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There are dozens of reasons to ban antipersonnel landmines and to campaign for this goal. Some of the moral, humanitarian, socio-economic and diplomatic arguments. Antipersonnel landmines still maim and kill ordinary people every day. They blow off their victims' legs, feet, toes and hands. They fire shrapnel into their faces and bodies. Antipersonnel mines are indiscriminate and inhumane weapons and therefore go against international humanitarian law. The law of war imposes certain restrictions on how combatants operate. It says that they have to distinguish between civilian and military targets and that the injuries inflicted should be proportionate with military objectives. Antipersonnel landmines fail both the discrimination and the proportionality tests.
Banning landmines makes a difference. There is no explanation why some countries don't ban landmines.
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BS. There is a very easy answer to why some countries still employ them: landmines are very effective at what they are designed to do. That is as combat engineering tools that block, impede (slow down) or channel your opponent in order for you to gain a tactical advantage over them....which is to say KILL THEM. What I find amusing is that the nations that are crying for the ban don't face the prospects of fightingh a real shooting war any time soon. Used responsibly, landmines can be a very effective tool.
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What is the name of and orginazation trying to ban land mines?
The International Campaign to Bad Landmines.
What organization is trying to ban landmines'?
The organization is called the ICBL. In addition, there is also an international diplomatic treaty that bans landmines: the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, known informally as the Mine Ban Treaty or the Ottawa Convention.
When was International Campaign to Ban Landmines created?
International Campaign to Ban Landmines was created in 1992.
What organization is trying to ban land mines?
one organiztion that is trying to ban landmines is Iraq this answer is not true molly case kenton middle school that answer is totally true you could check Google.com too
Why does she want to ban the land mines and why are there landmines buried?
She wanted to help children & landmines are still buried from wars!
What organizations are working to remove landmines in developing countries?
Organizations that are working to remove landmines in developing countries include Stop Land Mines and the United Nations. The United Nations has a Mine Action Center dedicated to removing landmines.
What are the names of the countries that contain landmines?
Afghanistan, Vietnam, and Iraq contain landmines.
What are names of three countries that contain landmines?
Afghanistan, Vietnam, and Iraq contain landmines.
What are the name of three countries that contain landmines?
Afghanistan, Vietnam, and Iraq contain landmines.
In what year did jody williams get honored with the Nobel Peace Prize?
Jody Williams received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 for her work to ban landmines through the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, which shared the Peace Prize with her that year.
What are the names of the countries that have landmines?
Vietnam, Cambodia, Iraq
Who was the main mover in da mine ban treaty in 1997?
The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), a coalition of several renowned NGOs, was the prime mover in the Mine Ban Treaty of 1997
