Convention on Offences and certain other Acts Committed on board Aircraft

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
TERRORISM
Signed at
Signed on
14 September 1963
In force on
4 December 1969

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Parties

  1. AFGHANISTAN
  2. ALBANIA
  3. ALGERIA
  4. All Territories under UK Sovereignty
  5. ANGOLA
  6. Anguilla
  7. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
  8. Antilles
  9. ARGENTINA
  10. ARMENIA
  11. Aruba
  12. AUSTRALIA
  13. AUSTRIA
  14. BAHAMAS
  15. Bahrain
  16. BANGLADESH
  17. BARBADOS
  18. BELGIUM
  19. BELIZE
  20. BHUTAN
  21. BOLIVIA
  22. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  23. BOTSWANA
  24. BRAZIL
  25. BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
  26. BULGARIA
  27. BURUNDI
  28. BYELORUSSIA S S R
  29. CAMBODIA
  30. CAMEROON
  31. CANADA
  32. CAPE VERDE
  33. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
  34. CHAD
  35. CHILE
  36. CHINA
  37. COLOMBIA
  38. COMOROS
  39. CONGO, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF
  40. COSTA RICA
  41. CROATIA
  42. CUBA
  43. CYPRUS
  44. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  45. CZECH REPUBLIC
  46. DENMARK
  47. DJIBOUTI
  48. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  49. ECUADOR
  50. EGYPT
  51. EL SALVADOR
  52. EQUATORIAL GUINEA
  53. ESTONIA
  54. ETHIOPIA
  55. Fiji
  56. FINLAND
  57. FRANCE
  58. GABON
  59. GAMBIA THE
  60. GEORGIA
  61. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  62. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  63. GHANA
  64. GREECE
  65. GRENADA
  66. GUATEMALA
  67. GUINEA
  68. GUYANA
  69. HAITI
  70. HOLY SEE
  71. HONDURAS
  72. HUNGARY
  73. ICELAND
  74. INDIA
  75. INDONESIA
  76. IRAN
  77. IRAQ
  78. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  79. ISRAEL
  80. ITALY
  81. IVORY COAST
  82. JAMAICA
  83. JAPAN
  84. JORDAN
  85. KAZAKHSTAN
  86. KENYA
  87. KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
  88. KOREA REPUBLIC OF
  89. KUWAIT
  90. KYRGYZSTAN
  91. LAOS
  92. LATVIA
  93. LEBANON
  94. LESOTHO
  95. LIBERIA
  96. LIBYA
  97. LIECHTENSTEIN
  98. LITHUANIA
  99. LUXEMBOURG
  100. MACEDONIA THE FYR OF
  101. MADAGASCAR
  102. MALAWI
  103. MALAYSIA
  104. MALDIVES
  105. MALI
  106. MALTA
  107. MARSHALL ISLANDS
  108. MAURITANIA
  109. MAURITIUS
  110. MEXICO
  111. MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF
  112. MONACO
  113. MONGOLIA
  114. MOROCCO
  115. MOZAMBIQUE
  116. MYANMAR
  117. NAURU
  118. NEPAL
  119. NETHERLANDS THE
  120. New Guinea
  121. NEW ZEALAND
  122. NICARAGUA
  123. NIGER
  124. NIGERIA
  125. NORWAY
  126. OMAN
  127. PAKISTAN
  128. PALAU
  129. PANAMA
  130. Papua
  131. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
  132. PARAGUAY
  133. PERU
  134. PHILIPPINES
  135. POLAND
  136. PORTUGAL
  137. Qatar
  138. ROMANIA
  139. RUSSIAN FEDERATION
  140. RWANDA
  141. SAINT LUCIA
  142. SAUDI ARABIA
  143. SENEGAL
  144. SEYCHELLES
  145. SIERRA LEONE
  146. SINGAPORE
  147. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  148. SLOVENIA
  149. SOLOMON ISLANDS
  150. SOUTH AFRICA
  151. SOVIET UNION
  152. SPAIN
  153. SRI LANKA
  154. ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
  155. SUDAN
  156. SURINAME
  157. SURINAME
  158. SWAZILAND
  159. SWEDEN
  160. SWITZERLAND
  161. SYRIA
  162. TAIWAN
  163. TAJIKISTAN
  164. TANZANIA
  165. THAILAND
  166. TOGO
  167. TONGA
  168. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  169. TUNISIA
  170. TURKEY
  171. UGANDA
  172. UKRAINE
  173. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
  174. UNITED KINGDOM
  175. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  176. UPPER VOLTA
  177. URUGUAY
  178. UZBEKISTAN
  179. VANUATU
  180. VENEZUELA
  181. VIETNAM
  182. WESTERN SAMOA
  183. YEMEN
  184. YUGOSLAVIA
  185. YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
  186. ZAIRE
  187. ZAMBIA
  188. ZIMBABWE

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
AFGHANISTAN Accession 15 April 1977 14 July 1977
ALBANIA Accession 1 December 1997 1 March 1998
ALGERIA Accession 12 October 1995 10 January 1996
ALGERIA Reservation 12 October 1995
All Territories under UK Sovereignty Extension 29 November 1968
ANGOLA Ratification 24 February 1998 25 May 1998
Anguilla Extension 1 December 1982 1 December 1982
