International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism

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United Nations convention counter‑terrorism treaty international treaty nuclear security instrument

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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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism canonical	2

Statements (57)

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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalArea	counter‑terrorism law ⓘ international criminal law ⓘ nuclear security law ⓘ
openedForSignatureDate	2005-09-14 ⓘ
openedForSignaturePlace	New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings NERFINISHED ⓘ International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

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 ⓘ