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On The Convention On The Fight Against Illegal Activities That Jeopardise The Security Of Civil Aviation, And The Protocol On The Fight Against Unlawful Acts Of Violence At Airports Serving International Aviation, Complementary To The Convention On The...

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The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: The Convention on the fight against illegal activities that jeopardise the security of civil aviation, and the Protocol on the fight against unlawful acts of violence at airports serving international aviation, complementary to the Convention on the fight against illegal activities that jeopardise the security of civil aviation article 1. 1971 September 23 in Montreal signed the Convention on the fight against illegal activities that jeopardise the security of civil aviation (hereinafter referred to as the Convention), and 24 February 1988 in Montreal signed the Protocol on the fight against unlawful acts of violence at airports serving international aviation, complementary to the Convention on the fight against illegal activities that jeopardise the security of civil aviation (hereinafter referred to as the Protocol) with this law is adopted and approved. 2. article. The law shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. With the law put the Convention and Protocol in English and their translation into Latvian language. 3. article. The Convention and the Protocol shall enter into force article 15 of the Convention within the time and in the order, and shall notify the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Gazette "journal". The Parliament adopted the law of 24 March 1997. The President g. Ulmanis in Riga, 8 April 1997, the Convention on the Suppression of Unlawful Acts for the against the Safety of Civil Aviation the States parties TO this CONVENTION CONSIDERING that unlawful acts against the safety of civil aviation, the jeopardiz the safety of persons and property, seriously affec the operation of air services, and undermin the confidence of the peoples of the world in the safety of civil aviation; CONSIDERING that the occurrence of such acts is a matter of grave concern; CONSIDERING that, for the purpose of deterring such acts, there is an urgent need to provide appropriate measure for punishment of the offender have AGREED AS follows: article 1 1. Any person commit an offenc if he unlawfully and intentionally: (a) perform an act of violence against a person on board an aircraft in flight if that Act is likely to endanger the safety of that aircraft; or (b) destroy an aircraft in service or causes damage to such an aircraft which renders it incapabl of flight or which is likely to endanger its safety in flight; or (c) places or causes to be placed on an aircraft in service, by any means whatsoever, a device or substance which is likely to destroy that aircraft, or to cause damage to it which renders it incapabl of flight, or to cause damage to it which is likely to endanger its safety in flight; or (d) destroy or damage of air navigation facilities or interfer with their operation, if any of such act is likely to endanger the safety of aircraft in flight; or (e) communicate the information which he knows to be false, thereby endangering the safety of an aircraft in flight. 2. Any person also commit an offenc if he; (a) attempts to commit any of the offenc mentioned in paragraph 1 of the of the article; or (b) is an accomplice of a person who commit or attempts to commit any such offenc. Article 2 For the purpose of this Convention: (a) an aircraft is considered to be in flight at any time from the moment when all its external doors are closed following embarkation until the moment when any such door is opened for disembarkations; in the case of a forced landing, the flight shall be deemed to continue until the competent authorities to take over the responsibility for the aircraft and for persons and property on board; (b) an aircraft is considered to be in service from the beginning of the preflight preparation of the aircraft by ground personnel or by the crew for a specific flight until twenty-four hours after any landing; the period of service shall, in any event, extend for the entire period during which the aircraft is in flight as defined in paragraph (a) of this article. Article 3 Each Contracting State to make the undertak offenc mentioned in article 1 of the punishabl by sever is penalties. Article 4 1 of this Convention shall not apply. their aircraft used in military, customs or police services. 2. In the cases contemplated in subparagraph (a), (b), (c) and (e) of paragraph 1 of article 1, this Convention shall apply, irrespectiv of whethers the aircraft is engaged in an international or domestic flight, only if: (a) the place of take-off or landing, actual or intended, of the aircraft is situated outside the territory of the State of registration of that aircraft; or (b) the offenc is committed in the territory of a State other than the State of registration of the aircraft. 3. Notwithstanding paragraph 2 of this article, in the cases contemplated in subparagraph (a), (b), (c) and (e) of paragraph 1 of article 1, this Convention shall also apply if the offender or the alleged offender is found in the the territory of a State other than the State of registration of the aircraft. 4. With respect to the States mentioned in article 9 and in the cases mentioned in subparagraph (a), (b), (c) and (e) of paragraph 1 of article 1, this Convention shall not apply if the places referred to in subparagraph (a) of paragraph 2 of this article are situated within the territory of the same State where that State is one of those referred to in article 9 , unless the offenc is committed or the offender or alleged offender is found in the territory of a State other than that State. 5. In the cases contemplated in subparagraph (d) of paragraph 1 of article 1, this Convention shall apply only if the air navigation facilities are used in international air navigation. 6. The provision of paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5 of this article shall also apply in the cases contemplated in paragraph 2 of article 1 article 5 1. Each Contracting State shall take such measure may not be the axis of the cessary to establish its jurisdiction over the offenc in the following cases: (a) when the offenc is committed in the territory of that State; (b) when the offenc is committed against or on board an aircraft registered in that State; (c) when the aircraft on board which the offenc is committed lands in its territory with the alleged offender still on board; (d) when the offenc is committed against or on board an aircraft leased without crew to a lesse who has his principal place of business or, if the lesse has from such place of business, his permanent residence, in that State. 2. Each Contracting State shall take such a likewis measure may not be the axis of its jurisdiction over the cessary establish the offenc mentioned in the article 1, paragraph 1 (a), (b) and (c), and in article 1, paragraph 2, in so far as that paragraph relate to those of the offenc, in the case where the alleged offender is present in its territory and it does not extradit him to it in article 8 it pursuan any of the States mentioned in paragraph 1 of this article. 3. This Convention does not exclude any criminal jurisdiction exercised in accordanc with national law. Article 6 1. Upon being satisfied that the warrant, any of these circumstanc Contracting State in the territory of which the offender or alleged offender is the present, shall take him into custody or take other measure to ensur is his presence. The custody measure shall be of and others as provided in the law of that State but may be continued only for such time as is not to enable any criminal or cessary extradition proceedings to be instituted. 2. Such State shall immediately make a preliminary enquiry into the facts. 3. Any person in custody pursuan to paragraph 1 of this article shall be assisted in communicating immediately with the ares not the appropriate representative of the State of which he is a national. 4. When a State, pursuan to this article, has taken a person into custody, it shall immediately notify the States mentioned in article 5, paragraph 1, the State of nationality of the detained person and, if it consider it advisabl, any other interested States of the fact that such person is in custody and of the of the his detention warrant which circumstanc. The State which makes the preliminary enquiry contemplated in the paragraph 2 of this article shall promptly report its finding to the said States and shall indicates the whethers it intends to exercise jurisdiction. Article 7 the Contracting State in the territory of which the alleged offender is found shall, if it does not, be obliged him, the extradit without exception whatsoever and whethers or not the offenc was committed in its territory, to submit the case to its competent authorities for the purpose of the prosecution. Those authorities shall take their decision in the same manner as in the case of any ordinary offenc of a serious nature under the law of that State. Article 8 1. Shall be deemed of the offenc to be included as a extraditabl in any extradition treaty existing offenc between Contracting States. Contracting States undertak to include the extraditabl axis of the offenc offenc in every extradition treaty to be concluded between them. 2. If a Contracting State which makes extradition conditional on the existenc of a treaty receive a request for extradition from another Contracting State with which it has extradition treaty, it may at from its option consider this Convention as the legal basis for extradition in respect of the offenc. Extradition shall be subject to the other conditions provided by the law of the requested State. 3. the Contracting States which do not make extradition conditional on the existenc of a treaty shall recognize the authority of the extraditabl axis of the offenc offenc between themselves subject to the conditions provided by the law of the requested State. 