Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, 1988 (SUA 1988)
General Information
- Type: Convention
- Date of signature: 10/03/1988
- Place of signature: Rome, Italy
- Depositary: International Maritime Organization (IMO)
- Date of entry into force: 01/03/1992
Category
Sub category
Groups
What is it about?
The main purpose of the 1988 Convention is to ensure that participating states take appropriate action against persons committing unlawful acts against ships. These include the seizure of ships by force; acts of violence against persons on board ships; and the placing of devices on board a ship which are likely to destroy or damage it.
Why is it relevant?
The Convention encourages trade in ratifying states by implementing security measures to prevent the unlawful acts which otherwise hinder trade. The Convention obliges contracting governments either to extradite or prosecute alleged offenders.
Additional Information
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Related treaties
- Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms located on the Continental shelf (SUA PROT 1988)
- Protocol of 2005 to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (SUA PROT 2005)
- Protocol of 2005 to the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms located on the Continental shelf
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Country | Ratification date |
Afghanistan | 23/09/2003 |
Albania | 19/07/2002 |
Algeria | 11/02/1998 |
Andorra | 17/07/2006 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 12/10/2009 |
Argentina | 17/08/1993 |
Armenia | 08/06/2005 |
Australia | 19/02/1993 |
Austria | 28/11/1989 |
Azerbaijan | 26/01/2004 |
Bahamas | 25/10/2005 |
Bahrain | 21/10/2005 |
Bangladesh | 09/06/2005 |
Barbados | 06/05/1994 |
Belarus | 04/12/2002 |
Belgium | 11/04/2005 |
Benin | 31/08/2005 |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 13/02/2002 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28/07/2003 |
Botswana | 14/09/2000 |
Brazil | 25/10/2005 |
Brunei Darussalam | 04/12/2003 |
Bulgaria | 08/07/1999 |
Burkina Faso | 15/01/2004 |
Cambodia | 18/08/2006 |
Canada | 18/06/1993 |
Cape Verde | 13/01/2003 |
Chile | 20/08/1991 |
China | 20/08/1991 |
Comoros | 06/03/2008 |
Congo | 28/05/2015 |
Costa Rica | 25/03/2003 |
Cote d'Ivoire | 23/03/2012 |
Croatia | 18/08/2005 |
Cuba | 20/11/2001 |
Cyprus | 02/02/2000 |
Czech Republic | 10/12/2004 |
Denmark | 25/08/1995 |
Djibouti | 09/06/2004 |
Dominica | 31/08/2001 |
Dominican Republic | 03/07/2008 |
Ecuador | 10/03/2003 |
Egypt | 08/01/1993 |
El Salvador | 07/12/2000 |
Equatorial Guinea | 15/01/2004 |
Estonia | 15/02/2002 |
Ethiopia | 29/07/2013 |
Fiji | 21/05/2008 |
Finland | 12/11/1998 |
France | 02/12/1991 |
Gambia | 01/11/1991 |
Georgia | 11/08/2006 |
Germany | 06/11/1990 |
Ghana | 01/11/2002 |
Greece | 11/06/1993 |
Grenada | 09/01/2002 |
Guatemala | 26/08/2009 |
Guinea | 01/02/2005 |
Guinea-Bissau | 14/10/2008 |
Guyana | 02/01/2003 |
Honduras | 17/05/2005 |
Hungary | 09/11/1989 |
Iceland | 28/05/2002 |
