Cluster Munitions bill 2010: MAPW submission to Australian Senate inquiry

MAPW's submission to the Australian Senate's Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee’s inquiry into the Criminal Code Amendment (Cluster Munitions Prohibition) Bill 2010. The submission covers areas of the bill that we believe are noteworthy and should be retained, as well as areas that cause great concern. MAPW urges the Committee to interpret Australia’s obligations under the Convention on Cluster Munitions in a robust manner aimed at protecting and enhancing the health and wellbeing of innocent civilians and urges the Committee to amend those sections of the bill, that currently undermine the whole purpose of the Convention.