At the end of the day, a convention is strong only if every state passes strong legislation that clearly implements all the obligations and prohibitions of the treaty. That was the case when the convention on the prohibition of anti-personnel mines was signed. In that way, every state makes a commitment to follow the letter of the convention.
We are not the only ones concerned about a bill being passed with breaches. Many states are concerned as well. That is what I was referring to when I talked about the concerns expressed by Norway, Austria, the Holy See, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the United Nations Organization through its demining agency.