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Austria became second country to ban cluster munitions [this day at law]
December 6, 2011 by Cynthia Miley
On December 6, 2007, the Austrian Parliament passed legislation that established a complete ban on cluster munitions. Austria was the second country to institute such a ban after Belgium, which banned cluster munitions in February 2006. In May 2008, more than 100 countries adopted a draft treaty.... [more]
Cluster munitions treaty took effect [this day at law]
August 1, 2011 by Clay Flaherty
On August 1, 2010, the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) officially went into effect as binding international law. The CCM bans the use, stockpiling, production and transfer of cluster bombs or similar weapons that break apart into large numbers of smaller, self-contained explosives. The CCM.... [more]
Cluster munitions treaty ban agreed upon at Ireland conference [this day at law]
May 28, 2011 by Dwyer Arce
On May 28, 2008, diplomats reached an agreement on a draft treaty banning the use, manufacture, and stockpiling of cluster munitions following ten days of negotiation at the Dublin Diplomatic Conference on Cluster Munitions. The Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) forbids signatories from acting.... [more]
US Senators introduced legislation limiting cluster bomb use [this day at law]
February 15, 2011 by Dwyer Arce
On February 15, 2007, US Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) introduced legislation that would have banned federal funds for the use, sale or transfer of cluster munitions. The Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2007 would have allowed an exception for bombs to be.... [more]
Convention on Cluster Munitions sets new international humanitarian law standard [comment]
February 25, 2010 by Andrew Wood
Thomas Nash: Future generations will remember 2010 as the year cluster bombs became illegal around the world. Following its swift ratification by 30 states, the Convention on Cluster Munitions- the most significant disarmament and humanitarian treaty in more than a decade- enters into forc....... [more]
Cluster munitions treaty opened for signature at Norway conference
December 3, 2008 by Jaclyn Belczyk
The Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) banning the use of most such weapons was opened for signature Wednesday at a conference in Oslo, Norway. More than 100 countries adopted the convention in May at a meeting in Dublin, Ireland. Several major users of cluster munitions, including the US,.... [more]
Bombs Away? The Dublin Cluster Bomb Ban [op-ed]
June 30, 2008 by JURIST Staff
JURIST Guest Columnists Steven Solomon of the World Health Organization and David Kaye of the UCLA School of Law say that while the recently concluded Dublin Cluster Bomb Treaty represents a major advance in the law of war, it is not a clear victory or clear defeat for anyone, including the United.... [more]
Cluster bomb draft treaty agreed on at Ireland conference
May 28, 2008 by Leslie Schulman
Diplomats reached an agreement Wednesday on a draft treaty banning the use, manufacture, and stockpiling of cluster munitions following ten days of negotiation at the Dublin Diplomatic Conference on Cluster Munitions. The treaty forbids signatories from acting in a way that would assist,.... [more]
Cluster bombs treaty draft [DDCCM] [document]
May 28, 2008 by Andrew Gilmore
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. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....... [more]
Cluster bomb ban would impede humanitarian efforts: US official
May 22, 2008 by Patrick Porter
The ban on cluster bombs currently being considered at the Dublin Diplomatic Conference on Cluster Munitions could impede humanitarian efforts by discouraging cooperation with non-signatories, a US State Department official said in a press briefing Wednesday. US Acting Assistant Secretary for.... [more]
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