zraver,
Anti-personnel mines are prohibited by the Mine Ban Treaty in all forms; the US has made it policy that it won't use non-command detonated anti-personnel mines. I'm sure that Yirmey we argue vigorously that this meets the spirit of the law by preventing civilians from being indiscriminately targeted
In either case, the use of anti-vehicular mines is not prohibited, and when one reads the definition of terms in the Mine Ban Treaty, there is no such thing as a "de facto" landmine, and UXO from cluster munitions don't fit the definitions laid out by the Mine Ban Treaty. Bottomline, Yirmey's attempt still falls far short of the mark.
Cheers.
Shek