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The Convention on Cluster Munitions
The Convention on Cluster Munitions, CCM, prohibits all use, stockpiling, production and transfer of Cluster Munitions. Separate articles in the Convention concern assistance to victims, clearance of contaminated areas and destruction of stockpiles.
The Convention was adopted in Dublin by 107 states on 30 May 2008 and signed on 3 December the same year. The Convention become binding international law when it enters into force on 1 August 2010. The First Meeting of States Parties will take place in Vientiane, Laos, 8 - 12 November 2010. Future States Parties will accede to the Convention by submitting their ratifications to the United Nations headquarters in New York.
The Convention is a result of Oslo-process, an open and time bound diplomatic process that included States, the Cluster Munition Coalition, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the United Nations. The process was launched when 46 states agreed to the February 2007 Oslo Declaration, committing them 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».
» The process from adoption to entry into force
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