[GA] At Vote: Repeal "The Landmine Convention" [Complete]

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Description: WA General Assembly Resolution #40: The Landmine Convention (Category: Global Disarmament; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: The World Assembly,

Taking note of the passage of WA Resolution #40, "The Landmine Convention",

Troubled that the definition of "landmine" used in this resolution includes mines designed to become non-operational after a certain time has elapsed,

Considering that given these landmines do not necessarily pose significant risks to civilians they should not have been prohibited and that this technical flaw undermines the resolution's claims to concern for civilian casualties,

Suggesting that nations with the technical capacity to comprehensively demine mined areas post-conflict may be capable of deploying landmines in a way that poses little risk to civilians,

Recalling that the WA has several times voted to not ban or to repeal bans on chemical weapons and that denying WA members conventional area denial munitions is therefore inconsistent with general international law,

Further aware that WA member nations have many responsibilities in wartime, for the protection of civilians and prisoners of war, and that non-member nations, who outnumber WA members severalfold and have provoked many international incidents of war, hold no such obligations,

Concerned that the occupation of any WA member nation's territories by non-member nations could result in war crimes over which the WA would have no jurisdiction nor ability to arrest,

Therefore believing that any area denial munitions available to WA member nations should be permitted in the defence of their territory from armed occupation by hostile non-members,

Heartened that repeal of this resolution will not preclude future legislation to continue the demining work of the World Assembly Demining Agency:

Repeals WA Resolution #40, "The Landmine Convention".

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Ministry vote recommendation: For

Ministry Review
Written by HMS Unicorn

The resolution targeted for repeal by this proposal regulates the use of landmines by member nations. We recognize that, because of landmines' indiscriminate nature and longevity, conventions for their appropriate deployment are within the scope of World Assembly legislation. However, the convention currently in place is overly restrictive.

The original resolution completely prohibits any use of landmines, even at times of war, and requires nations to immediately dispose of their landmine stocks in their entirety. This is an unfair burden to place on nations that may rely heavily on landmines for their defense. This burden is even worse for nations that are already at war with some neighboring nation, in which case protection of borders by landmines can be a very effective defensive measure. We believe it would be more appropriate to permit nations to employ landmines in times of war, but require them to keep thorough track of minefields, use proper signs, and take care to clear existing minefields after the end of the war.

This goes to vote this coming major.

I consider the original overly restrictive, and the repeal itself makes reasonable arguments, so I am in support of it. For.

Against, because RP reasons.

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I have voted for.

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I don't really agree with the "Information for Voters" summary you've written up, at all, nonetheless thanks for voting for.

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