NCJ Number
27299
Date Published
1975
Length
290 pages
Annotation
THIS BOOK TRACES THE BRIEF LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF THIS CONVENTION ADOPTED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY WITHOUT OBJECTION ON DECEMBER 14, 1973.
Abstract
SOME TYPICAL EXAMPLES OF ATTACKS INVOLVING INTERNATIONALLY PROTECTED PERSONNEL AND THEIR PREMISES ARE GIVEN. A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE LAW GOVERNING INTERNATIONALLY PROTECTED PERSONS FOLLOWS. THE NEED FOR A CONVENTION ON THE PREVENTION AND PUNISHMENT OF CRIMES AGAINST INTERNATIONALLY PROTECTED PERSONS, INCLUDING DIPLOMATIC AGENTS, IS THEN DISCUSSED. REFERENCES TO MEETINGS DURING WHICH THE NEW CONVENTION WAS DISCUSSED, THE SOURCES OF THE CONVENTION, AND A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW CONVENTION ARE GIVEN. THE MAIN PART OF THE WORK IS A LENGTHY CHAPTER, WHICH DETAILS THE LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE NEW YORK CONVENTION. THE MATERIAL HAS BEEN TAKEN MAINLY FROM REPORTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION AND THE SIXTH COMMITTEE OF THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY, WITH SOME MATERIAL FROM ICAO SOURCES. A SERIES OF 23 APPENDIXES GIVES THE TEXTS OF RELEVANT CONVENTIONS, DECLARATIONS, UN RESOLUTIONS, AND OTHER ITEMS, SOMETIMES IN WHOLE AND SOMETIMES IN PART. THE WORK ALSO INCLUDES A LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS, REVIEW ARTICLES, AND DOCUMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; AND AN INDEX. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)