4. Each of the offenc shall be treated of, for the purpose of extradition between Contracting States, as if it had been committed not only in the place in which it occurred but also in the territories of the States required to establish their jurisdiction in accordanc with article 5, paragraph 1 (b), (c) and (d). Article 9 the Contracting States which establish joint air transport operating organizations or international operating agencies, which operate aircraft which are the subject of the international registration or the joint shall, by appropriate means, for each aircraft designat the State among them which shall exercise the jurisdiction and have the attributes of the State of registration for the purpose of this Convention and shall give notice thereof to the International Civil Aviation Organization which shall communicate the notice to a11 States parties to this Convention. Article 10 1. Contracting States shall, in accordanc with international and national law, endeavour to take all of the "practicabl for the purpose of preventing the offenc mentioned in the article of 1.2. When, due to the commission of one of the offenc's mentioned in the article 1, a flight has been delayed or interrupted, any Contracting State in whose territory the aircraft or passenger or crew are present shall facilitat the continuation of the journey of the passenger and crew as soon sharp practicabl, and shall without delay return the aircraft and its cargo to the persons lawfully entitled to the possession thereof. Article 11 1. Contracting States shall afford one another the greatest measure of assistance in connection with criminal proceedings brough in respect of the offenc. The law of the State requested shall apply in all cases. 2. The provision of paragraph 1 of this article shall not be under any obligation affec other treaty, bilateral or multilaterals, which govern or will govern, in whole or in part, mutual assistance in criminal matters. Article 12 Any Contracting State having reason to believe that one of the offenc's mentioned in article 1 will be committed shall, in accordanc with its national law, furnish any relevant information in its possession to those States which it believe in would be the States mentioned in article 5, paragraph 1 article 13 Each Contracting State shall in accordanc with its national law report to the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization as promptly as possible any relevant information in its possession concerning: (a) the Council of the offenc circumstanc; (b) the action taken to the article 10, pursuan paragraph 2; (c) the measure taken in relations of the offender or the alleged offender and the, in particular, the results of any extradition proceedings or other legal proceedings. Article 14 1. Any dispute between two or more Contracting States concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention which cannot be settled through negotiation, 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 by request in conformity with the Statute of the Court. 2. Each State may at the time of signature or ratification of this Convention or accession declare theret, that it does not consider itself bound by the preceding paragraph. The other Contracting States shall not be bound by the preceding paragraph with respect to any Contracting State having made such a reservation. 3. Any Contracting State having made a reservation in accordanc with the preceding paragraph may at any time withdraw this reservation by notification to the Depositary Governments. Article 15 1 shall be. this Convention open for signature at Montreal on 23 September 1971, by States participating in the International Conference on Air Law held at Montreal from 8 to 23 September 1971 (hereinafter referred to as the Montreal Conference). After 10 October 1971, the Convention shall be open to all States for signature in Moscow, London and Washington. Any State which does not sign this Convention before its entry into force in accordanc with paragraph 3 of this article may accede to it at any time. 2. This Convention shall be subject to ratification by the signatory States. Instruments of ratification and accession shall be deposited instruments of with the Governments of the Union of the Socialist Republic of Sov, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America, which are hereby designated the Depositary Governments. 3. This Convention shall enter into force thirty days following the date of the deposit of the instrument of ratification by ten States signatory to this Convention which participated in the Montreal Conference. 4. For other States, this Convention shall enter into force on the date of entry into force of this Convention in accordanc with paragraph 3 of this article, or thirty days following the date of deposit of their instrument of ratification or accession, whichever is later. 5. the Depositary Governments shall promptly of the inform all signatory and acceding States of the date of each signature, the date of deposit of each instrument of ratification or accession, the date of entry into force of this Convention, and other notices. 6. As soon as this Convention comes into force, it shall be registered by the Depositary Governments to the article 102 pursuan of the Charter of the United Nations and to article 83 pursuan of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago, 1944). Article 16 1 Any Contracting State may denounc. this Convention by written notification to the Depositary Governments. 2. Denunciation shall take effect six months following the date on which notification is received by the Depositary Governments. In WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, being duly authorized to theret Plenipotentiar by their Governments, have signed this Convention. Done at Montreal, this twenty-third day of September, one thousand nine hundred and seventy-one, in three originals, each being drawn up in four authentic texts in the English, French, Russian and Spanish languages.

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, the done at Montreal on 23 September 1971, the States parties TO this PROTOCOL CONSIDERING that unlawful acts of violence which endanger or are likely to endanger the safety of persons at airports serving international civil aviation or which jeopardiz the safe operation of such airports undermin the confidence of the peoples of the world in safety at such airports and disturb the safe and orderly conduct of civil aviation for all States; CONSIDERING that the occurrence of such acts is a matter of grave concern to the international community and that, for the purpose of deterring such acts, there is an urgent need to provide appropriate measure for punishment of the offender; CONSIDERING that it is not a provision of the adop cessary supplementary to those of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, the done at Montreal on 23 September 1971, to deal with such unlawful acts of violence at airports serving international civil aviation: have AGREED AS follows: article I this Protocol supplements the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, the , done at Montreal on 23 September 1971 (hereinafter referred to as "the Convention"), and, as between the parties to this Protocol, the Convention and the Protocol shall be read and interpreted together as one single instrument. Article II 1. In article 1 of the Convention, the following shall be added as new paragraph 1 bis: "(I) bis. Any person commit an offenc if he unlawfully and intentionally, using any device, substance or weapon: (a) perform an act of violence against a person at an airport serving international civil aviation which causes or is likely to cause serious injury or death; or (b) destroy or seriously damage the facilities of an airport serving international civil aviation or aircraft not in service located thereon or disrupt the services of the airport, if such an act is likely to endanger or endanger safety at that airport. " 2. In paragraph 2 (a) of article 1 of the Convention, the following words shall be inserted after the words "paragraph 1": "or paragraph 1 bis". Article III In the article 5 of the Convention, the following shall be added as paragraph 2 bis: "2 bis. Each Contracting State shall take such a likewis measure may not be the axis of its jurisdiction over the cessary establish the offenc mentioned in the article 1 bis, paragraph 1, and in article 1, paragraph 2, in so far as that paragraph relate to those of the offenc, in the case where the alleged offender is present in its territory and it does not extradit him to it in article 8 it pursuan the State mentioned in paragraph 1 (a) of this article. " Article IV this Protocol shall be open for signature at Montreal on 24 February 1988 by States participating in the International Conference on Air Law held at Montreal from 9 to 24 February 1988 After 1 March 1988, the Protocol shall be open for signature to all States in London, Moscow, Washington and Montreal, until it enter into force in accordanc with article Vl. Article V 1. This Protocol shall be subject to ratification by the signatory States. 2. Any State which is not a Contracting State to the Convention may ratify.â this Protocol if at the same time it or accede to it of ratif the Convention in accordanc with article 15 thereof. 3. the Instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Governments of the Union of the Socialist Republic of Sov, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America or the International Civil Aviation Organization with the, which are hereby designated the Depositar. Article 1 As soon as ten Vl of the signatory States have deposited their instruments of ratification of this Protocol, it shall enter into force between them on the thirtieth day after the date of the deposit of the tenth the instrument of ratification. It shall enter into force for each State which deposits its instrument of ratification after that date on the thirtieth day after deposit of its instrument of ratification. 2. As soon as this Protocol enter into force, it shall be registered by the Depositar pursuan to article to 102 of the Charter of the United Nations and to article 83 pursuan of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago, 1944). Article VII 1 this Protocol shall, after it has entered into force, be open for accession by any non-signatory State. 2. Any State which is not a Contracting State to the Convention may accede to this Protocol if at the same time it or accede to it of ratif the Convention in accordanc with article 15 thereof. 3. Instruments of accession shall be deposited with the accession shall take Depositar and effect on the thirtieth day after the deposit. Article VIII 1. Any Party to this Protocol may denounc it by written notification addressed to the Depositar. 2. Denunciation shall take effect six months following the date on which notification is received by the Depositar. 3. Denunciation of this Protocol shall not of itself have the effect of denunciation of the Convention. 4. Denunciation of the Convention by a Contracting State to the Convention as supplemented by this Protocol shall also have the effect of denunciation of this Protocol. Article IX 1. Shall promptly notify the signatory to all Depositar and acceding States to this Protocol and all signatory and acceding States to the Convention: (a) of the date of each signature and the date of deposit of each instrument of ratification of, or accession to, this Protocol, and (b) of the receipt of any notification of denunciation of this Protocol and the date thereof. 2. The Depositar shall also notify the States referred to in the paragraph 1 of the date on which this Protocol enter into force in accordanc with article VI. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, being duly authorized to theret Plenipotentiar by their Governments, have signed this Protocol. Done at Montreal on the twenty-fourth day of February of the year one Thousand Nine Hundred and Eighty-eight, in four originals, each being drawn up in four authentic texts in the English, French, Russian and Spanish languages.