India | 15/10/1999 |
Iran | 30/10/2009 |
Iraq | 21/03/2014 |
Ireland | 10/09/2004 |
Israel | 06/01/2009 |
Italy | 26/01/1998 |
Jamaica | 17/08/2005 |
Japan | 24/04/1998 |
Jordan | 02/07/2004 |
Kazakhstan | 24/11/2003 |
Kenya | 21/01/2002 |
Kiribati | 17/11/2005 |
Kuwait | 30/06/2003 |
Lao People's Democratic Republic | 20/03/2012 |
Latvia | 04/12/2002 |
Lebanon | 16/12/1994 |
Lesotho | 07/11/2011 |
Liberia | 05/10/1995 |
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 08/08/2002 |
Liechtenstein | 08/11/2002 |
Lithuania | 30/01/2003 |
Luxembourg | 05/01/2011 |
Macedonia (The former Yugoslav Republic of) | 07/08/2007 |
Madagascar | 15/09/2006 |
Malawi | 10/01/2014 |
Maldives | 25/02/2014 |
Mali | 29/04/2002 |
Malta | 20/11/2001 |
Marshall Islands | 29/11/1994 |
Mauritania | 17/01/2008 |
Mauritius | 03/08/2004 |
Mexico | 13/05/1994 |
Micronesia (Federated States of) | 16/02/2003 |
Moldova | 11/10/2005 |
Monaco | 25/01/2002 |
Mongolia | 22/11/2005 |
Montenegro | 03/06/2006 |
Morocco | 08/01/2002 |
Mozambique | 08/01/2003 |
Myanmar | 19/09/2003 |
Namibia | 10/07/2004 |
Nauru | 11/08/2005 |
Netherlands | 05/03/1992 |
New Zealand | 10/07/1999 |
Nicaragua | 04/07/2007 |
Niger | 24/02/2004 |
Nigeria | 24/02/2004 |
Norway | 18/04/1991 |
Oman | 24/09/1990 |
Pakistan | 20/09/2000 |
Palau | 02/12/2001 |
Panama | 03/07/2002 |
Paraguay | 12/11/2004 |
Peru | 19/07/2001 |
Philippines | 06/01/2004 |
Poland | 25/06/1991 |
Portugal | 05/01/1996 |
Qatar | 18/09/2003 |
Republic of Korea | 14/05/2003 |
Romania | 02/06/1993 |
Russian Federation | 04/05/2001 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 17/01/2002 |
Saint Lucia | 20/05/2004 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 09/10/2001 |
Samoa | 18/05/2004 |
San Marino | 15/12/2014 |
Sao Tome and Principe | 10/03/1988 |
Saudi Arabia | 02/02/2006 |
Senegal | 09/08/2004 |
Serbia | 03/06/2006 |
Seychelles | 24/01/1989 |
Singapore | 03/02/2004 |
Slovakia | 08/12/2000 |
Slovenia | 18/07/2003 |
South Africa | 08/07/2005 |
Spain | 07/07/1989 |
Sri Lanka | 04/09/2000 |
Sudan | 22/05/2000 |
Swaziland | 17/04/2003 |
Sweden | 13/09/1990 |
Switzerland | 12/03/1993 |
Syrian Arab Republic | 24/03/2003 |
Tajikistan | 12/08/2005 |
Togo | 10/03/2003 |
Tonga | 06/12/2002 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 27/07/1989 |
Tunisia | 06/03/1998 |
Turkey | 06/03/1998 |
Turkmenistan | 08/06/1999 |
Tuvalu | 02/12/2005 |
Uganda | 11/11/2003 |
Ukraine | 21/04/1994 |
United Arab Emirates | 15/09/2005 |
United Kingdom | 03/05/1991 |
United Republic of Tanzania | 11/05/2005 |
United States of America | 06/12/1994 |
Uruguay | 10/08/2001 |
Uzbekistan | 25/09/2000 |
Vanuatu | 18/02/1999 |
Viet Nam | 12/07/2000 |
Yemen | 30/06/2000 |
Year | Ratifications |
1988 | 1 |
1989 | 5 |
1990 | 3 |
1991 | 9 |
1992 | 1 |
1993 | 7 |
1994 | 6 |
1995 | 3 |
1996 | 1 |
1998 | 6 |
1999 | 5 |
2000 | 10 |
2001 | 8 |
2002 | 17 |
2003 | 20 |
2004 | 17 |
2005 | 20 |
2006 | 7 |
2007 | 2 |
2008 | 5 |
2009 | 4 |
2011 | 2 |
2012 | 2 |
2013 | 1 |
2014 | 4 |
2015 | 1 |
Total | 167 |