books.google.ca - In March 1995, Belgium became the first state to pass a domestic anti-personnel landmine ban. In December 1997, 122 states joined Belgium in signing the comprehensive Mine Ban Treaty, also known as the Ottawa Treaty. The movement to ban landmines became a turning point in global politics that continues...http://books.google.ca/books/about/Disarming_States_The_International_Movem.html?id=gGyANjzEePYC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareDisarming States: The International Movement to Ban Landmines
