians from [[explosive weapons]] during and long after attacks. A varying proportion of submunitions dispersed by cluster bombs fail to explode on impact and can lie unexploded for years until disturbed. The sometimes brightly-colored munitions are not camouflaged, but have been compared to toys or [[Easter egg]]s, attracting children at play.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vineeta.org/cluster.htm|title=The 2007 White House Cluster Bomb Hunt|author=[[Vineeta Foundation]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motherjones.com/news/special_reports/total_coverage/kosovo/reality_check/cluster.html|title=The case against cluster bombs|author=Jeffrey Benner|date=28 May 1999|publisher=Mother Jones}}</ref> Human rights activists claim that one in four casualties resulting from submunitions that fail to explode on impact are children, who often pick up and play with the explosive canisters well after the conflict has ended.<ref name=nytimes>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/29/world/europe/29cluster.html?em&ex=1212206400&en=0e28528fd0c65072&ei=5087%0A |title=Britain Joins a Draft Treaty on Cluster Munitions |work=[[The New York Times]] |publication-date=29 May 2008}}</ref> The [[2006 Lebanon War]] provided momentum for the campaign to ban cluster bombs. The United Nations estimated that up to 40% of Israeli cluster bomblets failed to explode on impact.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/761781.html|title=Haaretz.com}}</ref> Norway organized the independent Oslo Process after discussions at the traditional disarmament forum in [[Geneva]] fell through in November 2006.<ref name=46nations>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/23/AR2007022300492.html |title=46 Nations Push for Cluster Bomb Treaty |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |via=[[The Washington Post]] |publication-date=23 February 2007}}</ref> |
The impetus for the treaty, like that of the 1997 [[Ottawa Treaty]] to limit [[landmine]]s, has been concern over the severe damage and risks to civilians from [[explosive weapons]] during and long after attacks. A varying proportion of submunitions dispersed by cluster bombs fail to explode on impact and can lie unexploded for years until disturbed. The sometimes brightly-colored munitions are not camouflaged, but have been compared to toys or [[Easter egg]]s, attracting children at play.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vineeta.org/cluster.htm|title=The 2007 White House Cluster Bomb Hunt|author=[[Vineeta Foundation]]|access-date=31 May 2008|archive-date=24 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724000635/http://www.vineeta.org/cluster.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motherjones.com/news/special_reports/total_coverage/kosovo/reality_check/cluster.html|title=The case against cluster bombs|author=Jeffrey Benner|date=28 May 1999|publisher=Mother Jones|access-date=9 July 2018|archive-date=9 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209062347/http://www.motherjones.com/news/special_reports/total_coverage/kosovo/reality_check/cluster.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Human rights activists claim that one in four casualties resulting from submunitions that fail to explode on impact are children, who often pick up and play with the explosive canisters well after the conflict has ended.<ref name=nytimes>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/29/world/europe/29cluster.html?em&ex=1212206400&en=0e28528fd0c65072&ei=5087%0A |title=Britain Joins a Draft Treaty on Cluster Munitions |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=29 May 2008 |publication-date=29 May 2008 |last1=Burns |first1=John F. |access-date=21 February 2017 |archive-date=18 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170318070043/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/29/world/europe/29cluster.html?em&ex=1212206400&en=0e28528fd0c65072&ei=5087%0A |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[2006 Lebanon War]] provided momentum for the campaign to ban cluster bombs. The United Nations estimated that up to 40% of Israeli cluster bomblets failed to explode on impact.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/761781.html|title=Haaretz.com|access-date=27 October 2008|archive-date=2 January 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070102071116/http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/761781.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Norway organized the independent Oslo Process after discussions at the traditional disarmament forum in [[Geneva]] fell through in November 2006.<ref name=46nations>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/23/AR2007022300492.html |title=46 Nations Push for Cluster Bomb Treaty |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |via=[[The Washington Post]] |publication-date=23 February 2007 |access-date=20 September 2017 |archive-date=18 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018221446/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/23/AR2007022300492.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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The cluster munitions ban process, also known as the Oslo Process, began in February 2007 in Oslo. At this time, 46 nations issued the "Oslo Declaration", committing themselves to: |
The cluster munitions ban process, also known as the Oslo Process, began in February 2007 in Oslo. At this time, 46 nations issued the "Oslo Declaration", committing themselves to: |
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<blockquote>Conclude by 2008 a legally binding international instrument that prohibits the use and stockpiling of cluster munitions that cause unacceptable harm to civilians and secure adequate provision of care and rehabilitation to survivors and clearance of contaminated areas.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.norway-un.org/Topics/Disarmament/052308_ConventiononClusterMunitions.htm |title=Towards a Convention on Cluster Munitions |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907083827/http://www.norway-un.org/Topics/Disarmament/052308_ConventiononClusterMunitions.htm |archive-date=7 September 2008 }} Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations, {{Nowrap|23 May}} 2008</ref><ref>{{cite conference |url=http://www.regjeringen.no/upload/UD/Vedlegg/Oslo%20Declaration%20(final)%2023%20February%202007.pdf |title=Oslo Conference on Cluster Munitions | |
<blockquote>Conclude by 2008 a legally binding international instrument that prohibits the use and stockpiling of cluster munitions that cause unacceptable harm to civilians and secure adequate provision of care and rehabilitation to survivors and clearance of contaminated areas.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.norway-un.org/Topics/Disarmament/052308_ConventiononClusterMunitions.htm |title=Towards a Convention on Cluster Munitions |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907083827/http://www.norway-un.org/Topics/Disarmament/052308_ConventiononClusterMunitions.htm |archive-date=7 September 2008 }} Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations, {{Nowrap|23 May}} 2008</ref><ref>{{cite conference |url=http://www.regjeringen.no/upload/UD/Vedlegg/Oslo%20Declaration%20(final)%2023%20February%202007.pdf |title=Oslo Conference on Cluster Munitions |date=22–23 February 2007 |access-date=30 May 2008 |archive-date=26 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626105749/http://www.regjeringen.no/upload/UD/Vedlegg/Oslo%20Declaration%20(final)%2023%20February%202007.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref></blockquote> |
