The Convention on Cluster Munitions

A Commentary

Edited by Gro Nystuen and Stuart Casey-Maslen

Oxford Commentaries on International Law

Systematic analysis of each article of the Convention, drawing on the negotiating history
Introduction provides an in-depth overview of the development and use of cluster munitions and their legal regulation
Written by a set of experts with first-hand experience of the negotiation of the Convention

The Convention on Cluster Munitions

A Commentary

Edited by Gro Nystuen and Stuart Casey-Maslen

Oxford Commentaries on International Law

Description

This Commentary on the Convention on Cluster Munitions is a detailed assessment of the negotiation, content, and implications of the Convention, which is the latest treaty to ban a conventional weapon.

The treaty, which will enter into force as binding international law on 1 August 2010, bans the production, stockpiling, transfer, and use of all cluster munitions. The book describes what cluster munitions are, when and where they have been used, and what steps States Parties will need to consider in order to implement the treaty's provisions. The Commentary goes systematically through the Convention article by article, explaining the purpose of each provision, its background and negotiation, and the meaning of each paragraph and sub-paragraph.

The Convention on Cluster Munitions

A Commentary

Edited by Gro Nystuen and Stuart Casey-Maslen

Oxford Commentaries on International Law

1:Introduction, John Borrie, Declan Smyth, Stuart Maslen, and Gro Nystuen
2:Preamble, Declan Smyth, Marcus Reiterer, Théo Boutruche, Andrew Clapham, and Thomas Nash
3:Article 1, Virgil Wiebe, Christophe Lanord, and Declan Smyth
4:Article 2, Lou Maresca, Bonnie Docherty, Marcus Reiterer, and Richard Moyes
5:Article 3, Declan Smyth
6:Article 4, Stuart Maslen
7:Article 5, Marcus Reiterer
8:Article 6, Bonnie Docherty and Richard Moyes
9:Article 7, Bonnie Docherty
10:Article 8, Bonnie Docherty
11:Article 9, Lou Maresca
12:Articles 10-13, Stuart Maslen
13:Articles 14-20, Christophe Lanord
14:Article 21, Torfinn Arntsen
15:Article 22-23, Christophe Lanord

The Convention on Cluster Munitions

A Commentary

Edited by Gro Nystuen and Stuart Casey-Maslen

Oxford Commentaries on International Law

Author Information

Edited by Gro Nystuen, Associate Professor of International Humanitarian Law, the University of Oslo and the Norwegian Defense Staff University College, and Stuart Casey-Maslen, Senior Researcher, Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

Contributors:

Torfinn Arntsen, Norwegian Ministery of Foreign Affairs
John Borrie, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
Théo Boutruche, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
Andrew Clapham, Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
Bonnie Docherty, Arms Division, Human Rights Watch
Christophe Lanord, Independent consultant on humanitarian issues
Lou Maresca, International Committee of the Red Cross
Richard Moyes, Landmine Action and Cluster Munitions Coalition
Thomas Nash, Coordinator of the international Cluster Munitions Coalition
Marcus Reiterer, Austrian Embassy to the United States
Declan Smyth, Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland
Virgil Wiebe, University of St. Thomas Law School

The Convention on Cluster Munitions

A Commentary

Edited by Gro Nystuen and Stuart Casey-Maslen

Oxford Commentaries on International Law

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