Borrie, John, 1974-

Unacceptable harm : a history of how the treaty to ban cluster munitions was won / John Borrie. - New York : United Nations, 2009. - xxvii, 488 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 21 cm.

"United Nations publication sales no. GV.E.09.0.8"--P. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: 'What is happening in my yard could happen in yours" -- The technology of killing -- From little things big things will grow -- Norway and cluster munitions -- Lebanon -- The commencement of the Oslo Process -- After Oslo: shifting the burden of proof -- Crunch point -- The evolution of cluster munition policy in the ICRC and UN -- Dublin: define and conquer -- Dublin: endgame -- The end of the beginning -- Annex A: The Oslo Declaration -- Annex B: The Wellington Declaration -- Annex C: The Convention on Cluster Munitions -- Annex D: Timeline of cluster munitions use -- Annex E: Types of cluster munitions in global stockpiles.

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Convention on Cluster Munitions (2008)


Cluster bombs--Law and legislation.

UNIDIR/2009/8