Convention on the fight against illegal activities that jeopardise the security of civil aviation, signed in Montreal on 23 September 1971. Countries-parties to this Convention, considering that the security of civil aviation oriented activities threaten illegal persons and property, seriously affect the safety of air traffic and to undermine the faith of the peoples of the world civil aviation security; Considering that such actions provoked serious concern; Considering that, in order to prevent such actions, there is an urgent need to identify appropriate measures for punishment of the criminals; Have agreed as follows: article 1 1. any person commits an offence if they unlawfully and intentionally: (a)) aircraft in flight during the Act of violence against any person if the Act of violence could endanger the safety of that aircraft; or (b)) destroyed the in-service aircraft, or causing it damage, which resulted in the aircraft is not valid for the flight, or who threaten its safety in flight; or (c)) insert into an existing aircraft, any device or substance or promoting their insertion, which can destroy that aircraft, or to cause damage, which resulted in the aircraft is not valid for the flight or endangering the safety of the flight; or (d)) destroyed or damaged in the air navigation facilities or interferes with their operation, if any such action could endanger the safety of aircraft in flight; or e) knowingly provides false information, creating a threat to the safety of aircraft in flight. 2. any person commits an offence if: (a)) trying to do some of the crimes referred to in paragraph 1; or (b)) are complicit in a person who commits or attempts to commit any such crime. Article 2 of this Convention: a) the aircraft is considered to be in flight from the moment the passenger boarding is closed all of the outer door, until any of these doors are opened for disembarkation; the forced landing in case it is considered that the flight will continue until the competent authorities take responsibility for the aircraft, persons or property on it; b) an aircraft is considered to be in service from the time when the service staff or crew that will carry out the flight, ground launched the preparation of the flight until after any aircraft landing in the past twenty-four hours; the operational phase will in any case continue all the time while the aircraft in accordance with this article, an "a" item on the flight. Article 3 each Member State for the offences referred to in article 1 to undertake strict penalties. 4. Article 1 this Convention shall not apply to aircraft used in military, customs and police services. 2. Article 1, paragraph 1, "a", "b", "c" and "e" in the cases provided for in subparagraphs to this Convention will apply irrespective of whether the aircraft carried out international flights or domestic flight, only if: (a) real or intended) aircraft take-off or landing place is outside this country of registration of the aircraft; or (b) the offence was committed) in the territory of a State which is not a reģistrētājvalst aircraft. 3. Notwithstanding paragraph 2 of this article, article 1, paragraph 1, "a", "b", "c" and "e" in the cases provided for in subparagraphs to this Convention will apply even if the offender or the alleged offender is found in the territory of a State which is not the country of registration of the aircraft. 4. in respect of article 9 and the States referred to in article 1, paragraph 1, "a", "b", "c" and "e" in the cases specified in subparagraphs to this Convention will not be applied, if paragraph 2 of this article, the "a" in point place is located in one of the article 9 of the above countries, except where the offence is committed or the offender or the alleged offender is found in the territory of another State. 5. Article 1, paragraph 1 "d" in the cases provided for in this Convention shall apply only if the air navigation equipment are used in international air navigation. 6. paragraph 2., 3., 4. and 5. the provisions of paragraph 1 shall be applied also to article 1 in the cases provided for in paragraph 1. 1. Article 5, each Member State shall take the necessary measures to ensure that its jurisdiction over the offences in the following cases: (a) if the offence committed that) territory; (b) if the offence) against aircraft or committed on board an aircraft registered in that State; (c)) if the aircraft which the offence, make a stop in its territory and the alleged offender still on it; (d) if the offence) is facing the aircraft or committed on board an aircraft leased without crew to a lessee whose principal place of business or, if the tenant does not have such places of business, habitual residence is in that State. 2. each Member State shall take all necessary measures to ensure that its jurisdiction over article 1, paragraph 1, "a", "b" and "c" points, as well as article 1, paragraph 2, in so far as the offences referred to in this paragraph shall apply to the following offences, if the alleged offender is situated in its territory and it does not succeed him in accordance with article 8 paragraph 1 of this article, in these countries. 3. this Convention does not exclude any criminal jurisdiction in accordance with the implementation of the national law. Article 6 1. If the Convention, within the territory of which the offender or the alleged offender, considers that it is necessary so that the person detained or take other measures to ensure that person's presence. Detention and other measures needed to be applied in accordance with the law of that State, but they may be applied only as long as necessary, to initiate criminal or extradition procedure. 2. the State shall immediately take the fact of previous investigations. 3. Each, in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article, the detained person will be assisted, so that it can immediately contact the nearest competent representative of the State of which a citizen is that person. 4. when a State, pursuant to this article are seized, the person must immediately notify the paragraph 1 of article 5 countries, the country of which the person is detained, and if it considers it desirable, other interested States of the fact that such person is suspended, as well as the reasons for the detention. The State, which carries out paragraph 2 of this article set out in the previous investigation, these countries will immediately notify the associated messages, and indicate whether it intends to exercise jurisdiction. Article 7 If the Member State in whose territory the alleged offender is found, she fails, without exception and regardless of whether the offence was committed in its territory, to transfer the case to the competent national authorities to conduct criminal proceedings. These institutions, in accordance with the national legal rules in force in a decision has to be taken as in the case of a serious crime. 8. Article 1 should be considered as Offences to be included in any agreement concluded between the Member States on the issue as the issue exposed to delinquency. Member States shall undertake these offences as offences subject to extradition, to include in any agreement on the issue, which they conclude in the future. 2. If the Member State which considers that the issue depends on the contract, receives a request for extradition from another Member State with which it has no extradition treaty, it shall in its discretion concerning the offence may consider this Convention as the legal basis for extradition. Extradition is carried out in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in the terms provided that the request for extradition is submitted. 3. Member States which determines that the issue depends on the contract has been concluded, in their mutual relations the following offenses shall be deemed subject to extradition, in accordance with its national, who filed a request for extradition, the provisions of the law. 4. for the purposes of extradition offences Member States consider not only made it to the site, but also in the territories of the countries which, owing to its jurisdiction in accordance with article 5, paragraph 1, "b", "c" and "d" section. Article 9 of this Convention, the Member States, which set up a joint air traffic organization or international agencies, which operate jointly or internationally registered aircraft, the way down from their country, which will be implemented for the purposes of the Convention, jurisdiction over the aircraft and with attributes of the country of registration, and notify the international civil aviation organization, which in turn sends this notification to all Member States of this Convention. 10. Article 1, in accordance with international law and national legislation, Member States will endeavour to take all practicable steps to prevent the offences referred to in article 1. 2. If the offence referred to in article 1 in the results of the flight has been delayed or interrupted, any Member State in whose territory the aircraft, passengers or crew, will take steps to its passengers and crew as soon as possible to continue the path and, without delay, give the aircraft and its cargo to the rightful owners. Article 11 Member States shall give each other the greatest possible assistance in respect of criminal proceedings, which started in connection with the above offenses. In all cases will be suitable to its national rules, which filed the request. 2. paragraph 1 of this article shall not affect the obligations laid down in any other bilateral or multilateral agreement, which fully or partially regulated or regulate mutual assistance krimināljautājumo. Article 12, the Member State which has reason to believe that will be any of the offences referred to in article 1, in accordance with their national law provides States which in its opinion meet the paragraph 1 of article 5 countries listed in any of the relevant information. Article 13 each Member State in accordance with its national law as soon as possible notify the international civil aviation organization Council any available relevant information about: (a) the circumstances of the offence); (b)) the action taken pursuant to article 10 (2); c) measures taken with regard to the offender or the alleged offender, and especially any picking or other legal action. 1. Article 14 any of two or more Member States, the dispute about the interpretation or application of this Convention which cannot be settled through negotiation shall, at the request of one Member State shall be submitted to arbitration in the resolution. If within six months of the request for dispute settlement, States fail to agree on the Organization of the arbitration, any of those countries, in accordance with the Statute of the International Court of Justice, can turn to this Court with a request to resolve the dispute. 2. for Each State ratifying this Convention or signing or acceding to it, have the right to declare that it does not consider the previous point on the binding. The other Member States the previous point will not be binding to any Member State which made such a reservation. 3. any Member State which, in accordance with the preceding paragraph made such reservation, the reservation at any time be withdrawn by sending a note to the depositary Governments. Article 15 this Convention 1 for signature is found, the 1971 Montreal September 23 countries participating in the international air law Conference, which was held in 1971 from 8 to 23 September (hereinafter called the Montreal Conference). After 10 October 1971, the Convention will be open to all States for signature in Moscow, London and Washington. Each State which does not sign this Convention pending its entry into force in accordance with paragraph 3 of this article may accede to it at any time. 2. States which have signed this Convention, it shall be subject to ratification. The instruments of ratification and instruments of accession must be handed over to the deposit of the United States, the Russian Federation and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which is designated as the depositary Governments. 3. this Convention shall enter into force thirty days after the ten Montreal Conference participated by the signing countries have submitted a deposit of the instruments of ratification. 4. for other States this Convention shall enter into force on the date of entry into force of this Convention in accordance with paragraph 3 of this article, or within thirty days after the deposit of instruments of ratification or accession of the submission, whichever is the later. 5. the depositary Governments shall promptly inform all States which have signed this Convention and acceded on each day of the signing, on a day when storage the deposit of the instrument of ratification or accession, the date of the entry into force of this Convention, as well as other notifications. 6. After the entry into force of this Convention, the depositary Governments of the Convention must be registered under the United Nations Charter, article 102, and the Convention on international civil aviation (Chicago, 1944). 83. article. 16. Article 1 of this Convention, any Member State may denounce this Convention by written notification to the depositary Governments. 2. Denunciation shall take effect six months after the date on which the Depositary Government has received the notification. In witness whereof, the Government to duly authorised representatives have signed this Convention. Signed the first one thousand nine hundred and seventy years of the twenty-third in September in Montreal in triplicate, each in English, French, Russian and Spanish languages, each text being equally authentic.

