Concluded at Oslo, opened for signature at Ottawa: the treaty that bans anti-personnel mines

Background

The Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction is the international agreement that bans antipersonnel landmines.
It is usually referred to as the Ottawa Convention or the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Treaty.
The Convention was concluded by the Diplomatic Conference on an International Total Ban on Anti-Personnel Land Mines at Oslo on 18 September 1997.
In accordance with its article 15, it was opened for signature at Ottawa, Canada, from 3 December 1997 until 4 December 1997, and remained open thereafter at United Nations Headquarters in New York until its entry into force.
122 States signed the Convention in Ottawa.
The Convention entered into force on 1 March 1999.
An instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession must be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, in his capacity as the Convention's depositary.
The articles of the Convention are not subject to reservations, and article 8 sets out the steps for clarifying and resolving questions of compliance, including fact-finding missions.