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The Oslo Process held meetings in [[Lima]] in May 2007 and [[Vienna]] in December 2007. In February 2008, 79 countries adopted the "Wellington Declaration", setting forth the principles to be included in the convention.<ref name=wellington>{{cite web |url=http://www.clusterconvention.org/pages/pages_vi/vic_oslowellington.html |title=Declaration of the Wellington conference on cluster munitions |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110123070441/http://www.clusterconvention.org/pages/pages_vi/vic_oslowellington.html |archive-date=23 January 2011 |access-date=8 December 2008}}</ref> |
The Oslo Process held meetings in [[Lima]] in May 2007 and [[Vienna]] in December 2007. In February 2008, 79 countries adopted the "Wellington Declaration", setting forth the principles to be included in the convention.<ref name=wellington>{{cite web |url=http://www.clusterconvention.org/pages/pages_vi/vic_oslowellington.html |title=Declaration of the Wellington conference on cluster munitions |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110123070441/http://www.clusterconvention.org/pages/pages_vi/vic_oslowellington.html |archive-date=23 January 2011 |access-date=8 December 2008}}</ref> |
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===Adoption=== |
===Adoption=== |
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[[Image:Stop cluster bombs march.jpg|thumb|[[Ban Advocates]] from Afghanistan and Ethiopia demonstrating during the May 2008 Dublin conference]] |
[[Image:Stop cluster bombs march.jpg|thumb|[[Ban Advocates]] from Afghanistan and Ethiopia demonstrating during the May 2008 Dublin conference]] |
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Delegates from 107 nations agreed to the final draft of the treaty at the end of a ten-day meeting held in May 2008 in Dublin, Ireland.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7423714.stm |title=Cluster bomb ban treaty approved |publisher=[[BBC News]] |publication-date=28 May 2008}}</ref> Its text was formally adopted on {{Nowrap|30 May}} 2008 by 107 nations,<ref>{{cite news|title=More than 100 countries adopt cluster bomb ban|url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jR4zQpMlYTDqwRQbUfvk0-L2zaBg|work=AFP|date=30 May 2008|access-date=30 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905124334/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jR4zQpMlYTDqwRQbUfvk0-L2zaBg|archive-date=5 September 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> including 7 of the 14 countries that have used cluster bombs and 17 of the 34 countries that have produced them.<ref name=MAC>{{cite web|url= |
Delegates from 107 nations agreed to the final draft of the treaty at the end of a ten-day meeting held in May 2008 in Dublin, Ireland.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7423714.stm |title=Cluster bomb ban treaty approved |publisher=[[BBC News]] |publication-date=28 May 2008 |access-date=29 May 2008 |archive-date=29 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529054736/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7423714.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Its text was formally adopted on {{Nowrap|30 May}} 2008 by 107 nations,<ref>{{cite news|title=More than 100 countries adopt cluster bomb ban|url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jR4zQpMlYTDqwRQbUfvk0-L2zaBg|work=AFP|date=30 May 2008|access-date=30 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905124334/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jR4zQpMlYTDqwRQbUfvk0-L2zaBg|archive-date=5 September 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> including 7 of the 14 countries that have used cluster bombs and 17 of the 34 countries that have produced them.<ref name=MAC>{{cite web |url=http://www.minesactioncanada.org/peoples_treaty/fact_sheets/en/Who%20is%20banning%20cluster%20bombs.pdf |title=Who is banning cluster bombs? |publisher=Mines Action Canada |access-date=8 December 2008 |archive-date=22 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122045454/http://www.minesactioncanada.org/peoples_treaty/fact_sheets/en/Who%20is%20banning%20cluster%20bombs.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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The treaty was opposed by a number of countries that produce or stockpile significant quantities of cluster munitions, including China, Russia, the United States, India, Israel, Pakistan and Brazil.<ref name=nytimes/> The U.S. has acknowledged humanitarian concerns about the use of cluster munitions, but insisted that the proper venue for a discussion of cluster munitions was the forum attached to the [[Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons]], which includes all major military powers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/t/pm/rls/rm/105111.htm |title=U.S. Cluster Munitions Policy |date=21 May 2008 |publication-date=21 May 2008}} Briefing by Stephen D. Mull, U.S. Department of State Acting Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs</ref> The U.S. has further stated that the development and introduction of [[Precision-guided munition|"smart" cluster munitions]], where each submunition contains its own targeting and guidance system as well as an auto-self-destruct mechanism, means that the problematic munitions are being moved away from, in any case.<ref name=nytimes/> In 2006, [[Barack Obama]] voted to support a legislative measure to limit use of the bombs, while his general election opponent [[John McCain]] and his [[United States presidential primary|primary]] opponent [[Hillary Clinton]] both voted against it.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/jan/22/hillaryclinton.barackobama|title=Past holds key to Democratic future|date=28 January 2008|author=Elena Schor |
The treaty was opposed by a number of countries that produce or stockpile significant quantities of cluster munitions, including China, Russia, the United States, India, Israel, Pakistan and Brazil.<ref name=nytimes/> The U.S. has acknowledged humanitarian concerns about the use of cluster munitions, but insisted that the proper venue for a discussion of cluster munitions was the forum attached to the [[Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons]], which includes all major military powers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/t/pm/rls/rm/105111.htm |title=U.S. Cluster Munitions Policy |date=21 May 2008 |publication-date=21 May 2008 |access-date=25 May 2019 |archive-date=17 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117020552/https://2001-2009.state.gov/t/pm/rls/rm/105111.htm |url-status=live }} Briefing by Stephen D. Mull, U.S. Department of State Acting Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs</ref> The U.S. has further stated that the development and introduction of [[Precision-guided munition|"smart" cluster munitions]], where each submunition contains its own targeting and guidance system as well as an auto-self-destruct mechanism, means that the problematic munitions are being moved away from, in any case.<ref name=nytimes/> In 2006, [[Barack Obama]] voted to support a legislative measure to limit use of the bombs, while his general election opponent [[John McCain]] and his [[United States presidential primary|primary]] opponent [[Hillary Clinton]] both voted against it.