International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings

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The International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings is a United Nations treaty that obliges states to criminalize and cooperate in prosecuting or extraditing those who carry out bomb attacks in public places and against government facilities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations treaty
counter-terrorism convention
multilateral treaty
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
adoptionDate 1997-12-15
adoptionPlace New York City NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs 1997 Terrorist Bombings Convention NERFINISHED
Terrorist Bombings Convention NERFINISHED
appliesTo bomb attacks against infrastructure facilities
bomb attacks against public transportation systems
bomb attacks against state or government facilities
bomb attacks in public places
bindingOn states that have ratified or acceded to the convention
concludedUnderAuspicesOf United Nations NERFINISHED
containsProvisionOn extradition
jurisdiction of states parties
mutual legal assistance
prevention of offences
rights of the accused
definesOffenceAs unlawful and intentional delivery, placement, discharge or detonation of an explosive or other lethal device in specified locations
depositedWith Secretary-General of the United Nations NERFINISHED
enteredIntoForce 2001-05-23
excludesFromScope activities of armed forces during an armed conflict as understood under international humanitarian law
activities undertaken by military forces of a state in the exercise of their official duties
goal enhance international cooperation against terrorist bombings
ensure that perpetrators of terrorist bombings do not find safe haven
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
obligesStatesTo afford one another the greatest measure of mutual legal assistance
make offences punishable by appropriate penalties reflecting their grave nature
take measures to ensure that offences are not justified by political, philosophical, ideological, racial, ethnic, religious or similar considerations
take suspects into custody or otherwise ensure their presence for prosecution or extradition
openedForSignature 1998-01-12
openedForSignatureAt United Nations Headquarters NERFINISHED
partOf UN sectoral counter-terrorism conventions NERFINISHED
registrationNumber United Nations Treaty Series 2149, p. 256
relatedTo International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism NERFINISHED
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism NERFINISHED
requiresStatesTo cooperate in investigation and prosecution of offences
criminalize terrorist bombings under domestic law
establish jurisdiction over offences defined in the convention
prosecute or extradite alleged offenders
subject suppression of terrorist bombings

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United Nations crime suppression conventions includesInstrument International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings