INTERNATIONAL LAW AND AIRCRAFT HIJACKING

Aircraft hijacking must be dealt with on an international level because the act often involves more than one state's territory, and because the effective solutions can only be achieved through international cooperation. Efforts made by the International Civil Aviation Organization, the Tokyo Convention of 1963, the Hague Convention of 1970, and the Montreal Convention of 1971 are noted. An attempt is made to define aircraft hijacking, and security measures to deter hijacking including searches and seizures are discussed. The Anti-hijacking Act of 1974, extradition, the 1973 executive agreement between the U.S. and Cuba, punishment, sanctions and methods of enforcement through private organizations are also discussed. It is noted that one of the problems is that the present conventions only apply to contracting states and that states defined to as havens for hijackers are not party to any of these conventions. A convention is needed which specifically defines aircraft hijacking as an international criminal offence, punishable and extraditable by all nations regardless of whether or not they are party to the convention.

• Corporate Authors:

  Butterworths of New Zealand Limited

  C.P.O. Box 472, 26-28 Waring Taylor Street
  Wellington,   New Zealand 
• Authors:
  • Trelles II, O M
• Publication Date: 1978-4

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 118-128
• Serial:
  • New Zealand Law Journal
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Butterworths of New Zealand Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Hijacking; International compacts; Laws; Security
• Identifier Terms: International Civil Aviation Organization
• Uncontrolled Terms: Punishment
• Geographic Terms: Cuba
• Old TRIS Terms: Anti-hijacking act (1974); Extradition; Searching
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Law; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00301770
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 20 1980 12:00AM