Ottawa Process

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diplomatic initiative disarmament negotiation process humanitarian disarmament process

The Ottawa Process was the fast-track diplomatic initiative led by Canada in the late 1990s that mobilized states and civil society to negotiate and adopt the global ban on anti-personnel landmines.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	diplomatic initiative ⓘ disarmament negotiation process ⓘ humanitarian disarmament process ⓘ
aimsTo	ensure destruction of stockpiled anti-personnel landmines ⓘ prohibit production of anti-personnel landmines ⓘ prohibit stockpiling of anti-personnel landmines ⓘ prohibit transfer of anti-personnel landmines ⓘ prohibit use of anti-personnel landmines ⓘ
approach	inclusive participation of states and NGOs ⓘ non-traditional multilateral negotiation outside the UN Conference on Disarmament ⓘ
characterizedBy	coalition of middle-power states and NGOs ⓘ fast-track diplomacy ⓘ
coordinatedBy	Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
culminatedIn	diplomatic conference in Oslo in 1997 ⓘ signing ceremony of the Ottawa Treaty in Ottawa in December 1997 ⓘ
endYear	1997 ⓘ
focusesOn	anti-personnel landmines ⓘ humanitarian consequences of landmines ⓘ
hasImpactOn	international humanitarian law NERFINISHED ⓘ norms against indiscriminate weapons ⓘ state practice on landmine use ⓘ
hasPrimaryGoal	global ban on anti-personnel landmines ⓘ
influencedBy	campaigns highlighting civilian casualties from landmines ⓘ humanitarian law principles ⓘ
keyOutcomeDate	1997 ⓘ
ledBy	Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
ledTo	widespread stigmatization of anti-personnel landmines ⓘ
locationOfKeyEvent	Ottawa NERFINISHED ⓘ
method	building a like-minded coalition of states ⓘ close partnership between governments and NGOs ⓘ setting ambitious negotiation deadlines ⓘ
namedAfter	Ottawa NERFINISHED ⓘ
preceded	entry into force of the Ottawa Treaty in 1999 ⓘ
recognizedAs	model for later humanitarian disarmament initiatives ⓘ
relatedTo	International Campaign to Ban Landmines NERFINISHED ⓘ humanitarian disarmament movement ⓘ
resultedIn	Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottawa Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ
startYear	1996 ⓘ
supportedBy	International Campaign to Ban Landmines NERFINISHED ⓘ civil society organizations ⓘ non-governmental organizations ⓘ
timePeriod	late 1990s ⓘ

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Ottawa Treaty → negotiatedThrough → Ottawa Process ⓘ