Règle correspondante
New Zealand
Practice Relating to Rule 81. Restrictions on the Use of Landmines
New Zealand’s Military Manual (1992) states: “Protocol II to the [Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons] … restricts the use of mines … It also contains specific provisions on the use of remotely delivered mines.” The manual reproduces Articles 3–8 of the Protocol.
New Zealand, Interim Law of Armed Conflict Manual, DM 112, New Zealand Defence Force, Headquarters, Directorate of Legal Services, Wellington, November 1992, § 514.
In 1994, during a debate in the First Committee of the UN General Assembly, New Zealand advocated a “tougher regime of controls on the use … of mines”.
New Zealand, Statement before the First Committee of the UN General Assembly, UN Doc. A/C.1/49/PV.4, 18 October 1994, p. 14.
