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| Summary Information | |
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| Full Title |
1988 Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf |
| Short Title / Abbreviations |
1988 SUA Protocol / Fixed Platform Protocol / SUA PROT |
| CIL Subject Classification | |
| Citations to Text | 1678 UNTS 304, [1993] ATS 11, 27 ILM 685 (1988) |
| Date of Adoption | 10/03/1988 |
| Place of Adoption | Rome, Italy |
| Secretariat / Relevant Authority | |
| Dispute settlement provisions |
Article 1: “The provisions of articles 5 and 7 and of articles 10 to 16 of the Convention for Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (hereinafter referred to as “the Convention”) shall also apply mutatis mutandis to the offences set forth in article 2 of this Protocol where such offences are committed on board or against fixed platforms located on the continental shelf.” 1988 Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, Article 16: “1. Any dispute between two or more States Parties concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention which cannot be settled through negotiation within a reasonable time shall, at the request of one of them, be submitted to arbitration. If, within six months from the date of the request for arbitration, the parties are unable to agree on the organization of the arbitration any one of those parties may refer the dispute to the International Court of Justice in conformity with the Statute of the Court. 2. Each State may at the time of signature or ratification, acceptance or approval of this Convention or accession thereto, declare that it does not consider itself bound by any or all of the provisions of paragraph 1. The other States Parties shall not be bound by those provisions with respect to any State Party which has made such a reservation.” |
| Depository |
Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization |
| Entry Into Force Status | In Force |
| Date of Entry into Force |
01/03/1992 |
| Entry into Force / Termination Provisions |
Article 6: Entry into force “1. This Protocol shall enter into force ninety days following the date on which three States have either signed it without reservation as to ratification, acceptance or approval, or have deposited an instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession in respect thereof. However, this Protocol shall not enter into force before the Convention has entered into force. 2. For a State which deposits an instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession in respect of this Protocol after the conditions for entry into force thereof have been met, the ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall take effect ninety days after the date of such deposit.” |
| General Status | 157 parties as of 08/05/2024 |
| Links to Current Status/Reservations |
IMO
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| Status | |
| ASEAN States | |
| Brunei Darussalam |
Ratification 04/12/2003 |
| Cambodia |
Accession 18/08/2006 |
| Indonesia | |
| Lao PDR |
Accession 20/03/2012 |
| Malaysia | |
| Myanmar |
Accession 19/09/2003 |
| Philippines |
Ratification 06/01/2004 |
| Singapore |
Accession 12/08/2015 |
| Thailand | |
| Vietnam |
Accession 12/07/2002 |
| Related Instruments | |
| Protocols / Amendments to this instrument | |
| This instrument amends/supersedes |
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| Related Instruments |
1970 Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft 1971 Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Civil Aviation 1979 International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages 1979 Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials 1988 Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation 1997 International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings 1999 International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism |
| External Links |
UN Treaty Collection accessed on 27/05/2024 |
