Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
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The Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons is an international treaty that restricts or bans the use of specific types of conventional arms deemed to cause unnecessary suffering or to have indiscriminate effects in armed conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons canonical | 3 |
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Target entity: Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons Context triple: [United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, supportsTreaty, Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons]
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Convention on Cluster Munitions
The Convention on Cluster Munitions is an international treaty that prohibits the use, production, transfer, and stockpiling of cluster bombs and mandates assistance to victims and clearance of contaminated areas.
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B.
Chemical Weapons Convention
The Chemical Weapons Convention is an international treaty that outlaws the development, production, stockpiling, and use of chemical weapons and establishes a verification regime to ensure their destruction.
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C.
Biological Weapons Convention
The Biological Weapons Convention is an international treaty that prohibits the development, production, and stockpiling of biological and toxin weapons, forming a key pillar of global arms control and nonproliferation efforts.
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D.
Hague Convention II on the Laws and Customs of War on Land
The Hague Convention II on the Laws and Customs of War on Land is an 1899 international treaty that codified rules governing the conduct of hostilities and the treatment of combatants and civilians during land warfare.
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E.
Ottawa Treaty
The Ottawa Treaty, formally known as the Mine Ban Treaty, is an international agreement that prohibits the use, stockpiling, production, and transfer of anti-personnel landmines and mandates their destruction.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons Target entity description: The Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons is an international treaty that restricts or bans the use of specific types of conventional arms deemed to cause unnecessary suffering or to have indiscriminate effects in armed conflict.
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A.
Convention on Cluster Munitions
The Convention on Cluster Munitions is an international treaty that prohibits the use, production, transfer, and stockpiling of cluster bombs and mandates assistance to victims and clearance of contaminated areas.
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B.
Chemical Weapons Convention
The Chemical Weapons Convention is an international treaty that outlaws the development, production, stockpiling, and use of chemical weapons and establishes a verification regime to ensure their destruction.
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C.
Biological Weapons Convention
The Biological Weapons Convention is an international treaty that prohibits the development, production, and stockpiling of biological and toxin weapons, forming a key pillar of global arms control and nonproliferation efforts.
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D.
Hague Convention II on the Laws and Customs of War on Land
The Hague Convention II on the Laws and Customs of War on Land is an 1899 international treaty that codified rules governing the conduct of hostilities and the treatment of combatants and civilians during land warfare.
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E.
Ottawa Treaty
The Ottawa Treaty, formally known as the Mine Ban Treaty, is an international agreement that prohibits the use, stockpiling, production, and transfer of anti-personnel landmines and mandates their destruction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations treaty
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amended protocol ⓘ arms control treaty ⓘ international treaty ⓘ protocol to an international treaty ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 1980-10-10 ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
limit weapons with indiscriminate effects
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prohibit or restrict the use of certain conventional weapons ⓘ reduce unnecessary suffering in armed conflict ⓘ |
| alsoRegulates |
blinding laser weapons
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booby traps ⓘ explosive remnants of war ⓘ incendiary weapons ⓘ landmines ⓘ |
| appliesIn |
international armed conflict
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non-international armed conflict ⓘ |
| basedOnPrinciple |
prohibition of indiscriminate weapons
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prohibition of weapons causing superfluous injury or unnecessary suffering ⓘ |
| concludedAt | Geneva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depository | Secretary-General of the United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceOn | 1983-12-02 ⓘ |
| fullName | Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | global ⓘ |
| hasAmendedVersion | Amended Protocol II to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtocol |
Protocol I to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
NERFINISHED
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Protocol II to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons NERFINISHED ⓘ Protocol III to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons NERFINISHED ⓘ Protocol IV to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons NERFINISHED ⓘ Protocol V to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| negotiatedUnderAuspicesOf | United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedForSignatureOn | 1981-04-10 ⓘ |
| shortName |
CCW
NERFINISHED
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Inhumane Weapons Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
arms control
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blinding laser weapons ⓘ explosive remnants of war ⓘ incendiary weapons ⓘ international humanitarian law ⓘ law of armed conflict ⓘ mines, booby-traps and other devices ⓘ non-detectable fragments ⓘ |
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Subject: Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons Description of subject: The Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons is an international treaty that restricts or bans the use of specific types of conventional arms deemed to cause unnecessary suffering or to have indiscriminate effects in armed conflict.
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