Related Rule
United States of America
Practice Relating to Rule 82. Recording of the Placement of Landmines
The US Air Force Commander’s Handbook (1980) states: “The party establishing a minefield should always keep a record of its location.”
The US Naval Handbook (1995) states that international law “requires that, to the extent possible, belligerents record the location of all minefields in order to facilitate their removal upon the cessation of hostilities. It is the practice of the United States to record the location of minefields in all circumstances.”
The US Naval Handbook (2007) states: “International law requires that, to the extent possible, belligerents record the location of all minefields in order to facilitate their removal upon the cessation of hostilities. It is the practice of the United States to record the location of minefields in all circumstances.”
In 1976, during discussions in the Ad Hoc Committee on Conventional Weapons established by the CDDH, the United States supported “reasonable and feasible requirements for recording the location of minefields”.