Documents on cluster munitions issues

Ratification and National Legislation

Ratification and national legislation is an important part of the implementation of the Convention. Examples of different ratification and national legislation documents will be posted here:

| » Norway; excerpts of national legislation on CCM

The role of African States in negotiating the CCM

Research paper from the Institute of Security Studies, South Africa. The paper assess the role of African states in the Oslo Process that led to the Convention on Cluster Muntions.

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The M85 report, an analysis of Reliability
This research report, co-authoby Colin King, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment and Norwegian Peoples´ Aid, is a detalied technical analysis on the reliability of M85 bomblets used by Israel in Lebanon in 2006. The report was crucial in informing the technical discussions in the negotiations. | » PDF for download and print (5,49 Mb)

Cluster Weapons – military utility and alternatives
A technical discussion on the military utility of cluster weapons and possible alternatives for them from a military point of view. | » PDF for download and print (570 Kb)

Circle of Impact – report on the human impact of cluster munitions
This is the second version of Handicap International´s groundbreaking attempt to document how cluster Munintions affect people and communities all over the world.

Counting the Cost – the economic impact of cluster munition contamination in Lebanon
Report by Landmine Action UK that seek to estimate and project the economic costs caused by the cluster munition contamination from the 2006 war.

Humanitarian, Military, Technical and Legal Challenges of Cluster Munitions
Summary report of the ICRC Expert Meeting on the Humanitarian, Military, Technical and Legal Challenges of Cluster Munitions, April 2007.

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