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ISSUES THAT WILL BE COVERED IN THE PRESENTATION

ISSUES THAT WILL BE COVERED IN THE PRESENTATION. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CCW EVOLUTION OF THE CCW RSA PARTICIPATION IN THE CCW WHAT IS TO BE DONE AND WHY. Significance of the CCW.

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ISSUES THAT WILL BE COVERED IN THE PRESENTATION

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  1. ISSUES THAT WILL BE COVERED IN THE PRESENTATION SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CCW EVOLUTION OF THE CCW RSA PARTICIPATION IN THE CCW WHAT IS TO BE DONE AND WHY

  2. Significance of the CCW • It is the only legally binding international arms control agreement that addresses a range of diverse conventional weapons eg mines, booby-traps, laser blinding weapons etc • The fact that it addresses weapons deemed to be excessively injurious or to have indiscriminate effects (eg ERW) have made the ccw to enjoy wide acclaim as an important instrument of international humanitarian law • The ccw’s attempt to regulate in certain cases the transfer of specific conventional weapons distinguishes it not only as a non-proliferation measure but also as an arms control measure

  3. EVOLUTION OF THE CCW • 1980 conclusion of negotiations on the ccw • 1981 opening of the CCW for signature • 2 December 1983 eif of the CCW •  CCW supplemented with Protocols and amendments

  4. RSA AND THE CCW When did RSA get involved in CCW? 13 September 1995 RSA deposited its instrument off accession to the CCW 13 March 1996 RSA became a State Party to the CCW

  5. RSA participants in CCW DIRCO Department of Justice and Constitutional Development Department of Defence and Veteran Affairs Civil society more especially on the question of mines and ERW

  6. Why participate in CCW? CCW contributes in creating a conducive environment for stability to prosper CCW contributes to the maintenance of international peace and security CCW is a useful measure in limiting and alleviating the suffering caused by excessively injurious weapons

  7. Forms of RSA participation in CCW Promote and protect RSA interests National implementation of CCW obligations Utilisation of CCW as a platform to advance RSA’s foreign Policy objectives on disarmament, non-proliferation and arms Control Promotion of the objectives of CCW iro stability post conflict reconstruction

  8. WHAT IS TO BE DONE • Obtain RSA acceptance/approval of the amendment to Article I and consent to be bound by Protocol V in order to pave the way towards ratification as envisaged in Section 231(2) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act 108 of 1996),

  9. AND WHY • Recommended action would constitute a significant gesture demonstrating South Africa’s commitment to promote international peace and security, to limit and alleviate the suffering caused by war and armed conflict, and of its responsibility to implement humanitarian and arms control policies to this end. • Recommended action would have no organizational implications to the structures or capabilities required iro the proposed amendment Article 1 of the Treaty and Protocol V

  10. The recommended action also has no financial implications other than the the servicing of the Meeting in Geneva Switzerland (conference services and documentation), for which South Africa’s assessed costs approximately USD 1,000. These costs are covered by DIRCO and are already being made by the Department, as South Africa attends this meeting as an observer. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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