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| Summary Information | |
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| Full Title |
1988 Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation |
| Short Title / Abbreviations |
SUA 1988 |
| CIL Subject Classification | |
| Citations to Text | 1678 UNTS 201, [1993] ATS 10, 27 ILM 672 (1988) |
| Date of Adoption | 10/03/1988 |
| Place of Adoption | Rome, Italy |
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| Dispute settlement provisions |
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 |
| Annexes |
Annex to the Convention incorporated via the 2005 Protocol to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation “ANNEX 1. Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft done at The Hague on 16 December 1970. 2. Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, done at Montreal on 23 September 1971. 3. Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 14 December 1973. 4. International Convention against the Taking of Hostages, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 17 December 1979. 5. Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, done at Vienna on 26 October 1979. 6. Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving International Civil Aviation, supplementary to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, done at Montreal on 24 February 1988. 7. Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf, done at Rome on 10 March 1988. 8. International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 15 December 1997. 9. International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 9 December 1999.” |
| Entry Into Force Status | In Force |
| Date of Entry into Force |
01/03/1992 |
| Entry into Force / Termination Provisions |
Article 18: Entry into force “1. This Convention shall enter into force ninety days following the date on which fifteen 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. 2. For a State which deposits an instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession in respect of this Convention 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 | 166 Parties (as of 18/05/2020) |
| Links to Current Status/Reservations |
IMO
IMO (Comprehensive Information) |
| 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 03/12/2004 |
| Thailand | |
| Viet Nam |
Accession 12/07/2002 |
| Related Instruments | |
| Protocols / Amendments to this instrument | |
| 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 1997 International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings 1999 International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism |
| External Links |
United Nations accessed on 22/05/2020 |
