The Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects as amended on 21 December 2001 (CCW) is usually referred to as the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons. It is also known as the Inhumane Weapons Convention.
The purpose of the Convention is to ban or restrict the use of specific types of weapons that are considered to cause unnecessary or unjustifiable suffering to combatants or to affect civilians indiscriminately. The structure of the CCW – a chapeau Convention and annexed Protocols – was adopted in this manner to ensure future flexibility. The Convention itself contains only general provisions. All prohibitions or restrictions on the use of specific weapons or weapon systems are the object of the Protocols annexed to the Convention.
2023
2023 Meeting of High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
2021
Fifteenth Conference of High Contracting Parties to Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War
Twenty-third Annual Conference of the High Contracting Parties to Amended Protocol II on mines, booby-traps and other devices
Sixth Review Conference of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
2021 Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) Meeting of Experts
Geneva, 18 August 2021
2019
Thirteenth Conference of High Contracting Parties to Protocol V
2019 Meeting of High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
Twenty-first Annual Conference of the High Contracting Parties to Amended Protocol II on mines, booby-traps and other devices
2018
Twelfth Conference of High Contracting Parties to Protocol V
2018 Annual Conference of High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Conventional Weapons
2018 Group of Experts of the High Contracting Parties to Amended Protocol II on mines, booby-traps and other devices, to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
2017
2017 Meeting of High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
Eleventh Conference of High Contracting Parties to Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
2016
Fifth Review Conference of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
10th Conference of High Contracting Parties to Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
18th Conference of High Contracting Parties to Amended Protocol II on mines, booby-traps and other devices to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons in Geneva, 30 August 2016
2016 Meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the Fifth Review Conference to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
Protocol V Meeting of Experts on Explosive Remnants of War to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
Amended Protocol II Group of Experts on mines, booby-traps and other devices to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
2015
9th Conference of High Contracting Parties to Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
- Statement on General Exchange of Views
- Statement on Cooperation and Assistance
- Statement on Victim Assistance
- Statement on National Reporting
- Statement on Article 3 (clearance, removal or destruction of ERW) and Article 4 (recording, retaining and transmission of information)
- Statement on General Preventive Measures
17th Conference of High Contracting Parties to Amended Protocol II on mines, booby-traps and other devices to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
2015 Meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
- Statement on General Exchange of Views
- Statement on Other issues relevant to the Convention, including mines other than anti-personnel mines (MOTAPM)
2014
8th Conference of High Contracting Parties to Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War
16th Conference of High Contracting Parties to Amended Protocol II on mines, booby-traps and other devices to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
2014 Meeting of High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
- Statement on General Exchange of Views
- Statement on Other issues relevant to the Convention, including mines other than anti-personnel mines (MOTAPM)
2013
7th Conference of High Contracting Parties to Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War
Geneva, 11-12 November 2013
15th Conference of High Contracting Parties to Amended Protocol II on mines, booby-traps and other devices to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
Geneva, 13 November 2013
2013 Meeting of High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
Geneva, 14-15 November 2013