Vigeant, Louise2008-08-202008-08-202001-12http://hdl.handle.net/10315/1378http://www.yorku.ca/yciss/publications/OP70-Vigeant.pdfGeorgia would seem to present a particularly difficult case for the universal adoption of the Ottawa Convention. The focus of this paper will be to provide a specific strategy to encourage Georgia’s signing of the Treaty. The key to convincing Georgia to participate in the worldwide movement, is to focus on the Treaty’s utility as a mechanism for democracy-building. The country has shown an intense interest in being recognised as a democracy. Reinterpreting the Treaty as a step towards this goal may provide the needed impetus to have the Georgian government finally sign the document. I will use a proceduralist interpretation of the role of law in a nation to buttress my claim that signing the Ottawa Convention shows not only a commitment to human rights, but also to democracy.enSpecial Character of the Treaty to Ban LandminesproceduralismResearch Paper