Protection of Diplomats Convention
| Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Internationally Protected Persons, Including Diplomatic Agents | |
|---|---|
| Type | United Nations Secretary-General |
| Languages | Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish |
The Protection of Diplomats Convention (formally, the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Internationally Protected Persons, Including Diplomatic Agents) is a
Adoption
The convention was adopted as a resolution of the United Nations General Assembly on 14 December 1973 in response to a series of kidnappings and murders of diplomatic agents, beginning in the 1960s.[1] It was drafted by the International Law Commission (ILC), which began work on it in 1971. It was adopted within two years, which was exceptionally fast by ILC standards.[2]
Content
 |
Parties to the convention agree to criminalize
A central provision of the convention is the principle of aut dedere aut judicare—that a party to the treaty must either (1) prosecute a person who commits an offence against an internationally protected person or (2) send the person to another state that requests his or her extradition for prosecution of the same crime.
Ratifications and parties
By the end of 1974, the convention had been signed by 25 states and it came into force on 20 February 1977 after it had been ratified by 22 states. As of October 2016, it has been ratified by 180 state parties, which includes 177
. The UN member states that have not ratified the convention are:
Notes
- ^ First signed by the United States.
References
- ^ Blumenau (2014), pp. 40–45, 104–105
- ^ Blumenau (2014), pp. 104–13
- ^ Nation, United (9 June 2022). "Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents, 1973" (PDF). United Nations. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
Bibliography
- Blumenau, Bernhard (2014). The United Nations and Terrorism. Germany, Multilateralism, and Antiterrorism Efforts in the 1970s. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 104–114. ISBN 978-1-137-39196-4.
- Green, Allen B. (1973–1974). "Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Diplomatic Agents and Other Internationally Protected Persons: An Analysis". Virginia Journal of International Law. 14: 703–728.
- Przetacznik, Franciszek (1974). "Convention on the prevention and punishment of crimes against internationally protected persons". Revue de droit international, de sciences diplomatiques et politiques. 52: 208–247.
- Wood, Michael C. (1974). "The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents". JSTOR 758415.
External links
- "Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents" (PDF). United Nations.
- "Resolution 3166 (XXVIII) Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents". Resolutions adopted by the General Assembly at its 28th session. United Nations. 1973. pp. 146–149.
- "Ratifications". Treaty Collection. United Nations.