Banning Anti-Personnel Mines - The Ottawa Treaty Explained (International Committee of the Red Cross , 1998, 24 p.): 2. The Ottawa treaty: 2.5 Ensuring compliance with the treaty: (introduction...)

Banning Anti-Personnel Mines - The Ottawa Treaty Explained (International Committee of the Red Cross , 1998, 24 p.)

2. The Ottawa treaty

2.5 Ensuring compliance with the treaty

		*(introduction...)*
		2.5.1 Reporting on implementation
		2.5.2 Settling disputes
		2.5.3 Resolving doubts about compliance
		2.5.4 National efforts to prevent violations
		2.5.5 Reviewing implementation of the treaty
		2.5.6 Strengthening and updating the treaty

(introduction...)

Regrettably, even formal adherence to a treaty in force is not always enough to guarantee that all of its provisions will be fully respected. For this reason, the Ottawa treaty provides for a number of mechanisms to promote implementation and resolve disputes. These include a requirement for each country to report regularly on action taken to implement the obligations laid down in the treaty: a duty to cooperate in settling disputes; legal, administrative and other measures to be taken nationally to prevent violations; and regular meetings to review the effectiveness of the treaty and its implementation (see Arts 7 to 13).