Protocol for the Suppression of unlawful acts of violence at airports serving international aviation, complementary to the Convention on the fight against illegal activities that jeopardise the security of civil aviation signed at Montreal on 24 February 1988 in countries party to this Protocol, taking into account that illegal violence, threatening or could endanger the safety of persons at airports serving international civil aviation, or threaten the safe operation of such airports undermine the world's Nations, faith in the safety of such airports and disturb all national civil aviation safe and proper operation; Taking into account that such legislation causes serious concern of the international community and that to prevent such acts, to ensure the punishment of the offender necessary measures; In view of the need to adopt provisions on unlawful acts of violence at airports serving international civil aviation, to complement the Convention on the fight against illegal acts that jeopardise the security of civil aviation, adopted on 23 September 1971; Have agreed as follows: article I of this Protocol supplements the Convention on the fight against illegal acts that jeopardise the security of civil aviation, adopted on 23 September 1971 (hereinafter referred to as "the Convention") and the parties to this Protocol, the Convention and the Protocol will be considered and will interpret as one document. 1. Article II of the Convention article 1 will be updated with new bis 1. ' 1. A Person commits a crime of the bis, if using any device, substance or weapon unlawfully and intentionally: (a) violence against person) take the airport serving international civil aviation, if this action cause or are likely to cause substantial damage to health or death; or (b) destroys or seriously damage) airports serving international civil aviation, machine or place the aircraft that are not exploited, or stop the airport job if this endangers or might endanger security in the airport. " 2. Article 1 of the Convention, paragraph 2 of point "a" after the words "paragraph 1" is included in the following words: "or" in paragraph 1 bis. Article III article 5 of the Convention will be supplemented by the following: "2. bis bis 2 each Member State shall take all necessary measures to ensure that its jurisdiction over article 1 bis and 1 article 1, paragraph 2, in so far as the offences referred to in this paragraph shall apply to such crimes, if the alleged offender is situated in its territory and it does not succeed him in accordance with article 8 paragraph 1 of this article, the" a "in these countries." Article IV this Protocol shall be open for signature on 24 February 1988 in Montreal in the countries that participated in the international civil aviation Conference, which was held in 1988 from 9 to 24 February. After 1 March 1988 until the date of its entry into force in accordance with article VI of the Protocol will be open to all States for signature in London, Moscow, Washington and Montreal. 1. Article v of this Protocol must be ratified by all States that it signed up. 2. for each State which is not a member of the Convention may ratify this Protocol if at the same time it ratifies or accedes to the Convention in accordance with article 15 of the Convention. 3. the instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the United States of America or the international civil aviation organization, which is hereby designated as depositary. 1. Article vi, after ten States which have signed this Protocol, deposit their instruments of ratification of the instruments, that these countries shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the date on which the tenth instrument of ratification submitted. For each State which deposits its instrument of ratification after that date, the Protocol shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the deposit of the instrument of ratification. 2. After the entry into force of this Protocol the depositary shall register in accordance with the United Nations Charter, article 102 and in accordance with the International Convention on civil aviation (Chicago, 1944) article 83. Article VII 1. After the entry into force of this Protocol, it shall be open to accession by any State which has not signed it. 2. for each State which is not a member of the Convention, may accede to this Protocol, if it shall be ratified at the Convention or accede to it, in accordance with article 15 of the Convention. 3. Instruments of accession shall be deposited with the depositary and the accession will enter into force on the thirtieth day after the date on which they will be placed in storage. Article VIII 1. each party to this Protocol may denounce it by sending a written notification to the depositary. 2. Denunciation shall take effect six months after the date on which the depositary has received the notification of denunciation. 3. denunciation of this Protocol the fact does not imply denunciation of the Convention. 4. If the State party denounced the Convention supplemented by this Protocol, the denunciation of this Protocol. Article IX 1. the depositary shall immediately notify all States which have signed this Protocol and the parties to this Protocol, and to all States which have signed the Convention and acceded to it: (a)) for each day and the date of signature of this Protocol when each instrument of ratification or accession is deposited, and (b)) for each statement, which denounced the Protocol receipt, indicating the date of receipt. 2. the depositary to notify 1 days in those countries in which, in accordance with article VI of the Protocol enters into force. In witness whereof, the duly authorized government representatives signed the Protocol. Signed in Montreal in one thousand nine hundred and eighty-eight twenty-fourth day of February in four originals, each in the English, French, Russian and Spanish languages, each text being equally authentic.