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/jan/22/hillaryclinton.barackobama|title=Past holds key to Democratic future|date=28 January 2008|author=Elena Schor|location=London|work=The Guardian|access-date=17 December 2016|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305174855/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/jan/22/hillaryclinton.barackobama|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2008, the Pentagon pledged not to use any cluster munitions with a failure rate higher than 1 percent after 2018. However, U.S. did not impose an outright ban.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.acq.osd.mil/tc/treaties/ccwapl/DoD%20Policy%20on%20Cluster%20Munitions.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171130083632/https://www.acq.osd.mil/tc/treaties/ccwapl/DoD%20Policy%20on%20Cluster%20Munitions.pdf |archive-date=2017-11-30 |title=DoD Policy on Cluster Munitions and Unintended Harm to Civilians |date=June 19, 2008 |publisher=[[United States Department of Defense]] |access-date=May 31, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/07/u-s-ducks-as-cluster-bomb-ban-takes-effect/ | magazine=Wired | first=Spencer | last=Ackerman | title=U.S. Ducks As Cluster Bomb Ban Takes Effect | date=29 July 2010 | access-date=6 March 2017 | archive-date=5 December 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205064759/http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/07/u-s-ducks-as-cluster-bomb-ban-takes-effect/ | url-status=live }}</ref> |
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The treaty allows certain types of weapons with submunitions that do not have the indiscriminate area effects or pose the same unexploded ordnance risks as the prohibited weapons. These must contain no more than nine submunitions, and no submunition may weigh less than {{convert|4|kg}}. Each submunition must have the capability to detect and engage a single target object and contain electronic self-destruct and self-deactivation devices.<ref name="SMArt"/> Weapons containing submunitions which each weigh at least {{convert|20|kg|abbr=on}} are also excluded.<ref name="Article2"/> Australia, which supports the treaty, stated that the convention does not prohibit the [[SMArt 155]] artillery shell that it has bought, which releases two self-guided self-destructing submunitions.<ref name="SMArt">{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/29/2259009.htm |title=Fitzgibbon wants to keep SMArt cluster shells |publisher=[[ |
The treaty allows certain types of weapons with submunitions that do not have the indiscriminate area effects or pose the same unexploded ordnance risks as the prohibited weapons. These must contain no more than nine submunitions, and no submunition may weigh less than {{convert|4|kg}}. Each submunition must have the capability to detect and engage a single target object and contain electronic self-destruct and self-deactivation devices.<ref name="SMArt"/> Weapons containing submunitions which each weigh at least {{convert|20|kg|abbr=on}} are also excluded.<ref name="Article2"/> Australia, which supports the treaty, stated that the convention does not prohibit the [[SMArt 155]] artillery shell that it has bought, which releases two self-guided self-destructing submunitions.<ref name="SMArt">{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/29/2259009.htm |title=Fitzgibbon wants to keep SMArt cluster shells |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |publication-date=29 May 2008 |access-date=30 May 2008 |archive-date=24 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110124141852/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/29/2259009.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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In response to U.S. lobbying, and also concerns raised by diplomats from Australia, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom and others, the treaty includes a provision allowing signatory nations to cooperate militarily with non-signatory nations. This provision is designed to provide legal protections to the military personnel of signatory nations engaged in military operations with the U.S. or other non-signatory nations that might use cluster munitions.<ref name=latimes>{{cite news |url=http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-fg-cluster29-2008may29,0,6458362.story |title=British turnabout key to cluster bomb ban |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]' |publication-date=29 May 2008}}</ref> [[David Miliband]], who was Britain's foreign secretary under Labour, approved the use of a loophole to manoeuvre around the ban which allows the US to keep the munitions on British territory.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/dec/01/wikileaks-cables-cluster-bombs-britain | location=London | work=The Guardian | first1=David | last1=Leigh | first2=Rob | last2=Evans | title=WikiLeaks cables: Secret deal let Americans sidestep cluster bomb ban | date=1 December 2010}}</ref> |
In response to U.S. lobbying, and also concerns raised by diplomats from Australia, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom and others, the treaty includes a provision allowing signatory nations to cooperate militarily with non-signatory nations. This provision is designed to provide legal protections to the military personnel of signatory nations engaged in military operations with the U.S. or other non-signatory nations that might use cluster munitions.<ref name=latimes>{{cite news |url=http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-fg-cluster29-2008may29,0,6458362.story |title=British turnabout key to cluster bomb ban |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]' |publication-date=29 May 2008 |access-date=29 May 2008 |archive-date=30 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080530142347/http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-fg-cluster29-2008may29,0,6458362.story |url-status=live }}</ref> [[David Miliband]], who was Britain's foreign secretary under Labour, approved the use of a loophole to manoeuvre around the ban which allows the US to keep the munitions on British territory.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/dec/01/wikileaks-cables-cluster-bombs-britain | location=London | work=The Guardian | first1=David | last1=Leigh | first2=Rob | last2=Evans | title=WikiLeaks cables: Secret deal let Americans sidestep cluster bomb ban | date=1 December 2010 | access-date=17 December 2016 | archive-date=11 January 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111063203/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/dec/01/wikileaks-cables-cluster-bombs-britain | url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Prior to the Dublin meeting, the United Kingdom was thought to be one of a group of nations in a pivotal role, whereby their cooperation could make or break the treaty. In an unexpected turn of events shortly before the end of the conference, Prime Minister [[Gordon Brown]] declared that the United Kingdom would withdraw all of its cluster bombs from service.<ref name=afp>{{cite web |url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ivXrxXgalv00M8IhEYe7fdUxTMDw |title=Observers laud landmark cluster bomb ban |publisher=[[Agence France-Presse|AFP]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601205557/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ivXrxXgalv00M8IhEYe7fdUxTMDw |archive-date=1 June 2008 |access-date=29 May 2008}}</ref> This was done despite intense behind-the-scenes lobbying by the U.S. and objections by British government personnel who saw utility in the weapons. |
Prior to the Dublin meeting, the United Kingdom was thought to be one of a group of nations in a pivotal role, whereby their cooperation could make or break the treaty. In an unexpected turn of events shortly before the end of the conference, Prime Minister [[Gordon Brown]] declared that the United Kingdom would withdraw all of its cluster bombs from service.<ref name=afp>{{cite web |url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ivXrxXgalv00M8IhEYe7fdUxTMDw |title=Observers laud landmark cluster bomb ban |publisher=[[Agence France-Presse|AFP]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601205557/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ivXrxXgalv00M8IhEYe7fdUxTMDw |archive-date=1 June 2008 |access-date=29 May 2008}}</ref> This was done despite intense behind-the-scenes lobbying by the U.S. and objections by British government personnel who saw utility in the weapons. |
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The CCM was opened for signature at a ceremony at Oslo City Hall on 3–{{Nowrap|4 December}} 2008. By the end of the ceremony, 94 states had signed the treaty, including four (Ireland, the [[Holy See]], [[Sierra Leone]] and Norway) which had also submitted their instruments of ratification. Signatories included 21 of the 27 [[Member State of the European Union|member-states of the European Union]] and 18 of the 26 countries in [[NATO]]. Among the signatories were several states affected by cluster munitions, including Laos and Lebanon. |
The CCM was opened for signature at a ceremony at Oslo City Hall on 3–{{Nowrap|4 December}} 2008. By the end of the ceremony, 94 states had signed the treaty, including four (Ireland, the [[Holy See]], [[Sierra Leone]] and Norway) which had also submitted their instruments of ratification. Signatories included 21 of the 27 [[Member State of the European Union|member-states of the European Union]] and 18 of the 26 countries in [[NATO]]. Among the signatories were several states affected by cluster munitions, including Laos and Lebanon. |
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In November 2008, ahead of the signing conference in Oslo, the [[European Parliament]] passed a resolution calling on all [[European Union]] governments to sign and ratify the convention, as several EU countries had not yet declared their intention to do so.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/public/story_page/031-42127-322-11-47-903-20081114STO42065-2008-17-11-2008/default_en.htm |title=Cluster bombs: MEPs to press for signature of treaty ban |access-date=29 November 2008}}</ref> Finland had declared it would not sign,<ref>{{ |
In November 2008, ahead of the signing conference in Oslo, the [[European Parliament]] passed a resolution calling on all [[European Union]] governments to sign and ratify the convention, as several EU countries had not yet declared their intention to do so.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/public/story_page/031-42127-322-11-47-903-20081114STO42065-2008-17-11-2008/default_en.htm |title=Cluster bombs: MEPs to press for signature of treaty ban |access-date=29 November 2008 |archive-date=22 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090222135540/http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/public/story_page/031-42127-322-11-47-903-20081114STO42065-2008-17-11-2008/default_en.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Finland had declared it would not sign,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.helsinkitimes.fi/htimes/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3918:finland-not-to-sign-cluster-munitions-treaty-&catid=24:politics&Itemid=204 |title=Finland not to sign cluster munitions treaty |publisher=Helsinki Times |publication-date=3 November 2008 |access-date=28 November 2008 |archive-date=24 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110124011741/http://www.helsinkitimes.fi/htimes/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3918:finland-not-to-sign-cluster-munitions-treaty-&catid=24:politics&Itemid=204 |url-status=live }}</ref> having just signed the Ottawa Treaty and replaced its mine arsenal largely with cluster munitions. |
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===Entry into force=== |
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According to article 17 of the treaty, the convention entered into force "on the first day of the sixth month after the month in which the thirtieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession has been deposited".<ref name="unoda">{{cite web |title=Convention on Cluster Munitions |url=https://treaties.unoda.org/t/cluster_munitions |website=UNODA Treaties |publisher=United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs |access-date=5 March 2022}}</ref> Since the thirtieth ratification was deposited during February 2010, the convention entered into force on {{Nowrap|1 August}} 2010; by that point, 38 nations had ratified the treaty. |
According to article 17 of the treaty, the convention entered into force "on the first day of the sixth month after the month in which the thirtieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession has been deposited".<ref name="unoda">{{cite web |title=Convention on Cluster Munitions |url=https://treaties.unoda.org/t/cluster_munitions |website=UNODA Treaties |publisher=United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs |access-date=5 March 2022 |archive-date=24 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324102206/https://treaties.unoda.org/t/cluster_munitions |url-status=live }}</ref> Since the thirtieth ratification was deposited during February 2010, the convention entered into force on {{Nowrap|1 August}} 2010; by that point, 38 nations had ratified the treaty. |
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As the convention entered into force, [[UN Secretary-General]] [[Ban Ki-moon]] spoke of "not only the world's collective revulsion at these abhorrent weapons, but also the power of collaboration among governments, civil society and the United Nations to change attitudes and policies on a threat faced by all humankind".<ref name="bbc10829976">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-10829976|title=BBC News – Global cluster bomb ban comes into force|work=[[BBC Online]]|access-date=1 August 2010 |
As the convention entered into force, [[UN Secretary-General]] [[Ban Ki-moon]] spoke of "not only the world's collective revulsion at these abhorrent weapons, but also the power of collaboration among governments, civil society and the United Nations to change attitudes and policies on a threat faced by all humankind".<ref name="bbc10829976">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-10829976|title=BBC News – Global cluster bomb ban comes into force|work=[[BBC Online]]|access-date=1 August 2010|date=1 August 2010|archive-date=1 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100801190718/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-10829976|url-status=live}}</ref> A spokesman for the [[International Committee of the Red Cross]] said "These weapons are a relic of the Cold War. They are a legacy that has to be eliminated because they increasingly won't work."<ref name="reuters">{{cite news|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUK128042231476._CH_.2420|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171404/http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUK128042231476._CH_.2420|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 March 2016|title=US, major powers urged to join cluster munitions pact |work=[[Reuters]]|access-date=1 August 2010 | first=Stephanie | last=Nebehay | date=29 July 2010}}</ref> [[Nobel peace prize]] winner [[Jody Williams]] called the convention "the most important disarmament and humanitarian convention in over a decade".<ref name=reuters /> |
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Anti-cluster munitions campaigners praised the rapid progress made in the adoption of the convention, and expressed hope that even non-signatories – such as China, North Korea, Russia, and the US – would be discouraged from using the weapons by the entry into force of the convention.<ref name="bbc video">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-10829992|title=BBC News – Treaty enacted to ban cluster bombs|work=[[BBC Online]]|access-date=1 August 2010 |
Anti-cluster munitions campaigners praised the rapid progress made in the adoption of the convention, and expressed hope that even non-signatories – such as China, North Korea, Russia, and the US – would be discouraged from using the weapons by the entry into force of the convention.<ref name="bbc video">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-10829992|title=BBC News – Treaty enacted to ban cluster bombs|work=[[BBC Online]]|access-date=1 August 2010|date=1 August 2010|archive-date=1 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100801191156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-10829992|url-status=live}}</ref> As one of the countries that did not ratify the treaty, the United States said that cluster bombs are a legal form of weapon, and that they had a "clear military utility in combat." It also said that compared to other types of weapons, cluster bombs are less harmful to civilians.<ref name="bbc10829976"/> |
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Article 11 required the first meeting of states parties to be held within 12 months of the entry into force. The first such meeting was held in Laos in November 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clusterconvention.org/msp/1msp/|title=Convention on Cluster Munitions : First Meeting of States Parties (2010)|date=12 January 2011|access-date=26 May 2011}}</ref> There is a president, currently Swiss ambassador [[Félix Baumann]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-02-16|title=Activities|url=https://www.clusterconvention.org/presidency/|access-date=2020-09-11|website=The Convention on Cluster Munitions|language=en-GB}}</ref> |
Article 11 required the first meeting of states parties to be held within 12 months of the entry into force. The first such meeting was held in Laos in November 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clusterconvention.org/msp/1msp/|title=Convention on Cluster Munitions : First Meeting of States Parties (2010)|date=12 January 2011|access-date=26 May 2011|archive-date=20 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720105517/http://www.clusterconvention.org/msp/1msp/|url-status=live}}</ref> There is a president, currently Swiss ambassador [[Félix Baumann]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-02-16|title=Activities|url=https://www.clusterconvention.org/presidency/|access-date=2020-09-11|website=The Convention on Cluster Munitions|language=en-GB|archive-date=29 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929093820/https://www.clusterconvention.org/presidency/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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To date, the United States and Russia have not signed this convention |
To date, the United States and Russia have not signed this convention,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-12-01|title=US Embraces Cluster Munitions|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/12/01/us-embraces-cluster-munitions|access-date=2021-01-06|website=Human Rights Watch|language=en|archive-date=26 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126033658/https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/12/01/us-embraces-cluster-munitions|url-status=live}}</ref> nor has Ukraine.<ref name="Cluster Munition Monitor 2022">{{cite web|url=http://www.the-monitor.org/media/3348257/Cluster-Munition-Monitor-2022-Web_HR.pdf|title=Cluster Munition Monitor 2022|publisher=Landmine & cluster munition monitor|date=August 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018071627/http://www.the-monitor.org/media/3348257/Cluster-Munition-Monitor-2022-Web_HR.pdf|archivedate=18 October 2022|accessdate=30 June 2023|author=}}</ref> |
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According to Cluster Munition Monitor 2022, the list of 16 countries that refuse to sign the convention and who produce cluster munitions included Brazil, China, Egypt, Greece, India, Iran, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Turkey and the United States.<ref name="Cluster Munition Monitor 2022"/> |
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* [https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/applic/ihl/ihl.nsf/INTRO/620?OpenDocument Convention on Cluster Munitions] |
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* [https://legal.un.org/avl/ha/ccm/ccm.html Procedural history and related documents] on the ''Convention on Cluster Munitions'' in the [https://legal.un.org/avl/historicarchives.html Historic Archives of the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law] |
* [https://legal.un.org/avl/ha/ccm/ccm.html Procedural history and related documents] on the ''Convention on Cluster Munitions'' in the [https://legal.un.org/avl/historicarchives.html Historic Archives of the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law] |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080531072846/http://www.stopclusterbombs.org/ Cluster Munition Coalition] |
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Type | Disarmament |
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Drafted | 19–30 May 2008 in Dublin |
Signed | 3 December 2008 |
Location | Oslo, Norway |
Effective | 1 August 2010[1] |
Condition | 6 months after 30 ratifications[2] |
Signatories | 108[3] |
Parties | 112[3] |
Depositary | UN Secretary-General[4] |
Languages | Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish[5] |
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The Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) is an international treaty that prohibits all use, transfer, production, and stockpiling of cluster munitions, a type of explosive weapon which scatters submunitions ("bomblets") over an area. Additionally, the convention establishes a framework to support victim assistance, clearance of contaminated sites, risk reduction education, and stockpile destruction. The convention was adopted on 30 May 2008 in Dublin,[6] and was opened for signature on 3 December 2008 in Oslo. It entered into force on 1 August 2010, six months after it was ratified by 30 states.[2] As of December 2023, a total of 124 states are committed to the goal of the convention, with 112 states that have ratified it, and 12 states that have signed the convention but not yet ratified it.[3]a
Countries that ratify the convention will be obliged "never under any circumstances to":[7]
- Use cluster munitions;
- Develop, produce, otherwise acquire, stockpile, retain or transfer to anyone, directly or indirectly, cluster munitions;
- Assist, encourage or induce anyone to engage in any activity prohibited to a State Party under this Convention.
