Peru
Practice Relating to Rule 71. Weapons That Are by Nature Indiscriminate
Peru’s IHL Manual (2004) states: “It is prohibited to use weapons that can … have indiscriminate effects.”
The manual also states: “It is prohibited to use weapons … that are indiscriminate because they cannot be directed at a specific military objective.”
Peru’s IHL and Human Rights Manual (2010) states: “It is prohibited to use weapons that can … have indiscriminate effects.”
The manual also states: “It is prohibited to use weapons … that are indiscriminate because they cannot be directed at a specific military objective.”
The manual further states: “Belligerent parties and their armed forces must refrain from using weapons … which, because of their imprecise nature or their effects, indiscriminately injure the civilian population and combatants.”
The Report on the Practice of Peru, referring to a statement by the head of the Peruvian delegation at the international meeting on the reduction of mines in 1995, states that anti-personnel landmines are considered by Peru as weapons indiscriminate by nature. In addition, the Peruvian State supports the prohibition of anti-personnel mines that are not equipped with self-destruct mechanisms.