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Brunei Darussalam Brunei: Child Soldier Global Report 2001 From the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers There is no conscription in Brunei, and the government has no plans for its introduction. However, Article 83 of the 1959 Constitution on State of Emergency states that "when a proclamation of emergency has been made and as long as such proclamation is in force, his Majesty the Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan may make any orders whatsoever which he considers desirable in the public interest." Such orders may be made with regard to: Article 83(4)(i) "requiring persons to do work or render services" and Article 83(4)(j) "constituting a special police force." Reportedly, only ethnic Malays, who form 67 per cent of the population, are allowed to join the armed forces. Women may join but may not serve in combat; the Women’s Company was formed in 1981. It is reported that there are 945 Gurkhas, Nepalese soldiers who are part of the British Army, stationed in Brunei. June 12, 2001 Brunei Darussalam: Landmine Monitor Report 2000 Brunei Darussalam signed the Mine Ban Treaty on 4 December 1997, but has yet to ratify. Brunei's support for a total mine ban has been lukewarm. It participated in the Ottawa Process meetings and treaty negotiations only as an observer. Yet it signed the treaty and has voted in favor of all pro-ban UN General Assembly resolutions since 1996, including the December 1999 resolution in support of the Mine Ban Treaty. It did not attend the First Meeting of State Parties in Mozambique in May 1999. It has not participated in any of the ban treaty intersessional Standing Committee of Experts meetings. It is not known to have made any official statements regarding a ban in 1999 or 2000. August 1, 2000
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