Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation

E425605

The Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation is an international treaty adopted in 1971 that obliges states to criminalize and prosecute acts such as aircraft hijacking and sabotage to protect civil aviation security.

All labels observed (4)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations treaty ⓘ
aviation security treaty ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ
multilateral treaty ⓘ
adoptedBy diplomatic conference convened by the International Civil Aviation Organization ⓘ
adoptedUnderAuspicesOf International Civil Aviation Organization ⓘ
United Nations ⓘ
adoptionDate 1971-09-23 ⓘ
adoptionPlace Montreal, Canada ⓘ
linked to: Montreal
aim deterrence and punishment of acts of aviation sabotage ⓘ
enhancement of international cooperation against aviation-related terrorism ⓘ
protection of the safety of civil aviation ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1971 Montreal Convention ⓘ
linked to: Montreal Convention
amendedBy Beijing Protocol of 2010 ⓘ
concludedAt Montreal, Canada ⓘ
linked to: Montreal
definesOffence accomplice participation in specified offences ⓘ
acts of violence against persons on board an aircraft in flight if likely to endanger the safety of that aircraft ⓘ
attempting to commit specified offences ⓘ
communication of false information endangering the safety of an aircraft in flight ⓘ
destruction of an aircraft in service ⓘ
destruction or damage to air navigation facilities ⓘ
placing a device or substance on an aircraft likely to destroy or damage it ⓘ
depositary International Civil Aviation Organization ⓘ
Secretary-General of the International Civil Aviation Organization ⓘ
field counter-terrorism ⓘ
international air law ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
obligesStatePartiesTo cooperate in the prevention of unlawful acts against civil aviation ⓘ
make specified offences punishable by severe penalties ⓘ
openedForSignature 1971-09-23 ⓘ
principle aut dedere aut judicare ⓘ
relatedTo Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft ⓘ
Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft ⓘ
requires criminalization of unlawful acts against the safety of civil aviation ⓘ
establishment of jurisdiction over specified aviation offences ⓘ
prosecution or extradition of alleged offenders ⓘ
scope offences committed against aircraft in service ⓘ
offences committed on board aircraft in flight ⓘ
shortName Montreal Convention 1971 ⓘ
subject civil aviation security ⓘ
unlawful acts against the safety of aircraft ⓘ
supplementedBy Montreal Protocol of 1988 ⓘ
Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving International Civil Aviation ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United Nations crime suppression conventions → includesInstrument → Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation ⓘ
Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation → shortName → Montreal Convention 1971 ⓘ
linked to: Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation
Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation → relatedTo → Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft ⓘ
linked to: Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation
Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection → relatedTo → Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation ⓘ
Article 25 of the United Nations Charter → citedInCase → Questions of Interpretation and Application of the 1971 Montreal Convention arising from the Aerial Incident at Lockerbie (ICJ, 1992 provisional measures) ⓘ
linked to: Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation