International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism

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The International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism is a United Nations treaty that establishes a legal framework for preventing, prosecuting, and cooperating against acts involving nuclear materials or facilities carried out for terrorist purposes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations convention ⓘ
counter‑terrorism treaty ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ
nuclear security instrument ⓘ
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
adoptionDate 2005-04-13 ⓘ
adoptionPlace New York City ⓘ
aim to prevent acts of nuclear terrorism ⓘ
to promote international cooperation against nuclear terrorism ⓘ
to prosecute perpetrators of nuclear terrorism ⓘ
belongsToRegime UN global counter‑terrorism instruments ⓘ
international nuclear security regime ⓘ
cooperationMechanism assistance in connection with criminal investigations and proceedings ⓘ
extradition ⓘ
information exchange between states parties ⓘ
mutual legal assistance ⓘ
depositary Secretary‑General of the United Nations ⓘ
entryIntoForceDate 2007-07-07 ⓘ
excludes activities of armed forces during an armed conflict as governed by international humanitarian law ⓘ
activities undertaken by military forces of a state in the exercise of official duties ⓘ
fullName International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalArea counter‑terrorism law ⓘ
international criminal law ⓘ
nuclear security law ⓘ
openedForSignatureDate 2005-09-14 ⓘ
openedForSignaturePlace New York City ⓘ
prohibits attempts and complicity in nuclear terrorism offences ⓘ
damage to nuclear facilities resulting in or risking release of radioactive material ⓘ
threats to use nuclear material or devices for terrorist purposes ⓘ
unlawful and intentional possession of radioactive material for terrorist purposes ⓘ
use of radioactive material or nuclear devices to cause death or serious injury ⓘ
use of radioactive material or nuclear devices to cause substantial damage to property or the environment ⓘ
relatedTo Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material ⓘ
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings ⓘ
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism ⓘ
requires criminalization of specified nuclear terrorism offences in domestic law ⓘ
establishment of jurisdiction over nuclear terrorism offences ⓘ
extradition or prosecution of alleged offenders ⓘ
measures to protect and secure nuclear material and facilities ⓘ
mutual legal assistance in investigations and proceedings ⓘ
scope applies to nuclear facilities used for peaceful purposes ⓘ
applies to nuclear material used for peaceful purposes ⓘ
shortName ICSANT ⓘ
subjectMatter attempts to commit nuclear terrorism offences ⓘ
criminalization of nuclear terrorism ⓘ
participation in nuclear terrorism offences ⓘ
suppression of acts of nuclear terrorism ⓘ
threats involving nuclear material ⓘ
use of nuclear facilities for terrorist purposes ⓘ
use of nuclear material for terrorist purposes ⓘ
UNResolutionNumber A/RES/59/290 ⓘ

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United Nations crime suppression conventions → includesInstrument → International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism ⓘ
IAEA Nuclear Security Series → relatedTo → International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism ⓘ
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings → relatedTo → International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism ⓘ
International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism → fullName → International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism ⓘ
Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material → relatedTo → International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism ⓘ