Convention on Cluster Munitionsとは 意味・読み方・使い方

The Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) is an international treaty that prohibits the use, transfer and stockpile of cluster bombs, a type of explosive weapon which scatters submunitions ("bomblets") over an area. The convention was adopted on 30 May 2008 in Dublin, and was opened for signature on 3 December 2008 in Oslo. It entered into force on 1 August 2010, six months after it was ratified by 30 states. As of 19 April 2011 (2011 -04-19), 59 states have ratified it and another 50 have signed but not yet ratified it.