The treaty allows certain types of weapons with submunitions that do not have the indiscriminate area effects or pose the same unexploded ordnance risks as cluster munitions. Permitted weapons must contain fewer than ten submunitions, and each must weigh more than 4 kilograms (8.8 lb), and each submunition must have the capability to detect and engage a single target object and contain electronic self-destruct and self-deactivation mechanisms.[8] Weapons containing submunitions which all individually weigh at least 20 kg (44 lb) are also excluded.[9] A limited number of prohibited weapons and submunitions can be acquired and kept for training in, and development of, detection, clearance and destruction techniques and counter-measures.
History[edit]
The impetus for the treaty, like that of the 1997 Ottawa Treaty to limit landmines, has been concern over the severe damage and risks to civilians from explosive weapons during and long after attacks. A varying proportion of submunitions dispersed by cluster bombs fail to explode on impact and can lie unexploded for years until disturbed. The sometimes brightly-colored munitions are not camouflaged, but have been compared to toys or Easter eggs, attracting children at play.[10][11] Human rights activists claim that one in four casualties resulting from submunitions that fail to explode on impact are children, who often pick up and play with the explosive canisters well after the conflict has ended.[12] The 2006 Lebanon War provided momentum for the campaign to ban cluster bombs. The United Nations estimated that up to 40% of Israeli cluster bomblets failed to explode on impact.[13] Norway organized the independent Oslo Process after discussions at the traditional disarmament forum in Geneva fell through in November 2006.[14]
The cluster munitions ban process, also known as the Oslo Process, began in February 2007 in Oslo. At this time, 46 nations issued the "Oslo Declaration", committing themselves to:
Conclude by 2008 a legally binding international instrument that prohibits the use and stockpiling of cluster munitions that cause unacceptable harm to civilians and secure adequate provision of care and rehabilitation to survivors and clearance of contaminated areas.[15][16]
The Oslo Process held meetings in Lima in May 2007 and Vienna in December 2007. In February 2008, 79 countries adopted the "Wellington Declaration", setting forth the principles to be included in the convention.[17]
Adoption[edit]
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Delegates from 107 nations agreed to the final draft of the treaty at the end of a ten-day meeting held in May 2008 in Dublin, Ireland.[18] Its text was formally adopted on 30 May 2008 by 107 nations,[19] including 7 of the 14 countries that have used cluster bombs and 17 of the 34 countries that have produced them.[20]
The treaty was opposed by a number of countries that produce or stockpile significant quantities of cluster munitions, including China, Russia, the United States, India, Israel, Pakistan and Brazil.[12] The U.S. has acknowledged humanitarian concerns about the use of cluster munitions, but insisted that the proper venue for a discussion of cluster munitions was the forum attached to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, which includes all major military powers.[21] The U.S. has further stated that the development and introduction of "smart" cluster munitions, where each submunition contains its own targeting and guidance system as well as an auto-self-destruct mechanism, means that the problematic munitions are being moved away from, in any case.[12] In 2006, Barack Obama voted to support a legislative measure to limit use of the bombs, while his general election opponent John McCain and his primary opponent Hillary Clinton both voted against it.[22] In 2008, the Pentagon pledged not to use any cluster munitions with a failure rate higher than 1 percent after 2018. However, U.S. did not impose an outright ban.[23][24]
The treaty allows certain types of weapons with submunitions that do not have the indiscriminate area effects or pose the same unexploded ordnance risks as the prohibited weapons. These must contain no more than nine submunitions, and no submunition may weigh less than 4 kilograms (8.8 lb). Each submunition must have the capability to detect and engage a single target object and contain electronic self-destruct and self-deactivation devices.[8] Weapons containing submunitions which each weigh at least 20 kg (44 lb) are also excluded.[9] Australia, which supports the treaty, stated that the convention does not prohibit the SMArt 155 artillery shell that it has bought, which releases two self-guided self-destructing submunitions.[8]
In response to U.S. lobbying, and also concerns raised by diplomats from Australia, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom and others, the treaty includes a provision allowing signatory nations to cooperate militarily with non-signatory nations. This provision is designed to provide legal protections to the military personnel of signatory nations engaged in military operations with the U.S. or other non-signatory nations that might use cluster munitions.[25] David Miliband, who was Britain's foreign secretary under Labour, approved the use of a loophole to manoeuvre around the ban which allows the US to keep the munitions on British territory.[26]
Prior to the Dublin meeting, the United Kingdom was thought to be one of a group of nations in a pivotal role, whereby their cooperation could make or break the treaty. In an unexpected turn of events shortly before the end of the conference, Prime Minister Gordon Brown declared that the United Kingdom would withdraw all of its cluster bombs from service.[27] This was done despite intense behind-the-scenes lobbying by the U.S. and objections by British government personnel who saw utility in the weapons.
