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Scope Of The International Convention For The Suppression Of Terrorist Bombings

Original Language Title: Geltungsbereich des Internationalen Übereinkommens zur Bekämpfung terroristischer Bombenanschläge

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19. Revelation of the Federal Chancellor concerning the scope of the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings

According to the United Nations Secretary-General's communications, the following other countries have their instruments of accession to the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings (BGBl). III n ° 168/2001, last proclamation of the BGBl area. III No 185/2005):

States:

Date of deposit of the instrument of accession:

Guyana

12 September 2007

Indonesia

29 June 2006

Cambodia

31 July 2006

Morocco

9 May 2007

São Tomé and Príncipe

12 April 2006

Saudi Arabia

31 October 2007

Thailand

12 June 2007

Montenegro also has 23. On 3 October 2006, it was declared that the agreement should continue to be bound by the agreement.

On the occasion of the deposit of their instrument of accession, the following states have declared the following reservations, or Statements made:

Indonesia:

The Government of the Republic of Indonesia declares that Article 6 of the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings is to be implemented under strict observance of the principles of sovereignty and territorial unity of States.

The Government of the Republic of Indonesia does not consider itself bound by Article 20 and takes the view that disputes concerning the interpretation and application of the Convention, which cannot be resolved by way of paragraph 1 of that Article, shall be settled by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia. shall be submitted to the International Court of Justice only with the consent of all parties to the dispute

Saudi Arabia:

1.

According to Article 6 (2) of the Convention, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia shall establish its jurisdiction.

2.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia declares that it is not in accordance with Article 20 (1) of the Convention on Disputes relating to the interpretation or application of this Convention or the submission of which is deemed bound by the International Court of Justice.

Thailand:

The Government of the Kingdom of Thailand does not consider itself bound by Article 20 (1) of the Convention.

The Government of the Kingdom of Thailand also made the following statement on 12 June 2007:

In accordance with Article 6 (3) of the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings, the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand shall notify the Secretary-General of the areas of criminal jurisdiction in accordance with Chapter 2 of the International Convention on Terrorist Bombings. The Thai penal code has been created and its scope of application:

Section 4:

Any person who commits an offence in the kingdom shall be punished in accordance with the law.

The commission of an offence on a Thai ship or aeroplane shall be deemed to be committed in the Kingdom, irrespective of the place where this Thai ship or aircraft is located.

Section 5:

If an offence is also committed only in part in the Kingdom, or the consequences of committing the act, as intended by the offender, occur in the kingdom, or due to the nature of the commission the consequences are occurring in the kingdom, or it It would be foreseeable that the consequences should occur in the kingdom, and that such a criminal offence should be deemed to have been committed in the Kingdom.

In the case of the preparation or trial of an act which is designated by the law as a criminal offence, even if it is committed outside the Kingdom, if the consequences of the commission of this act, as soon as it has been completed, occur in the kingdom, the following shall apply: the preparation or attempt to do such a crime as in the kingdom.

Section 6:

As soon as a criminal offence has been committed in the Kingdom, or on the basis of this Criminal Code, it shall be deemed to have been committed in the Kingdom, even if the act of the co-owner, a supporter or the instigator of the offence is committed outside the Kingdom, the criminal offence of the secondary person, the supporter or the instigator shall be deemed to be committed in the kingdom.

Section 7:

Any person who has committed the following offences outside the Kingdom shall be punished in the Kingdom, namely:

1.

Offences relating to the security of the Kingdom referred to in points 107 to 129;

1/1.

Offences related to terrorism under section 135/1, section 135/2, section 135/3 and section 135/4;

2.

Offences related to forgery and alteration pursuant to sections 240 to 249, section 254, section 256, section 257, and section 266 (3) and (4);

2bis.

Sexual offences in accordance with Section 282 and Section 283;

3.

Offences related to robbery referred to in Section 339 and offences related to gang robbery under Section 340, committed on the high seas.

Section 8:

Any person who commits an offence outside the Kingdom shall be punished in the Kingdom, provided that:

a.

the perpetrator is a Thai person, and that the government of the country where the crime was committed or the injured person has called for this punishment; or

b.

the perpetrator is a foreigner and the Thai government or the injured person is a Thai person and the injured person has called for this punishment;

and, furthermore, provided that one of the following offences has been committed:

1.

Offences related to the case referred to in Section 217, Section 218, Section 221 to 223 except for the case of the first paragraph of Section 220, and Section 224, Section 226, Section 228 to 232, Section 237, and Section 233 to 236 only in the case of a punishment under section 238;

2.

offences related to documents as provided for in section 264, section 265, section 266 (1) and (2), section 268, except for the case under sections 267 and 269;

2/1.

An offence related to the Electronic Card as it is ordered in accordance with Section 269/1 to Section 269/7.

3.

Offences related to sexuality referred to in Section 276, Section 280 and Section 285 only in the case of Section 276;

4.

offences against limb and life in accordance with sections 288 to 290;

5.

Offences related to bodily injury referred to in sections 295 to 298;

6.

offences of the suspension of children, sick or elderly persons in accordance with sections 306 to 208;

7.

Offences against the freedom referred to in Section 309, Section 310, Section 312 to 315, Section 317 to 320;

8.

the offences of theft and the removal under sections 334 to 336 of the theft;

9.

Offences of usury, extortion, robbery, gang robbery according to sections 337 to 340;

10.

Offences of cunning and fraud referred to in sections 341 to 344, section 346 and section 347;

11.

Offences of unlawful appropriation in accordance with sections 352 to 354;

12.

the offences of the retention of stolen assets under section 357;

13.

Criminal offences referred to in section 358 to 360.

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