NCJ Number
61202
Editor(s)
Y ALEXANDER,
M A BROWNE,
A S WANES
Date Published
1979
Length
231 pages
Annotation
DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS AND SPECIALISTS, THIS VOLUME CONTAINS HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY DOCUMENTS DEALING WITH TERRORISM CONTROL; THEY INCLUDE MAJOR TREATIES AND CURRENT INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL AGREEMENTS.
Abstract
THE FIVE HISTORICAL TREATIES SET OUT IN THIS VOLUME INCLUDE THE PRE-WORLD WAR II PERIOD. THE TREATIES ADDRESS EXTRADITION OF CRIMINALS AND PROTECTION AGAINST ANARCHISM, THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AMONG POLICE FORCES, MUTUAL DEFENSE AGAINST UNDESIRABLE FOREIGNERS, THE PREVENTION AND PUNISHMENT OF TERRORISM, AND THE CREATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT. MOST CONTEMPORARY TREATIES INCLUDED IN THIS VOLUME RESPOND TO THE IMPACT OF TERRORISM ON CIVIL AVIATION. IN ADDITION, THE 1973 UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION AIMS TO ASSURE LEGAL PROTECTION FOR DIPLOMATS, FOREIGN OFFICIALS, AND OFFICIALS OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. ALL OF THESE CONTEMPORARY TREATIES, INCLUDING THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON THE SUPPRESSION OF TERRORISM (1977) WHICH HAS BEEN VIEWED AS A MAJOR STEP TOWARD INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, ARE IN FORCE BETWEEN RATIFYING OR ACCEDING STATES. A SAMPLE OF DRAFT TREATY TEXTS IS ALSO INCLUDED TO ILLUSTRATE HOW COUNTRIES MIGHT, THROUGH COLLECTIVE ACTION, AGREE TO DEVELOP INTERNATIONAL LEGAL PROCEDURES FOR THE CONTROL OF TERRORISM. DOCUMENTS REFLECTING THE ACTIVITIES OF THE UNITED NATIONS--GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTIONS, SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS--ARE PROVIDED. ALTHOUGH THESE RESOLUTIONS ARE NOT LEGALLY BINDING, THEY DO MANIFEST A GLOBAL CONSENSUS WHICH MAY HELP IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL LEGAL PRINCIPLES. SIMILAR TO THOSE OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL AND ASSEMBLY OF THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION ARE NOT LEGALLY BINDING. THEY ADDRESS HIJACKING AND UNLAWFUL INTERFERENCE WITH CIVIL AVIATION ISSUES. FINALLY, THE 1978 BONN ECONOMIC SUMMIT DECLARATION ON ANTIHIJACKING MATTERS ENCOMPASSING ALMOST 70 PERCENT OF THE NONCOMMUNIST WORLD'S AIR TRAFFIC, IS INCLUDED. REFERENCES AND FOOTNOTES ARE PROVIDED. (WJR)