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Accession 19 July 1985 17 October 1985
Antilles Extension 4 June 1974 2 September 1974
ARGENTINA Accession 23 July 1971 21 October 1971
ARMENIA Ratification 23 January 2003 23 April 2003
Aruba Extension 30 December 1985 1 January 1986
AUSTRALIA Accession 22 June 1970 20 September 1970
AUSTRIA Accession 7 February 1974 8 May 1974
BAHAMAS Succession 15 May 1975 10 July 1973
Bahrain Accession 9 February 1984 9 May 1984
Bahrain Reservation 9 February 1984
BANGLADESH Accession 25 July 1978 23 October 1978
BARBADOS Signature 25 June 1969
BARBADOS Ratification 4 April 1972 3 July 1972
BELGIUM Signature 20 December 1968
BELGIUM Ratification 6 August 1970 4 November 1970
BELIZE Ratification 19 May 1998 17 August 1998
BHUTAN Accession 25 January 1989 25 April 1989
BOLIVIA Accession 5 July 1979 3 October 1979
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Succession 7 March 1995 6 March 1992
BOTSWANA Accession 16 January 1979 16 April 1979
BRAZIL Signature 28 February 1969
BRAZIL Ratification 14 January 1970 14 April 1970
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM Accession 23 May 1986 21 August 1986
BULGARIA Accession 28 September 1989 27 December 1989
BULGARIA Declaration 28 September 1989
BURUNDI Accession 14 July 1971 12 October 1971
BYELORUSSIA S S R Declaration 17 December 1987
BYELORUSSIA S S R Accession 3 February 1988 3 May 1988
CAMBODIA Accession 22 October 1996 20 January 1997
CAMEROON Accession 24 March 1988 22 June 1988
CANADA Signature 4 November 1964
CANADA Ratification 7 November 1969 5 February 1970
CAPE VERDE Accession 4 October 1989 2 January 1990
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Accession 11 June 1991 9 September 1991
CHAD Accession 30 June 1970 28 September 1970
CHILE Accession 24 January 1974 24 April 1974
CHINA Accession 14 November 1978 12 February 1979
CHINA Reservation 14 November 1978
CHINA Declaration 14 November 1978
COLOMBIA Signature 8 November 1968
COLOMBIA Ratification 6 July 1973 4 October 1973
COMOROS Accession 23 May 1991 21 August 1991
CONGO, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF Signature 14 September 1963
CONGO, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF Ratification 13 November 1978 11 February 1979
COSTA RICA Accession 24 October 1972 22 January 1973
CROATIA Accession 5 October 1993 8 October 1991
CUBA Ratification 12 February 2001 13 May 2001
CUBA Reservation 12 February 2001
CYPRUS Accession 31 May 1972 29 August 1972
CZECH REPUBLIC Accession 25 March 1993 1 January 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Accession 23 February 1984 23 May 1984
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Reservation 23 February 1984
DENMARK Signature 21 November 1966
DENMARK Ratification 17 January 1967 4 December 1969
DJIBOUTI Accession 10 June 1992 8 September 1992
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Accession 3 December 1970 3 March 1971
ECUADOR Signature 8 July 1969
ECUADOR Ratification 3 December 1969 3 March 1970
EGYPT Accession 12 February 1975 13 May 1975
EGYPT Reservation 12 February 1975
EL SALVADOR Accession 13 February 1980 13 May 1980
EQUATORIAL GUINEA Accession 27 March 1979 25 June 1979
ESTONIA Accession 31 December 1993 31 March 1994
ETHIOPIA Accession 27 March 1979 25 June 1979
Fiji Succession 18 January 1972 10 October 1970
FINLAND Signature 24 October 1969
FINLAND Ratification 2 April 1971 1 July 1971
FRANCE Signature 11 July 1969
FRANCE Ratification 11 September 1970 10 December 1970
GABON Accession 14 January 1970 14 April 1970
GAMBIA THE Accession 4 January 1979 4 April 1979
GEORGIA Accession 16 June 1994 14 September 1994
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Accession 10 January 1989 10 April 1989
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Reservation 10 January 1989
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 14 September 1963
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 16 December 1969 16 March 1970
GHANA Accession 2 January 1974 2 April 1974
GREECE Signature 21 October 1969
GREECE Ratification 31 May 1971 29 August 1971
GRENADA Accession 28 August 1978 26 November 1978
GUATEMALA Signature 14 September 1963
GUATEMALA Ratification 17 November 1970 15 February 1971
GUATEMALA Reservation 17 November 1970
GUINEA Accession 18 January 1994 18 April 1994
GUYANA Accession 20 December 1972 19 March 1973
HAITI Accession 26 April 1984 25 July 1984
HOLY SEE Signature 14 September 1963
HONDURAS Accession 8 April 1987 7 July 1987
HONDURAS Reservation 8 April 1987
HUNGARY Accession 3 December 1970 3 March 1971
HUNGARY Declaration 12 December 1989
ICELAND Accession 16 March 1970 14 June 1970
INDIA Accession 22 July 1975 20 October 1975
INDONESIA Signature 14 September 1963
INDONESIA Ratification 7 September 1976 6 December 1976
INDONESIA Reservation 7 September 1976
IRAN Accession 28 June 1976 29 September 1976
IRAQ Accession 15 May 1974 13 August 1974
IRAQ Declaration 15 May 1974
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 20 October 1964
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Ratification 14 November 1975 12 February 1976
ISRAEL Signature 1 November 1968
ISRAEL Ratification 19 September 1969 18 December 1969
ITALY Signature 14 September 1963
ITALY Ratification 18 October 1968 4 December 1969
IVORY COAST Accession 3 June 1970 1 September 1970
JAMAICA Accession 16 September 1983 15 December 1983
JAPAN Signature 14 September 1963
JAPAN Ratification 26 May 1970 24 August 1970
JORDAN Accession 3 May 1973 1 August 1973
KAZAKHSTAN Accession 18 May 1995 16 August 1995
KENYA Accession 22 June 1970 20 September 1970
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF Accession 9 May 1983 7 August 1983
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Signature 8 December 1965
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Ratification 19 February 1971 20 May 1971
KUWAIT Accession 27 November 1979 25 February 1980
KUWAIT Declaration 27 November 1979
KYRGYZSTAN Accession 28 February 2000 28 May 2000
LAOS Accession 23 October 1972 21 January 1973
LATVIA Accession 10 June 1997 8 September 1997
LEBANON Accession 11 June 1974 9 September 1974
LESOTHO Accession 28 April 1972 27 July 1972
LIBERIA Signature 14 September 1963
LIBERIA Ratification 10 March 2003 8 March 2003
LIBYA Accession 21 June 1972 19 September 1972
LIECHTENSTEIN Ratification 26 February 2001 27 May 2001
LITHUANIA Accession 21 November 1996 19 February 1997
LUXEMBOURG Accession 21 September 1972 20 December 1972
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Accession 30 August 1994 17 September 1991
MADAGASCAR Signature 2 December 1969
MADAGASCAR Ratification 2 December 1969 2 March 1970
MALAWI Accession 28 December 1972 28 March 1973
MALAYSIA Accession 5 March 1985 3 June 1985
MALDIVES Accession 28 September 1987 27 December 1987
MALI Accession 31 May 1971 29 August 1971
MALTA Accession 28 June 1991 26 September 1991
MARSHALL ISLANDS Accession 15 May 1989 13 August 1989
MAURITANIA Accession 30 June 1977 28 September 1977
MAURITIUS Accession 5 April 1983 4 July 1983
MEXICO Signature 24 December 1968
MEXICO Ratification 18 March 1969 4 December 1969
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Accession 20 June 1997 18 September 1997
MONACO Accession 2 June 1983 31 August 1983
MONGOLIA Accession 24 July 1990 22 October 1990
MOROCCO Accession 21 October 1975 19 January 1976
MOROCCO Reservation 21 October 1975
MOZAMBIQUE Accession 6 January 2003 6 April 2003
MYANMAR Accession 23 May 1996 21 August 1996
NAURU Accession 17 May 1984 15 August 1984
NEPAL Accession 15 January 1979 15 April 1979
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 9 June 1967
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 14 November 1969 12 February 1970
NETHERLANDS THE Declaration 14 November 1969
New Guinea Extension 22 June 1970 20 September 1970
NEW ZEALAND Accession 12 February 1974 13 May 1974
NICARAGUA Accession 24 August 1973 22 November 1973
NIGER Signature 14 April 1969
NIGER Ratification 27 June 1969 4 December 1969
NIGERIA Signature 29 June 1965
NIGERIA Ratification 7 April 1970 6 July 1970
NORWAY Signature 19 April 1966
NORWAY Ratification 17 January 1967 4 December 1969
OMAN Accession 9 February 1977 10 May 1977
OMAN Reservation 9 February 1977
PAKISTAN Signature 6 August 1965
PAKISTAN Ratification 11 September 1973 10 December 1973
PALAU Accession 12 October 1995 10 January 1996
PANAMA Signature 14 September 1963
PANAMA Ratification 16 November 1970 14 February 1971
Papua Extension 22 June 1970 20 September 1970
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Succession 6 November 1975 16 September 1975
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Reservation 6 November 1975
PARAGUAY Accession 9 August 1971 7 November 1971
PERU Accession 12 May 1978 10 August 1978
PHILIPPINES Signature 14 September 1963
PHILIPPINES Ratification 26 November 1965 4 December 1969
POLAND Accession 19 March 1971 17 June 1971
PORTUGAL Signature 11 March 1964
PORTUGAL Ratification 25 November 1964 4 December 1969
Qatar Accession 6 August 1981 5 December 1981
ROMANIA Accession 15 February 1974 16 May 1974
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Declaration 3 December 1987
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Reservation 3 February 1988
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Accession 3 February 1988 3 May 1988
RWANDA Accession 17 May 1971 15 August 1971
SAINT LUCIA Accession 31 October 1983 29 January 1984
SAUDI ARABIA Signature 6 April 1967
SAUDI ARABIA Ratification 21 November 1969 19 February 1970
SENEGAL Signature 20 February 1964
SENEGAL Ratification 9 March 1972 7 June 1972
SEYCHELLES Accession 4 January 1979 4 April 1979
SIERRA LEONE Accession 9 November 1970 7 February 1971
SINGAPORE Accession 1 March 1971 30 May 1971
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Succession 20 March 1995 1 January 1993
SLOVENIA Succession 18 December 1992 25 June 1991
SOLOMON ISLANDS Succession 23 March 1982 7 July 1978
SOUTH AFRICA Accession 26 May 1972 24 August 1972
SOVIET UNION Accession 3 February 1988
SOVIET UNION Reservation 3 February 1988
SOVIET UNION Declaration 3 February 1988
SPAIN Signature 27 July 1964
SPAIN Ratification 1 October 1969 30 December 1969
SRI LANKA Accession 30 May 1978 28 August 1978
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Accession 18 November 1991 16 February 1992
SUDAN Accession 25 May 2000 23 August 2000
SURINAME Extension 4 June 1974 2 September 1974
SURINAME Succession 10 September 1979 25 November 1975
SWAZILAND Ratification 15 November 1999 13 February 2000
SWEDEN Signature 14 September 1963
SWEDEN Ratification 17 January 1967 4 December 1969
SWITZERLAND Signature 31 October 1969
SWITZERLAND Ratification 21 December 1970 21 February 1970
SYRIA Accession 31 July 1980 29 October 1980
TAIWAN Signature 14 September 1963
TAIWAN Ratification 28 February 1966
TAJIKISTAN Accession 20 March 1996 18 June 1996
TANZANIA Accession 12 August 1983 10 November 1983
THAILAND Accession 6 March 1972 4 June 1972
TOGO Accession 26 July 1971 24 October 1971
TONGA Ratification 13 February 2002 14 May 2002
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Accession 9 February 1972 9 May 1972
TUNISIA Accession 25 February 1975 26 May 1975
TURKEY Accession 17 December 1975 16 March 1976
UGANDA Accession 25 June 1982 23 September 1982
UKRAINE Declaration 13 January 1988
UKRAINE Accession 29 February 1988 29 May 1988
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Accession 16 April 1981 15 July 1981
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Reservation 16 April 1981
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 14 September 1963
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 29 November 1968 4 December 1969
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 29 November 1968
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 14 September 1963
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 5 September 1969 4 December 1969
UPPER VOLTA Signature 14 September 1963
UPPER VOLTA Ratification 6 June 1969 4 December 1969
URUGUAY Accession 26 January 1977 26 April 1977
UZBEKISTAN Accession 31 July 1995 29 October 1995
VANUATU Accession 31 January 1989 1 May 1989
VENEZUELA Signature 13 March 1964
VENEZUELA Ratification 4 February 1983 5 May 1983
VENEZUELA Reservation 4 February 1983
VIETNAM Accession 10 October 1979 8 January 1980
WESTERN SAMOA Ratification 9 July 1998 7 October 1998
YEMEN Accession 26 September 1986 25 December 1986
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 14 September 1963
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 12 February 1971 13 May 1971
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Succession 6 September 2001 27 April 1992
ZAIRE Accession 20 July 1977 18 October 1977
ZAMBIA Accession 14 September 1971 13 December 1971
ZIMBABWE Accession 8 March 1989 6 June 1989

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/723/0: 0
  2. UN Registration ICAO/0: 704 220
  3. Treaty Series 126/1969: Cmnd 4230||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1969-TS0126.pdf
  4. Miscellaneous Series 003/1964: Cmnd 2261
Metadata

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UUID: a564db86-378e-4044-9547-c6db8223128b
Treaty ID: 2440
Record ID: 70693