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

General Detail

General Information

Type: Convention
Date of signature: 23/09/1971
Place of signature: Montreal, Canada
Depositary: Governments of the United States, the Russian Federation and the United Kingdom
Date of entry into force: 26/01/1973

Sub category

Aircrafts and civil aviation

Groups

ICAO

What is it about?

This instrument deals with technical measures to be taken for the protection of the security of international civil air transport. It covers compliance and enforcement issues, requiring the States to apply severe penalties against punishable offences and laying out guidelines for custody of suspects.

Why is it relevant?

This Convention harmonizes issues essential to the security of international civil air transport such as the definition of offences, the establishment of jurisdiction by the States Parties, and the connection of criminal proceedings amongst the State Parties.

Additional Information

This Convention applies only if the point of take-off or landing, actual or intended, is outside of the territory of the State where the aircraft is registered; or if the offence takes place outside of the State of Registration.

Related treaties

Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago, 07/12/1944).

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Country ratifications

Country	Ratification date
Afghanistan	26/09/1984
Albania	21/10/1997
Algeria	06/10/1995
Andorra	22/05/2006
Angola	12/03/1998
Antigua and Barbuda	22/07/1985
Argentina	26/11/1973
Armenia	10/09/2002
Australia	12/07/1973
Austria	11/02/1974
Azerbaijan	15/03/2000
Bahamas	27/12/1984
Bahrain	20/02/1984
Bangladesh	28/06/1978
Barbados	06/08/1976
Belarus	31/01/1973
Belgium	13/08/1976
Belize	10/06/1998
Benin	19/04/2004
Bhutan	28/12/1988
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	18/07/1979
Bosnia and Herzegovina	15/08/1994
Botswana	28/12/1978
Brazil	24/07/1972
Brunei Darussalam	16/04/1986
Bulgaria	28/03/1973
Burkina Faso	19/10/1987
Burundi	11/02/1999
Cambodia	08/11/1996
Cameroon	11/07/1973
Canada	19/06/1972
Cape Verde	20/10/1977
Central African Republic	01/07/1991
Chad	12/07/1972
Chile	28/02/1974
China	10/09/1980
Colombia	04/12/1974
Comoros	01/08/1991
Congo	19/03/1987
Costa Rica	21/09/1973
Cote d'Ivoire	09/01/1973
Croatia	08/06/1993
Cuba	31/10/2001
Cyprus	27/07/1973
Czech Republic	14/11/1994
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	13/08/1980
Democratic Republic of the Congo	06/07/1977
Denmark	17/01/1973
Djibouti	24/11/1992
Dominica	26/07/2005
Dominican Republic	28/11/1973
Ecuador	12/01/1977
Egypt	20/05/1975
El Salvador	25/09/1979
Equatorial Guinea	02/01/1991
Estonia	22/12/1993
Ethiopia	26/03/1979
Fiji	05/03/1973
Finland	13/07/1973
France	30/06/1976
Gabon	29/06/1976
Gambia	28/11/1978
Georgia	20/04/1994
Germany	03/02/1978
Ghana	12/12/1973
Greece	15/01/1974
Grenada	10/08/1978
Guatemala	19/10/1978
Guinea	02/05/1984
Guinea-Bissau	20/08/1976
Guyana	21/12/1972
Haiti	09/05/1984
Honduras	13/04/1987
Hungary	27/12/1972
Iceland	29/06/1973
India	12/12/1982
Indonesia	27/08/1976
Iran	10/07/1973
Iraq	10/09/1974
Ireland	12/10/1976
Israel	30/06/1972
Italy	19/02/1974
Jamaica	15/09/1983
Japan	12/06/1974
Jordan	13/02/1973
Kazakhstan	04/04/1995
Kenya	11/01/1977
Kuwait	23/11/1979
Kyrgyzstan	25/02/2000
Lao People's Democratic Republic	06/04/1989
Latvia	13/04/1997
Lebanon	23/12/1977
Lesotho	27/07/1978
Liberia	01/02/1982
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	19/02/1974
Liechtenstein	23/02/2001
Lithuania	04/12/1996
Luxembourg	18/05/1982
Macedonia (The former Yugoslav Republic of)	04/01/1995
Madagascar	18/11/1986
Malawi	21/12/1972
Malaysia	04/05/1985
Maldives	01/09/1987
Mali	24/08/1972
Malta	14/06/1991
Marshall Islands	31/05/1989
Mauritania	01/11/1978
Mauritius	25/04/1983
Mexico	12/09/1974
Micronesia (Federated States of)	19/03/2003
Moldova	21/05/1997
Monaco	03/06/1983
Mongolia	14/09/1972
Montenegro	20/12/2006
Morocco	24/10/1975
Mozambique	16/01/2003
Myanmar	22/05/1996
Namibia	04/11/2005
Nauru	17/05/1984
Nepal	11/01/1979
Netherlands	27/08/1973
New Zealand	12/02/1974
Nicaragua	06/11/1973
Niger	01/09/1972
Nigeria	03/07/1972
Norway	01/08/1973
Oman	02/02/1977
Pakistan	24/01/1974
Palau	03/08/1995
Panama	24/04/1972
Papua New Guinea	15/12/1975
Paraguay	05/03/1974
Peru	28/04/1978
Philippines	26/03/1973
Poland	28/01/1975
Portugal	15/01/1973
Qatar	26/08/1981
Republic of Korea	02/08/1973
Romania	15/08/1975
Russian Federation	19/02/1973
Rwanda	03/11/1987
Saint Kitts and Nevis	10/09/2008
Saint Lucia	08/11/1983
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	29/11/1991
Samoa	09/07/1998
Sao Tome and Principe	08/05/2006
Saudi Arabia	14/06/1974
Senegal	03/02/1978
Serbia	23/07/2001
Seychelles	29/12/1978
Sierra Leone	20/09/1979
Singapore	12/04/1978
Slovakia	06/03/1995
Slovenia	27/05/1992
Solomon Islands	13/04/1982
South Africa	30/05/1972
Spain	30/10/1972
Sri Lanka	30/05/1978
Sudan	18/01/1979
Suriname	27/10/1978
Swaziland	27/12/1999
Sweden	10/07/1973
Switzerland	17/01/1978
Syrian Arab Republic	10/07/1980
Tajikistan	29/02/1996
Thailand	16/05/1978
Togo	09/02/1979
Tonga	21/02/1977
Trinidad and Tobago	09/02/1972
Tunisia	16/11/1981
Turkey	23/12/1975
Turkmenistan	25/05/1999
Uganda	19/07/1982
Ukraine	26/01/1973
United Arab Emirates	10/04/1981
United Kingdom	25/10/1973
United Republic of Tanzania	09/08/1983
United States of America	01/11/1972
Uruguay	12/01/1977
Uzbekistan	07/02/1994
Vanuatu	06/11/1989
Venezuela	21/11/1983
Viet Nam	17/09/1979
Yemen	29/09/1986
Zambia	03/03/1987
Zimbabwe	06/02/1989

Treaties analysis

Year	Ratifications
1972	16
1973	27
1974	13
1975	6
1976	7
1977	8
1978	16
1979	9
1980	5
1981	3
1982	5
1983	6
1984	6
1985	2
1986	3
1987	6
1988	1
1989	4
1991	5
1992	2
1993	2
1994	4
1995	5
1996	4
1997	3
1998	3
1999	3
2000	2
2001	3
2002	1
2003	2
2004	1
2005	2
2006	3
2008	1
Total	189

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