The CCM was opened for signature at a ceremony at Oslo City Hall on 3–4 December 2008. By the end of the ceremony, 94 states had signed the treaty, including four (Ireland, the Holy See, Sierra Leone and Norway) which had also submitted their instruments of ratification. Signatories included 21 of the 27 member-states of the European Union and 18 of the 26 countries in NATO. Among the signatories were several states affected by cluster munitions, including Laos and Lebanon.
In November 2008, ahead of the signing conference in Oslo, the European Parliament passed a resolution calling on all European Union governments to sign and ratify the convention, as several EU countries had not yet declared their intention to do so.[28] Finland had declared it would not sign,[29] having just signed the Ottawa Treaty and replaced its mine arsenal largely with cluster munitions.
Entry into force[edit]
According to article 17 of the treaty, the convention entered into force "on the first day of the sixth month after the month in which the thirtieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession has been deposited".[30] Since the thirtieth ratification was deposited during February 2010, the convention entered into force on 1 August 2010; by that point, 38 nations had ratified the treaty.
As the convention entered into force, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon spoke of "not only the world's collective revulsion at these abhorrent weapons, but also the power of collaboration among governments, civil society and the United Nations to change attitudes and policies on a threat faced by all humankind".[31] A spokesman for the International Committee of the Red Cross said "These weapons are a relic of the Cold War. They are a legacy that has to be eliminated because they increasingly won't work."[32] Nobel peace prize winner Jody Williams called the convention "the most important disarmament and humanitarian convention in over a decade".[32]
Anti-cluster munitions campaigners praised the rapid progress made in the adoption of the convention, and expressed hope that even non-signatories – such as China, North Korea, Russia, and the US – would be discouraged from using the weapons by the entry into force of the convention.[33] As one of the countries that did not ratify the treaty, the United States said that cluster bombs are a legal form of weapon, and that they had a "clear military utility in combat." It also said that compared to other types of weapons, cluster bombs are less harmful to civilians.[31]
Article 11 required the first meeting of states parties to be held within 12 months of the entry into force. The first such meeting was held in Laos in November 2010.[34] There is a president, currently Swiss ambassador Félix Baumann.[35]
To date, the United States and Russia have not signed this convention,[36] nor has Ukraine.[37]
According to Cluster Munition Monitor 2022, the list of 16 countries that refuse to sign the convention and who produce cluster munitions included Brazil, China, Egypt, Greece, India, Iran, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Turkey and the United States.[37]
Use of cluster munitions[edit]
State parties[edit]
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As of April 2023, there were 112 states parties to the convention.[3]
State party | Signed | Ratified or acceded | Entered into force |
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3 December 2008 | 9 September 2011 | 1 March 2012 |
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3 December 2008 | 16 June 2009 | 1 August 2010 |
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9 April 2013 | 1 October 2013 | |
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16 July 2010 | 23 August 2010 | 1 February 2011 |
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3 December 2008 | 8 October 2012 | 1 April 2013 |
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3 December 2008 | 2 April 2009 | 1 August 2010 |
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3 December 2008 | 22 December 2009 | 1 August 2010 |
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2 September 2014 | 2 September 2014[a] | |
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3 December 2008 | 10 July 2017 | 1 January 2018 |
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3 December 2008 | 30 April 2013 | 1 October 2013 |
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3 December 2008 | 7 September 2010 | 1 March 2011 |
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3 December 2008 | 27 June 2011 | 1 December 2011 |
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3 December 2008 | 6 April 2011 | 1 October 2011 |
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3 December 2008 | 16 February 2010 | 1 August 2010 |
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3 December 2008 | 25 September 2009 | 1 August 2010 |
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3 December 2008 | 19 October 2010 | 1 April 2011 |
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15 December 2009 | 12 July 2012 | 1 January 2013 |
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3 December 2008 | 16 March 2015 | 1 September 2015 |
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3 December 2008 | 26 March 2013 | 1 September 2013 |
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3 December 2008 | 16 December 2010 | 1 June 2011 |
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3 December 2008 | 10 September 2015 | 1 March 2016 |
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3 December 2008 | 28 July 2010 | 1 January 2011 |
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3 December 2008 | 2 September 2014 | 1 March 2015 |
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3 December 2008 | 23 August 2011 | 1 February 2012 |
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3 December 2008 | 28 April 2011 | 1 October 2011 |
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4 December 2008 | 12 March 2012 | 1 September 2012 |
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3 December 2008 | 17 August 2009 | 1 August 2010 |
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6 April 2016 | 1 October 2016 | |
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3 December 2008 | 22 September 2011 | 1 March 2012 |
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3 December 2008 | 2 February 2010 | 1 August 2010 |
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10 November 2009 | 20 December 2011 | 1 June 2012 |
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3 December 2008 | 11 May 2010 | 1 November 2010 |
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3 December 2008 | 10 January 2011 | 1 July 2011 |
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16 September 2011 | 1 March 2012 | |
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3 December 2008 | 28 May 2010 | 1 November 2010 |
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3 December 2008 | 25 September 2009 | 1 August 2010 |
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3 December 2008 | 11 December 2018 | 1 June 2019 |
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3 December 2008 | 8 July 2009 | 1 August 2010 |
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3 December 2008 | 3 February 2011 | 1 August 2011 |
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29 June 2011 | 1 December 2011 | |
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3 December 2008 | 3 November 2010 | 1 May 2011 |
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3 December 2008 | 21 October 2014 | 1 April 2015 |
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4 December 2008 | 29 November 2010 | 1 May 2011 |
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31 October 2014 | 1 April 2015 | |
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3 December 2008 | 3 December 2008 | 1 August 2010 |
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3 December 2008 | 21 March 2012 | 1 September 2012 |
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3 December 2008 | 3 July 2012 | 1 January 2013 |
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12 November 2009 | 31 August 2015 | 1 February 2016 |
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12 November 2009 | 14 May 2013 | 1 November 2013 |
