Cluster bombs treaty draft [DDCCM]

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Cluster bombs treaty draft [DDCCM]

May 28, 2008 03:34:00 pm

Draft treaty to ban the use, manufacture, and stockpiling of cluster munitions as agreed at the Dublin Diplomatic Conference on Cluster Munitions, May 28, 2008. Read the full text of the draft treaty [text, PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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