Draft Treaty
Even though the use of weapons containing uranium should already be illegal under International Humanitarian, Human Rights and Environmental Laws, an explicit treaty, as has been seen with chemical and biological weapons, landmines, and more recently cluster bombs, has proved the best solution for confirming their illegality.
Such a treaty would not only outlaw the use of uranium weapons, but would include the prohibition of their production, the destruction of stockpiles, the decontamination of battlefields and rules on compensation for victims.
Such a treaty would not only outlaw the use of uranium weapons, but would include the prohibition of their production, the destruction of stockpiles, the decontamination of battlefields and rules on compensation for victims.
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Legal aspects
Other documents useful to understand the legal issues
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Getting DU Back On The United Nations' Agenda
Given the struggle to bring a depleted uranium ban, and our respective Draft Convention, onto the playing field of the international community, ICBUW has drafted another text in the form of a resolution for the United Nations General Assembly.29 September 2006 - Manfred Mohr -
Draft Convention: Executive Summary
Summary of the Draft Convention on the prohibition of the development, production, stockpiling, transfer and use of uranium weapons and on their destruction.
by M. Mohr and A. Samsel29 September 2006 - ICBUW
Address
ICBUW - International Coalition to Ban Depleted Uranium
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Telephone: +44 (0)161 273 8293 / 8283 - Fax: +44 (0)161 273 8293
email: info@bandepleteduranium.org
Bridge 5 Mill - 22a Beswick Street - Ancoats - Manchester (UK) - M4 7HR
Telephone: +44 (0)161 273 8293 / 8283 - Fax: +44 (0)161 273 8293
email: info@bandepleteduranium.org