Convention on Cluster Munitions - Have you ratified?
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Convention on Cluster Munitions - Have you ratified?
The Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) is an international treaty that prohibits the use of cluster bombs, a type of explosive weapon which scatters submunitions ("bomblets") over an area. The convention was adopted on 30 May 2008 in Dublin, 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. As of 1 August 2010, 38 states have ratified it and another 70 have signed but not yet ratified it. Most major producers of cluster munitions and their components, including Brazil, the People's Republic of China, India, Israel, Pakistan, Russia, and the United States have not signed the Convention.
Countries that ratify the convention will be obliged "never under any circumstances to"
(a) Use cluster munitions;
(b) Develop, produce, otherwise acquire, stockpile, retain or transfer to anyone, directly or indirectly, cluster munitions;
(c) 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 unexploded ordnance risks of cluster munitions. Such weapons must meet strict criteria for a minimum weight, a limited number of submunitions, the capacity for each submunition individually to detect and engage a single target object and the presence of electronic self-destruct and self-deactivation mechanisms. Also, a limited number of cluster and submunitions can be kept for purposes of training in and development of detection, clearance and destruction techniques and counter-measures.
Corraile has signed & ratified the treaty
Kevin- Prime Minister
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Calaré has signed. Ratification will commence once Parliament sits after its Winter recess
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Both Arcacia and Lycanthia will sign and ratify this treaty as a matter of principle.
Daniel- On Leave
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Lanaya will sign and ratify this treaty.
Rhodes will sign and ratify this treaty.
Rhodes will sign and ratify this treaty.
Blakeway4- International Bigwig
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Duwamish has signed and ratified the treaty, although a similar law has already been in effect since 2002.
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