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Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation (1971 )

Type Official document
Date published 27.02.1971
Author UN
Description
  • Makes it an offence for any person unlawfully and intentionally to perform an act of violence against a person on board an aircraft in flight, if that act is likely to endanger the safety of the aircraft; to place an explosive device on an aircraft; to attempt such acts; or to be an accomplice of a person who performs or attempts to perform such acts;
  • Requires parties to the Convention to make offences punishable by "severe penalties"; and
  • Requires parties that have custody of offenders to either extradite the offender or submit the case for prosecution.
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