Prohibition of Certain Weapons and Methods of Warfare

The Chemical Weapons Convention is an international treaty that prohibits the development, production, acquisition, stockpiling, transfer, and use of chemical weapons.

The Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons aims to regulate the use of certain conventional weapons that are considered to be inhumane or indiscriminate, such as landmines, booby traps, and incendiary weapons.

The principle of humanity in international law prohibits the use of weapons or methods of warfare that cause unnecessary suffering or superfluous injury.

The Ottawa Convention, also known as the Mine Ban Treaty, is an international treaty that prohibits the use, production, stockpiling, and transfer of anti-personnel landmines.

Protocol III to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons regulates the use of incendiary weapons, which are weapons that are designed to set fire to objects or cause burns.

The Hague Convention of 1907 is a collection of international treaties that establish rules for the conduct of warfare on land, including the prohibition of certain weapons and methods of warfare.

Protocol IV to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons prohibits the use of blinding laser weapons, which are designed to cause permanent blindness.

The Arms Trade Treaty is an international treaty that aims to regulate the international trade of conventional weapons, including small arms and light weapons, in order to prevent their diversion to unauthorized recipients.

The Hague Convention of 1899 prohibits the use of expanding bullets, which are designed to expand or flatten upon impact, causing more severe wounds.

The Convention on Cluster Munitions is an international treaty that prohibits the use, production, stockpiling, and transfer of cluster munitions, which are weapons that disperse multiple smaller munitions over a wide area.

The principle of distinction in international law prohibits the use of weapons that are indiscriminate in their effects, meaning that they cannot distinguish between combatants and civilians.

The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons is an international treaty that aims to promote disarmament and arms control by preventing the spread of nuclear weapons and nuclear technology.

Protocol III to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons prohibits the use of napalm and other incendiary weapons against civilians.

The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons is an international treaty that prohibits the development, production, stockpiling, and use of chemical weapons.

The principle of environmental protection in international law prohibits the use of weapons that cause widespread, long-term, and severe damage to the environment.