1.<Tab/>Distinguish between a)<Tab/>Legal, Moral and Customary Rights. A legal right is one that is enforceable by law. Any citizen and can discover these rights. They can validly be argued in court and generally take preference to other rights. Moral rights are those that particular groups believe are right and just. They are generally derived from religion and reflect the values and attitudes of the …
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…the countries who have not signed the treaty will have a tactical advantage and exploit that by using greater numbers of mines. Alternatively, in the worst-case scenario, the countries that did ratify the treaty would realise their disadvantage and produce more anti-personnel mines. Therefore the difference made by the HRW is noticeable now and will have a significant impact on contemporary civilian landmine casualties, but will become less pronounced in the case of world conflict.