Clearing the fields Book

	Acknowledgments
	Foreword
	Introduction	1
1	An Overview of the Global Land Mines Crisis	17
2	Why Mines? A Military Perspective	24
3	The Humanitarian Law Outlook	45
4	The U.S. Approach Toward Land Mines: A Realistic Policy for an Evolving Problem	60
5	Walking the Tightrope of International Humanitarian Law: Meeting the Challenge of Land Mines	69
6	Land Mines: The Arms Control Dimension	87
7	Land Mines: A Political-Moral Assessment	97
8	The Use of Mines and the Impact of Technology	112
9	Technology Beyond the Probe	124
10	The Medical Lessons of Land Mine Injuries	138
11	Developing Indigenous Amputee Programs: Lessons from Nicaragua and Somalia	148
12	An International Approach Toward Humanitarian Assistance and Economic Development of Countries Affected by Land Mines	165
13	Turning Principles into Practice: The Challenge for International Conventions and Institutions	179
14	Eliminating the Threat of Land Mines: A New U.S. Policy	198
	Conclusion	211
	Notes	213
	About the Authors	235