The United Nations and Terrorism [electronic resource] : Germany, Multilateralism, and Antiterrorism Efforts in the 1970s /
Blumenau, Bernhard.author.
This is a study that examines United Nations' efforts against terrorism in the 1970s and how West Germany came to influence and lead them. It is also an account of several hostage and hijacking crises as well as a look at German domestic terrorism.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Domestic Terrorism in Germany inthe 1970s; '1968' and the student movement; Terrorism in Germany: 'The war of 6 against 60,000,000'; The Red Army Faction; The Movement Second of June; The Revolutionary Cells (RC); Right-wing terrorism; The international connections of German terrorists; The state's reactions; Reactions at the operational level: the police; Reactions at the legal level: new legislation; 2 Case Studies in InternationalTerrorism: Hostage Crises andHijackings
The warning: the kidnapping of Ambassador von Spretiin Guatemala in 1970The embarrassment: the Munich hostage crisis of 1972; The hostage-taking; The aftermath and the Zagreb hijacking; The reminder: the Khartoum embassy crisis of 1973; The window of opportunity: the OPEC siege of 1975; The hostage crisis; The aftermath: to extradite or not to extradite?; 'The German silence': the Entebbe hijacking of 1976; The hijacking crisis; West Germany's tactical ambiguity; The aftermath: Entebbe at the UN; The rehabilitation: the Landshut hijacking of 1977; The crisis; The aftermath of the crisis
3 The Ad Hoc Committee onInternational Terrorism, theDiplomats Convention, and OtherEarly UN Efforts against TerrorismGermany and the United Nations; Setting the stage: Germany, international terrorism,and the UN; The 1972 UN Ad Hoc Committee on international terrorism; The 1973 Diplomats Convention; The UN negotiations for an international convention for theprotection of diplomats; West Germany and the Diplomats Convention; The 1973 Belgian proposal for a convention against thetaking of hostages; West German initiatives in 1975; 4 The UN Hostages Convention:Drafting and Launch
The West German initiative takes shapeThe Entebbe crisis and the launch of the German project; The first background negotiations for the InternationalConvention against the Taking of Hostages; The hostages initiative as a General Assemblyagenda item; The South African connection: Bonn's condemnationin the Fourth Committee; Where do we go from here? The convention project in theSixth Committee in 1976; 5 The UN Hostages Convention:Negotiations and Adoption; The Ad Hoc Committee for a convention againstthe taking of hostages; The Ad Hoc Committee and the convention text
The Landshut hijacking and the Hostages ConventionnegotiationsThe side story: the Austro-Japanese initiative for the safetyof international civil aviation in 1977; The renewal of the mandate of the Hostages Conventioncommittee in 1977; The Geneva talks in 1978; The General Assembly in 1978; Breakthrough: the Geneva session in 1979; The adoption of the Hostages Convention in 1979; Looking back at the negotiations for the HostagesConvention; Conclusions: Germany and UNAntiterrorism Efforts in the 1970sand Beyond; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This is a study that examines United Nations' efforts against terrorism in the 1970s and how West Germany came to influence and lead them. It is also an account of several hostage and hijacking crises as well as a look at German domestic terrorism.
United Nations. Ad Hoc Committee on International Terrorism.
International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages (1979).
Europe—History.
Europe, Central—History.
World history.
History, Modern.
Military history.
Terrorism.
Political violence.
European History.
History of Germany and Central Europe.
World History, Global and Transnational History.
Modern History.
History of Military.
Terrorism and Political Violence.