prop · H50373 · 2017-12-28 00:00:00 — 4.With respect to the States Parties mentioned in Article 15 and in the cases set forth in subparagraphs (a), (b), (c), (e), (f), (g), (h) and (i) 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 15, unless the offence 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 provisions of paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5 of this Article shall also apply in the cases contemplated in paragraph 4 of Article 1. Nothing in this Convention shall affect other rights, obligations and responsibilities of States and individuals under international law, in particular the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, the Convention on and international humanitarian law. 2.The activities of armed forces during an armed conflict, as those terms are understood under international humanitarian law, which are governed by that law are not governed by this Convention, and the activities undertaken by military forces of a State in the exercise of their official duties, inasmuch as they are governed by other rules of international law, are not governed by this Convention. 3.The provisions of paragraph 2 of this Article shall not be interpreted as condoning or making lawful otherwise unlawful acts, or precluding prosecution under other laws. Nothing in this Convention shall affect the rights, obligations and responsibilities under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, signed at , and on 1 1968, the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction, signed at , and on , or the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, signed at on 13 January 1993, of States Parties to such treaties. 1.Each State Party shall take such measures as may be necessary to establish its jurisdiction over the offences set forth in Article 1 in the following cases: (a)when the offence is committed in the territory of that State; (b)when the offence is committed against or on board an aircraft registered in that State; (c)when the aircraft on board which the offence is committed lands in its territory with the alleged offender still on board; (d)when the offence is committed against or on board an aircraft leased without crew to a lessee whose principal place of business or, if the lessee has no such place of business, whose permanent is in that State; (e)when the offence is committed by a national of that State. 2.Each State Party may also establish its jurisdiction over any such offence in the following (a)when the offence is committed against a national of that State; (b)when the offence is committed by a stateless person whose habitual is in the territory of that State. 3.Each State Party shall likewise take such measures as may be necessary to establish its jurisdiction over the offences set forth in Article 1, in the case where the alleged offender is present in its territory and it does not extradite that person pursuant to Article 12 to any of the States Parties that have established their jurisdiction in accordance with the applicable paragraphs of this Article with regard to those offences. 4.This Convention does not exclude any criminal jurisdiction exercised in accordance with national law. 1.Upon being satisfied that the circumstances so warrant, any State Party in the territory of which the offender or the alleged offender is present, shall take that person into custody or take other measures to ensure that person’s presence. The custody and other measures shall be as provided in the law of that State but may only be continued for such time as is necessary to enable any criminal or extradition proceedings to be instituted. 2.Such State shall immediately make a preliminary enquiry into the facts. 3.Any person in custody pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article shall be assisted in communicating immediately with the nearest appropriate representative of the State of which that person is a national. 4.When a State Party, pursuant to this Article, has taken a person into custody, it shall immediately notify the States Parties which have established jurisdiction under paragraph 1 of Article 8 and established jurisdiction and notified the Depositary under subparagraph (a) of paragraph 4 of Article 21 and, if it considers it advisable, any other interested States of the fact that such person is in custody and of the circumstances which warrant that person’s detention. The State Party which makes the preliminary enquiry contemplated in paragraph 2 of this Article shall promptly report its findings to the said States Parties and shall indicate whether it intends to exercise jurisdiction. The State Party in the territory of which the alleged offender is found shall, if it does not extradite that person, be obliged, without exception whatsoever and whether or not the offence was committed in its territory, to submit the case to its competent authorities for the purpose of prosecution. Those authorities shall take their decision in the same as in the case of any ordinary offence of a serious nature under the law of that State. person who is taken into custody, or regarding whom any other measures are taken or proceedings are being carried out pursuant to this Convention, shall be guaranteed fair treatment, including enjoyment of all rights and guarantees in conformity with the law of the State in the territory of which that person is present and applicable provisions of international law, including international human rights law. 1.The offences set forth in Article 1 shall be deemed to be included as extraditable offences in any extradition treaty existing between States Parties. States Parties undertake to include the offences as extraditable offences in every extradition treaty to be concluded between them. 2.If a State Party which makes extradition conditional on the existence of a treaty receives a request for extradition from another State Party with which it has no extradition treaty, it may at its option consider this Convention as the legal basis for extradition in respect of the offences set forth in Article 1. Extradition shall be subject to the other conditions provided by the law of the requested State. 3.States Parties which do not make extradition conditional on the existence of a treaty shall recognize the offences set forth in Article 1 as extraditable offences between themselves subject to the conditions provided by the law of the requested State. 4.Each of the offences shall be treated, for the purpose of extradition between States Parties, as if it had been committed not only in the place in which it occurred but also in the territories of the States Parties required to establish their jurisdiction in accordance with subparagraphs (b), (c), (d) and (e) of paragraph 1 of Article 8, and who have established jurisdiction in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 8. 5.The offences set forth in subparagraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph 5 of Article 1 shall, for the purpose of extradition between States Parties, be treated as equivalent. None of the offences set forth in Article 1 shall be regarded, for the purposes of extradition or mutual legal assistance, as a political offence or as an offence connected with a political offence or as an offence inspired by political motives. Accordingly, a request for extradition or for mutual legal assistance based on such an offence may not be refused on the sole ground that it concerns a political offence or an offence connected with a political offence or an offence inspired by political motives. Nothing in this Convention shall be interpreted as imposing an obligation to extradite or to afford mutual legal assistance if the requested State Party has substantial grounds for believing that the request for extradition for offences set forth in Article 1 or for mutual legal assistance with respect to such offences has been made for the purpose of prosecuting or punishing a person on account of that person’s race, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, political opinion or gender, or that compliance with the request would cause prejudice to that person’s position for any of these reasons. The States Parties which establish joint air transport operating organizations or international operating agencies, which operate aircraft which are subject to joint or international registration shall, by appropriate means, designate for each aircraft the State among them which shall exercise the jurisdiction and have the attributes of the State of registry for the purpose of this Convention and shall give notice thereof to the Secretary General of the who shall communicate the notice to all States Parties to this Convention. 1.States Parties shall, in accordance with international and national law, endeavour to take all practicable measures for the purpose of preventing the offences set forth in Article 1. 2.When, due to the commission of one of the offences set forth in Article 1, a flight has been delayed or interrupted, any State Party in whose territory the aircraft or passengers or crew are present shall facilitate the continuation of the journey of the passengers and crew as soon as practicable, and shall without delay return the aircraft and its cargo to the persons lawfully entitled to possession. 1.States Parties shall afford one another the greatest measure of assistance in connection with criminal proceedings brought in respect of the offences set forth in Article 1. The law of the State requested shall apply in all cases. 2.The provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article shall not affect obligations under any other treaty, bilateral or multilateral, which governs or will govern, in whole or in part, mutual assistance in criminal matters. having reason to believe that one of the offences set forth in Article 1 will be committed shall, in accordance with its national law, furnish any relevant information in its possession to those States Parties which it believes would be the States set forth in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 8. Each State Party shall in accordance with its national law report to as promptly as possible any relevant information in its possession concerning: (a)the circumstances of the offence; (b)the action taken pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 16; (c)the measures taken in relation to the offender or the alleged offender and, in particular, the results of any extradition proceedings or other legal proceedings. 1.Any dispute between two or more States Parties 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 by request in conformity with the Statute of the Court. 2.Each State may at the time of signature, ratification, acceptance or approval of this Convention or accession thereto, declare that it does not consider itself bound by the preceding paragraph. The other States Parties shall not be bound by the preceding paragraph with respect to any State Party having made such a reservation. 3.Any State Party having made a reservation in accordance with the preceding paragraph may at any time withdraw this reservation by notification to the Depositary. 1.This Convention shall be open for signature in on by States participating in the Diplomatic Conference on held at from 30 to After , this Convention shall be open to all States for signature at the Headquarters of the in until it enters into force in accordance with Article 22. 2.This Convention is subject to ratification, acceptance or approval. The instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the Secretary General of the , which is hereby designated as the Depositary. 3.Any State which does not ratify, accept or approve this Convention in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article may accede to it at any time. The instrument of accession shall be deposited with the Depositary. 4.Upon ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to this Convention, each State Party: (a)shall notify the Depositary of the jurisdiction it has established under its national law in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 8, and immediately notify the Depositary of any change; and (b)may declare that it shall apply the provisions of subparagraph (d) of paragraph 4 of Article 1 in accordance with the principles of its criminal law concerning family exemptions from liability. This Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date of the deposit of the twenty-second instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession. 2.For each State ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to this Convention after the deposit of the twenty-second instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, this Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date of the deposit by such State of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession. 3.As soon as this Convention enters into force, it shall be registered with the United Nations by the Depositary. 1.Any State Party may denounce this Convention by written notification to the Depositary. 2.Denunciation shall take effect one year following the date on which notification is received by the Depositary. As between the States Parties, this Convention shall prevail over the following instruments: (a)the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of , Signed at on ; and (b)the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at , Supplementary to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of , Done at on , Signed at on 24 February 1988. The Depositary shall promptly inform all States Parties to this Convention and all signatory or acceding States to this Convention of the date of each signature, the date of deposit of each instrument of ratification, approval, acceptance or accession, the date of coming into force of this Convention, and other relevant information. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned Plenipotentiaries, having been duly authorized, have signed this Convention. DONE at on the tenth day of of the year Two Thousand and Ten in the English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish languages, all texts being equally authentic, such authenticity to take effect upon verification by the Secretariat of the Conference under the authority of the President of the Conference within ninety days hereof as to the conformity of the texts with one another. This Convention shall remain deposited in the archives of the , and certified copies thereof shall be transmitted by the Depositary to all Contracting States to this Convention. FÖR BEKÄMPANDE AV BROTT PÅ DEN INTERNATIONELLA CIVILA LUFTFARTENS OMRÅDE DE STATER SOM ÄR PARTER I DENNA KONVENTION, SOM ÄR DJUPT OROADE över att brott mot den civila luftfarten äventyrar säkerheten och skyddet för personer och egendom, allvarligt påverkar verksamheten för luftfart, flygplatser och flygnavigering, samt undergräver det förtroende som världens folk hyser för att den civila luftfarten bedrivs på ett säkert och ordnat sätt för alla stater, SOM KONSTATERAR att nya typer av hot mot den civila luftfarten gör att staterna måste vidta nya gemensamma åtgärder och tillämpa nya samarbetsmetoder, SOM ÄR ÖVERTYGADE omatt de för att bättre kunna hantera dessa hot behöver stärka den rättsliga ramen för internationellt samarbete för att förhindra och bekämpa brott mot den civila luftfarten, HAR KOMMIT ÖVERENS OM FÖLJANDE: 1.En brottslig handling begår den som rättsstridigt och uppsåtligen a)företar en våldshandling mot någon ombord på ett luftfartyg under flygning, om handlingen är ägnad att äventyra luftfartygets säkerhet, eller b)förstör ett luftfartyg i trafik eller tillfogar det skada som gör det oanvändbart för flygning eller som är ägnad att äventyra dess säkerhet under flygning, eller c)på ett luftfartyg i trafik placerar eller låter placera, oavsett på vilket sätt det sker, ett föremål eller ett ämne som är ägnat att förstöra luftfartyget, eller att tillfoga det skada, som gör det oanvändbart för flygning eller som är ägnad att äventyra dess säkerhet under flygning, eller d)förstör eller skadar en anläggning för flygnavigering eller stör verksamheten vid en sådan anläggning, om handlingen är ägnad att äventyra säkerheten för ett luftfartyg under flygning, eller e)meddelar uppgift som personen vet är falsk och därigenom äventyrar säkerheten för ett luftfartyg under flygning, eller f)använder ett luftfartyg i trafik i avsikt att förorsaka dödsfall, allvarlig kroppsskada eller allvarlig sak- eller miljöskada, eller g)släpper ut eller utlöser BCN-vapen eller explosiva, radioaktiva eller liknande ämnen från ett luftfartyg i trafik på ett sätt som förorsakar eller är ägnat att förorsaka dödsfall, allvarlig kroppsskada eller allvarlig sak- eller miljöskada, eller h)använder BCN-vapen eller explosiva, radioaktiva eller liknande ämnen mot eller ombord på ett luftfartyg i trafik på ett sätt som förorsakar eller är ägnat att förorsaka dödsfall, allvarlig kroppsskada eller allvarlig sak- eller miljöskada, eller i)ombord på ett luftfartyg transporterar, låter transportera eller möjliggör transport av 1)explosivt eller radioaktivt material, med vetskap om att det är avsett att användas för att förorsaka, eller, med eller utan villkor enligt nationell lagstiftning, hota att förorsaka dödsfall eller allvarlig kropps- eller sakskada med avsikten att injaga skräck i en befolkning eller att förmå en regering eller internationell organisation att utföra eller inte utföra en viss handling, eller 2)ett BCN-vapen, med vetskap om att det är ett sådant vapen, enligt definitionen i artikel 2, eller 3)atområbränsle, särskilt klyvbart material, eller utrustning eller material som är särskilt avsedda eller utformade för att bearbeta, använda eller producera särskilt klyvbart material, med vetskap om att de är avsedda att användas i verksamhet med kärnladdning eller annan kärnteknisk verksamhet som inte omfattas av säkerhetsåtgärder enligt ett avtal om säkerhetsåtgärder med , eller 4)utrustning, material eller programvara eller relaterad teknik som påtagligt bidrar till utformningen, tillverkningen eller spridningen av ett biologiskt vapen, kemiskt vapen eller kärnvapen utan lagenligt tillstånd och med avsikten att de ska användas för sådana ändamål. För verksamhet som inbegriper en konventionsstat, däribland verksamhet som bedrivs av en fysisk eller juridisk person som har tillstånd av en konventionsstat, ska det inte utgöra ett brott enligt punkterna 3 och 4 om transporten av dessa föremål eller material är förenlig med eller avsedd för ett ändamål eller en verksamhet som är förenlig med dess rättigheter, förpliktelser och skyldigheter enligt tillämpligt multilateralt ickespridningsavtal som staten är part i, däribland dem som avses i artikel 7. 2.En brottslig handling begår den som rättsstridigt och uppsåtligen med hjälp av ett föremål, ämne eller vapen a)företar en våldshandling mot någon på en flygplats för internationell civil luftfart som förorsakar eller är ägnad att förorsaka allvarlig skada eller dödsfall, eller b)förstör eller allvarligt skadar en flygplatsanläggning som används för internationell civil luftfart eller ett luftfartyg som inte är i trafik och som befinner sig på denna eller stör flygplatsens verksamhet, om en sådan handling äventyrar eller är ägnad att äventyra flygplatsens säkerhet. 3.En brottslig handling begår även den som a)hotar med att begå något av de brott som anges i punkt 1 a, b, c, d, f, g och h eller punkt 2 i denna artikel, eller b)rättsstridigt och uppsåtligen låter någon motta ett sådant hot, under omständigheter som tyder på att hotet är trovärdigt. 4.En brottslig handling begår även den som a)försöker begå något av de brott som anges i punkt 1 eller 2 i denna artikel, eller b)värvar eller instruerar andra att begå ett brott som anges i punkt 1, 2, 3 eller 4 a i denna artikel, eller c)medverkar till ett brott som anges i punkt 1, 2, 3 eller 4 a i denna artikel, eller d)rättsstridigt och uppsåtligen hjälper någon annan att undvika utredning, åtal eller straff, med vetskap om att personen har företagit en handling som utgör ett brott enligt punkt 1, 2, 3, 4 a, 4 b eller 4 c i denna artikel eller att personen av de brottsbekämpande myndigheterna är efterlyst eller har dömts för ett sådant brott. 5.Oavsett om en person faktiskt begår eller försöker begå något av de brott som anges i punkt 1, 2 eller 3 i denna artikel, ska varje konventionsstat, om uppsåt föreligger, även betrakta någon eller båda av följande handlingar som brott: a)Att med en eller flera personer komma överens om att begå ett brott som anges i punkt 1, 2 eller 3 i denna artikel och, om så krävs enligt nationell rätt, som inbegriper en handling som någon av deltagarna företar inom ramen för överenskommelsen. b)Att på något annat sätt medverka till att en grupp personer som handlar med ett gemensamt syfte begår ett eller flera av de brott som anges i punkt 1, 2 eller 3 i denna artikel, antingen i)i syfte att främja gruppens allmänna brottsliga verksamhet eller ändamål, där detta inbegriper något av de brott som anges i punkt 1, 2 eller 3 i denna artikel, eller ii)med vetskap om gruppens avsikt att begå något av de brott som anges i punkt 1, 2 eller 3 i denna artikel. Vid tillämpningen av denna konvention anses a)ett luftfartyg vara under flygning från det ögonblick då alla ytterdörrar stängs efter ombordstigningen till det ögonblick då någon av ytterdörrarna öppnas för avstigning; vid nödlandning ska flygningen anses fortsätta till dess behörig myndighet övertar ansvaret för luftfartyget och för personer och egendom ombord, b)ett luftfartyg vara i trafik från det ögonblick då markpersonal eller besättning börjar förbereda luftfartyget för en viss bestämd flygning till dess har förflutit efter landning; den tid luftfartyget är i trafik ska dock alltid omfatta hela den tid det anses vara under flygning enligt punkt a i denna artikel, c)”anläggning för luftnavigering” omfatta signaler, data, information eller system som behövs för att navigera luftfartyget, d)”giftig kemikalie” vara en kemikalie som genom sin kemiska inverkan på livsprocesserna kan förorsaka dödsfall, tillfällig funktionsnedsättning eller bestående skada på människor eller djur; detta omfattar alla sådana kemikalier, oavsett ursprung eller framställningssätt, och oavsett om de framställs i anläggningar, ammunition eller någon annanstans, e)”radioaktivt material” utgöra kärnämne och andra radioaktiva ämnen som innehåller nuklider, vilka genomgår spontan klyvning (en process som åtföljs av utsläpp av en eller flera typer av joniserande strålning, t.ex. alfa-, beta- och neutronpartiklar samt gammastrålning) och som, på grund av sina radiologiska eller klyvbara egenskaper, kan förorsaka dödsfall, allvarlig kroppsskada eller omfattande sak- eller miljöskada,