KEANGGOTAAN VIETNAM DALAM PENANGANAN RANJAU DARAT ANTI-PERSONIL (RDAP) DAN EXPLOSIVE REMNANTS OF WAR (ERW) MELALUI ASEAN REGIONAL MINE ACTION CENTER (ARMAC)

Abstract

The presence of landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) is considered a global issue. Landmines and ERW are seen as humanitarian threat since it affect  people’s safety. The need for international regime to solve the issue is povital for this paper. ASEAN Regional Mine Action Center (ARMAC) as the regime to address the issue in Southeast Asia has important roles. Vietnam as one of ASEAN countries which heavily affected by the war has left its legacy of landmines and ERW. Since landmines and ERW in Vietnam were located in some civilian places, its danger has been quite alarming. Therefore, this paper discusses the participation of Vietnam as ARMAC member in resolving the issue of landmines and ERW. ARMAC is considered to be not as optimum as it should in resolving landmines and ERW issue in Vietnam. This result can be caused by the internal interest that Vietnam has.