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3 December 2008 | 3 December 2008 | 1 August 2010 |
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3 December 2008 | 21 September 2011 | 1 March 2012 |
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3 December 2008 | 14 July 2009 | 1 August 2010 |
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3 December 2008 | 18 March 2009 | 1 August 2010 |
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3 December 2008 | 5 November 2010 | 1 May 2011 |
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3 December 2008 | 28 May 2010 | 1 November 2010 |
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3 December 2008 | 4 March 2013 | 1 September 2013 |
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3 December 2008 | 24 March 2011 | 24 March 2011[a] |
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3 December 2008 | 10 July 2009 | 1 August 2010 |
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3 December 2008 | 8 October 2009 | 1 August 2010 |
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3 December 2008 | 20 May 2017 | 1 November 2017 |
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3 December 2008 | 7 October 2009 | 1 August 2010 |
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27 September 2019 | 1 March 2020 | |
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3 December 2008 | 30 January 2010 | 1 August 2010 |
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3 December 2008 | 24 September 2009 | 1 August 2010 |
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19 April 2010 | 1 February 2012 | 1 August 2012 |
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1 October 2015 | 1 April 2016 | |
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3 December 2008 | 6 May 2009 | 1 August 2010 |
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3 December 2008 | 16 February 2010 | 1 August 2010 |
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3 December 2008 | 21 September 2010 | 1 March 2011 |
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3 December 2008 | 25 January 2010 | 1 August 2010 |
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3 December 2008 | 14 March 2011 | 1 September 2011 |
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3 December 2008 | 31 August 2018 | 1 February 2019 |
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3 December 2008 | 4 February 2013 | 1 August 2013 |
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3 December 2008 | 23 February 2011 | 1 August 2011 |
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3 December 2008 | 22 December 2009 | 1 August 2010 |
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3 December 2008 | 2 November 2009 | 1 August 2010 |
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12 June 2009 | 28 February 2023 | 1 August 2023 |
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6 August 2020 | 1 February 2021 | |
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3 December 2008 | 2 June 2009 | 1 August 2010 |
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3 December 2008 | 3 December 2008 | 3 December 2008[a] |
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3 December 2008 | 19 April 2016 | 1 October 2016 |
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2 January 2015 | 1 July 2015 | |
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3 December 2008 | 29 November 2010 | 1 May 2011 |
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3 December 2008 | 12 March 2015 | 1 September 2015 |
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3 December 2008 | 26 September 2012 | 1 March 2013 |
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3 December 2008 | 3 January 2019 | 3 July 2019 |
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3 December 2008 | 9 March 2011 | 1 September 2011 |
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3 December 2008 | 25 August 2015 | 1 February 2016 |
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13 September 2013 | 1 March 2014 | |
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15 September 2020 | 1 March 2021[40] | |
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23 September 2009 | 29 October 2010 | 1 April 2011 |
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3 December 2008 | 28 April 2010 | 1 October 2010 |
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3 December 2008 | 10 July 2009 | 1 August 2010 |
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3 December 2008 | 27 January 2020 | 1 July 2020 |
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3 December 2008 | 3 August 2011 | 1 February 2012 |
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13 April 2010 | 20 May 2010 | 1 November 2010 |
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3 December 2008 | 3 December 2008 | 1 August 2010 |
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24 July 2015 | 1 January 2016 | |
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3 December 2008 | 19 August 2009 | 1 August 2010 |
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3 December 2008 | 30 September 2015 | 1 March 2016 |
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3 December 2008 | 28 May 2015 | 1 November 2015 |
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3 August 2023 | 3 August 2023 | |
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3 December 2008 | 17 June 2009 | 1 August 2010 |
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1 March 2018 | 1 September 2018 | |
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3 December 2008 | 23 April 2012 | 1 October 2012 |
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3 December 2008 | 17 July 2012 | 17 July 2012[a] |
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3 December 2008 | 22 June 2012 | 1 December 2012 |
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21 September 2011 | 1 March 2012 | |
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12 January 2009 | 28 September 2010 | 1 March 2011 |
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3 December 2008 | 4 May 2010 | 1 November 2010 |
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3 December 2008 | 24 September 2009 | 1 August 2010 |
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3 December 2008 | 12 August 2009 | 1 August 2010 |
Another 12 states have signed, but not ratified the convention.
State | Signed |
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3 December 2008 |
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3 December 2008 |
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23 September 2009 |
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18 March 2009 |
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30 July 2010 |
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28 October 2009 |
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3 December 2008 |
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12 June 2009 |
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3 December 2008 |
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3 December 2008 |
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3 December 2008 |
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3 December 2008 |
See also[edit]
- Arms control
- Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
- Handicap International
- Human Rights Watch
- Lawfare
- Mines Advisory Group
- Ottawa Treaty
Notes[edit]
- ^a The French title is "fr:Convention sur les armes à sous-munitions"
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External links[edit]
- Convention on Cluster Munitions – full text, articles, State parties and signatories
- Procedural history and related documents on the Convention on Cluster Munitions in the Historic Archives of the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law
Official[edit]
- clusterconvention.org – official website
- Signatures and ratifications (United Nations treaty collection)
- Dublin Diplomatic Conference website
Non-governmental organisations[edit]
- Cluster munitions, ICRC
- Cluster Munition Coalition
- Ban Advocates – voices from affected communities
- People's Treaty – petition in support of the convention
- MAG (Mines Advisory Group) Archived 20 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
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