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GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. I. INTRODUCTION. II. BACKGROUND AND HISTORY OF MINE WARFARE. Land Mines in International Law. The Basic Rule: Protecting Civilians and Civilian Objects. Prohibition of Disproportionate Attacks. Prohibition Against Starvation of the Civilian Population. Recording Requirement. Use of Plastic in Mines. III. TWO DECADES OF MINES. The Vietnam War. The Khmer Rouge. Growth of the Resistance Forces. Toward Peace. IV. MINE WARFARE TODAY. The Phnom Penh Government. Resistance Forces. Land Mines and Other Devices in use in Cambodia. The Phnom Penh Government. The Resistance Forces. V. MEDICAL CARE. The Health Care System. Mine Injuries. Social and Psychological Aspects. Treatment and Rehabilitation. VI. REPATRIATION AND MINE ERADICATION. The UNHCR Repatriation Plan. A Mine Eradication Program. Technical Considerations. Funding. The Cost of Failure. VII. OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. Indiscriminate Use of Land Mines. Mine Eradication. Repatriation. Medical Treatment and Rehabilitation. Land Mines Protocol. APPENDIX A U.N. Convention on prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons. APPENDIX B Cambodian Refugee Camps in Thailand. APPENDIX C Mines Advisory Group Field Questionnaire.