International Review of the Red Cross (1961 - 1997): Volume 36 -

Accession to the Additional Protocols by the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
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13 January 2010, p. 503
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The Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe acceded on 5 July 1996, without making any declaration or reservations, to the Protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I) and Non-International Armed Conflicts (Protocol II), adopted in Geneva on 8 June 1977.

Third Session of the Review Conference of States Parties to the 1980 United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW)
Peter Herby
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23 November 2010, pp. 361-368
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After two years of tortuous negotiations and despite support for a total ban on anti-personnel mines by nearly half of the 51 States participating in the final session of the Review Conference of the 1980 United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), held in Geneva from 22 April to 3 May 1996, only minimal restrictions on the use of antipersonnel landmines were finally adopted. Nine years after entry into force of amended Protocol II, anti-personnel mines will have to be detectable and those scattered outside of marked minefields, by air, artillery or other means, will have to self-destruct after 30 days. However, long-lived mines will remain available for production, export and use — including indiscriminate use. Regrettably, this modest legal response to a major international humanitarian crisis, though adopted by consensus, is unlikely to significantly reduce the horrendous level of mine casualties.

New Editor-in-Chief for the Review
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13 January 2010, p. 154
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Hans-Peter Gasser was born in Zurich, Switzerland in 1939. He is a Swiss national, married and has two sons, who are at university. After attending primary and secondary schools in Zurich, Mr Gasser read law at the University of Zurich and received a doctorate in 1965. He also holds a Master of Law (LL.M.) degree from Harvard Law School (United States).

Handbook of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement: Thirteenth Edition, Geneva 1994
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13 January 2010, p. 583
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Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices as Amended on 3 May 1996 (Protocol II as amended on 3 May 1996)
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23 November 2010, pp. 369-386
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This Protocol relates to the use on land of the mines, booby-traps and other devices, defined herein, including mines laid to interdict beaches, waterway crossings or river crossings, but does not apply to the use of anti-ship mines at sea or in inland waterways.

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