2005 Protocol to the 1988 Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation

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International Maritime Organization

In accordance with the 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.”

Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization

Article 7 of this instrument incorporates an Annex to the 1988 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.”

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Article 18: Entry into force

“1. This Protocol shall enter into force ninety days following the date on which twelve States have either signed it without reservation as to ratification, acceptance or approval, or have deposited an instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with the Secretary-General.

2. For a State which deposits an instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession in respect of this Protocol after the conditions in paragraph 1 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.”

1988 Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation

1988 Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf

2005 Protocol to the 1988 Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf

Other documents mentioned in Annex:

1970 Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft

1971 Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Civil Aviation

1973 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents

1979 International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages

1979 Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials

1988 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

1997 International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings

1999 International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism

Refworld accessed on 27/05/2024

Pursuant to Article 15 of this Protocol, the 1988 Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation as amended by this Protocol shall constitute and be called the 2005 Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation.

Article 7 of this Protocol adds an Annex to the 1988 Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation.