Tackling conflict diamonds
The Kimberley process certification scheme
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8091623 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Clive Wright (0000-0002-5467-9982, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 697-708 |
| Publication date | 2004-10-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Peacekeeping (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1353-3312 • E-ISSN: 1743-906X |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1353331042000248731 |
| OpenAlex | W2039958947 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
This article examines how the international community responded to the threat posed by ‘blood’ diamonds by devising the Kimberley Process certification scheme. It describes how the scheme evolved via sanctions regimes applied by the United Nations to the diamond industry of countries such as Angola and Sierra Leone. It sets out the role played by the main actors, the merits and shortcomings of the agreement they struck, and the conclusions and lessons learned. It explains how the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, working in conjunction with HM Customs and Excise, implements the scheme in the UK. Finally it also explores briefly the potential for adapting the Kimberley Process scheme for use with other natural resources exploited illegally, such as timber
Business · Certification · Commonwealth · Development economics · Economic shortage · Economics · International community · International trade · Peacekeeping · Political science · Politics · Process (computing · Sanctions · Scheme (mathematics · Sierra leone · Viewpoints · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Computer Science · International Arbitration and Investment Law · International Law and Human Rights · Law · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 19 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,9 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2026 (22) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |