Ottawa Treaty
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The Ottawa Treaty, formally known as the Mine Ban Treaty, is an international agreement that prohibits the use, stockpiling, production, and transfer of anti-personnel landmines and mandates their destruction.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Ottawa Treaty Context triple: [Broken Chair, associatedWithTreaty, Ottawa Treaty]
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Geneva Protocol
The Geneva Protocol is a 1925 international treaty that prohibits the use of chemical and biological weapons in war, forming a foundational pillar of modern arms control.
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Alma-Ata Protocol
The Alma-Ata Protocol was a 1991 agreement by former Soviet republics that confirmed the dissolution of the USSR and formally established the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
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Washington Convention
The Washington Convention is the international treaty that established the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) to arbitrate disputes between foreign investors and states.
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Helsinki Convention
The Helsinki Convention is an international environmental agreement aimed at protecting the marine environment of the Baltic Sea region from pollution and promoting sustainable use of its resources.
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Budapest Treaty
The Budapest Treaty is an international agreement that streamlines patent procedures by allowing a single deposit of microorganisms with an international depositary authority to be recognized for patent purposes by all member countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Ottawa Treaty Target entity description: The Ottawa Treaty, formally known as the Mine Ban Treaty, is an international agreement that prohibits the use, stockpiling, production, and transfer of anti-personnel landmines and mandates their destruction.
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A.
Geneva Protocol
The Geneva Protocol is a 1925 international treaty that prohibits the use of chemical and biological weapons in war, forming a foundational pillar of modern arms control.
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B.
Alma-Ata Protocol
The Alma-Ata Protocol was a 1991 agreement by former Soviet republics that confirmed the dissolution of the USSR and formally established the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
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C.
Washington Convention
The Washington Convention is the international treaty that established the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) to arbitrate disputes between foreign investors and states.
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D.
Helsinki Convention
The Helsinki Convention is an international environmental agreement aimed at protecting the marine environment of the Baltic Sea region from pollution and promoting sustainable use of its resources.
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E.
Budapest Treaty
The Budapest Treaty is an international agreement that streamlines patent procedures by allowing a single deposit of microorganisms with an international depositary authority to be recognized for patent purposes by all member countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (72)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arms control treaty
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disarmament treaty ⓘ humanitarian law treaty ⓘ international treaty ⓘ |
| administeredBy | United Nations ⓘ |
| adoptedAt | Oslo ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 1997-09-18 ⓘ |
| aimsTo | eliminate anti-personnel landmines worldwide ⓘ |
| allows | retention of a limited number of anti-personnel mines for training and research purposes ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ottawa Treaty
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surface form:
Ottawa Convention
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| containsObligation |
clear mined areas within ten years of entry into force for each State Party
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cooperate in mine action ⓘ destroy stockpiled anti-personnel mines within four years of entry into force for each State Party ⓘ provide assistance to mine victims ⓘ submit annual transparency reports ⓘ |
| depositary | Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceOn | 1999-03-01 ⓘ |
| hasAnnex | Annex on transparency measures ⓘ |
| hasArticle |
Article 1
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Article 10 ⓘ Article 11 ⓘ Article 12 ⓘ Article 13 ⓘ Article 14 ⓘ Article 15 ⓘ Article 16 ⓘ Article 17 ⓘ Article 18 ⓘ Article 19 ⓘ Article 2 ⓘ Article 3 ⓘ Article 4 ⓘ Article 5 ⓘ Article 6 ⓘ Article 7 ⓘ Article 8 ⓘ Article 9 ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
promote international humanitarian law
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reduce civilian casualties from landmines ⓘ |
| hasImplementationSupportUnit | Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining ⓘ |
| hasMeeting |
Meeting of States Parties
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BWC Review Conferences ⓘ
surface form:
Review Conference
|
| hasOfficialName |
Ottawa Treaty
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction
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| hasPillar |
advocacy and universalization
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international cooperation and assistance ⓘ mine clearance ⓘ stockpile destruction ⓘ victim assistance ⓘ |
| hasShortName |
Ottawa Treaty
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention
Ottawa Treaty self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Mine Ban Treaty
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| hasVerificationMechanism |
cooperative compliance measures
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transparency reporting ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | humanitarian concerns about landmine victims ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ottawa ⓘ |
| negotiatedThrough | Ottawa Process ⓘ |
| openedForSignatureAt | Ottawa ⓘ |
| openedForSignatureOn | 1997-12-03 ⓘ |
| prohibits |
production of anti-personnel landmines
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stockpiling of anti-personnel landmines ⓘ transfer of anti-personnel landmines ⓘ use of anti-personnel landmines ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
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Protocol II on landmines of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons ⓘ |
| requires |
clearance of mined areas
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destruction of stockpiled anti-personnel landmines ⓘ |
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Subject: Ottawa Treaty Description of subject: The Ottawa Treaty, formally known as the Mine Ban Treaty, is an international agreement that prohibits the use, stockpiling, production, and transfer of anti-personnel landmines and mandates their destruction.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Broken Chair
subject surface form:
Broken Chair
this entity surface form:
Mine Ban Treaty
this entity surface form:
Ottawa Treaty 1997 (Mine Ban Treaty)
Special Envoy of the Government of Belgium for the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention
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primaryFocus
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Ottawa Treaty
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this entity surface form:
Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention
this entity surface form:
Mine Ban Treaty
this entity surface form:
Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction
this entity surface form:
Mine Ban Treaty
this entity surface form:
Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention
this entity surface form:
Ottawa Convention
this entity surface form:
Ottawa Treaty on anti-personnel mines