Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to have Indiscriminate Effects
Map of states' adoption of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
Participation in the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
TypeArms control
Drafted10 October 1980
Signed10 April 1981 (1981-04-10)
LocationGeneva, Switzerland
Effective2 December 1983
Original
signatories
50 States
Parties127[1]
Complete List
DepositaryUN Secretary-General
Languages
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The United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW or CCWC), concluded at Geneva on October 10, 1980, and entered into force in December 1983, seeks to prohibit or restrict the use of certain conventional weapons which are considered excessively injurious or whose effects are indiscriminate. The full title is Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects. The convention covers land mines, booby traps, incendiary devices, blinding laser weapons and clearance of explosive remnants of war.