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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

The [United Nations] Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects as amended on 21 December 2001(CCW) is usually referred to as the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons. It is also known as the Inhumane Weapons Convention.  5, record 1, English, - Convention%20on%20Prohibition%20or%20Restriction%20on%20the%20Use%20of%20Certain%20Conventional%20Weapons%20Which%20May%20Be%20Deemed%20to%20Be%20Excessively%20Injurious%20or%20to%20Have%20Indiscriminate%20Effects

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS

The purpose of the Convention is to ban or restrict the use of specific types of weapons that are considered to cause unnecessary or unjustifiable suffering to combatants or to affect civilians indiscriminately.  5, record 1, English, - Convention%20on%20Prohibition%20or%20Restriction%20on%20the%20Use%20of%20Certain%20Conventional%20Weapons%20Which%20May%20Be%20Deemed%20to%20Be%20Excessively%20Injurious%20or%20to%20Have%20Indiscriminate%20Effects

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

La Convention [des Nations Unies] sur l'interdiction ou la limitation de l'emploi de certaines armes classiques qui peuvent être considérées comme produisant des effets traumatiques excessifs ou comme frappant sans discrimination, telle qu'elle a été modifiée le 21 décembre 2001, est également connue sous le nom de Convention sur certaines armes classiques.  4, record 1, French, - Convention%20sur%20l%27interdiction%20ou%20la%20limitation%20de%20l%27emploi%20de%20certaines%20armes%20classiques%20qui%20peuvent%20%C3%AAtre%20consid%C3%A9r%C3%A9es%20comme%20produisant%20des%20effets%20traumatiques%20excessifs%20ou%20comme%20frappant%20sans%20discrimination

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS

La Convention a pour but d'interdire ou de limiter l'emploi de certains types particuliers d'armes qui sont réputées infliger des souffrances inutiles ou injustifiables aux combattants, ou frapper sans discrimination les civils.  4, record 1, French, - Convention%20sur%20l%27interdiction%20ou%20la%20limitation%20de%20l%27emploi%20de%20certaines%20armes%20classiques%20qui%20peuvent%20%C3%AAtre%20consid%C3%A9r%C3%A9es%20comme%20produisant%20des%20effets%20traumatiques%20excessifs%20ou%20comme%20frappant%20sans%20discrimination

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

De las Naciones Unidas.  3, record 1, Spanish, - Convenci%C3%B3n%20sobre%20Prohibiciones%20o%20Restricciones%20del%20Empleo%20de%20Ciertas%20Armas%20Convencionales%20que%20Puedan%20Considerarse%20Excesivamente%20Nocivas%20o%20de%20Efectos%20Indiscriminados

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

There is an umbrella treaty, the Inhumane Weapons Convention, and then various protocols attached to that to ban particular types of weapons. So it's a work in progress. There have been negotiations ongoing to add to the list of banned weapons.  1, record 2, English, - umbrella%20treaty

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Treaty, in international law, formal agreement between sovereign states or organizations of states. The term treaty is ordinarily confined to important formal agreements, while less formal international accords are called conventions, acts, declarations, or protocols.  3, record 2, English, - umbrella%20treaty

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

La Convention sur les armes inhumaines est un traité-cadre, auquel ont été rattachés divers protocoles pour interdire certains types d’armes. Le travail continue donc, et il y a des négociations en cours pour allonger la liste des armes interdites.  2, record 2, French, - trait%C3%A9%2Dcadre

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 3,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Adopted on October 13, 1995 at the First Review Conference of the States Parties to the Inhumane Weapons Convention(Convention on Prohibition or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects).  1, record 3, English, - Protocol%20on%20Blinding%20Laser%20Weapons

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish