Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C00524:section:16:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C00524
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 16 (pt 2/9)
Character Range: 23933–26709

endanger his person or liberty;
     (c) a threat to commit any such attack;
     (d) an attempt to commit any such attack; and
     (e) an act constituting participation as an accomplice in any such attack
            shall be made by each State Party a crime under its internal law.
2. Each State Party shall make these crimes punishable by appropriate penalties which take into account their grave nature.
3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 of this article in no way derogate from the obligations of States Parties under international law to take all appropriate measures to prevent other attacks on the person, freedom or dignity of an internationally protected person.

Article 3
1. Each State Party shall take such measures as may be necessary to establish its jurisdiction over the crimes set forth in article 2 in the following cases:
     (a) when the crime is committed in the territory of that State or on board a ship or aircraft registered in that State;
     (b) when the alleged offender is a national of that State;
     (c) when the crime is committed against an internationally protected person as defined in article 1 who enjoys his status as such by virtue of functions which he exercises on behalf of that State.
2. Each State Party shall likewise take such measures as may be necessary to establish its jurisdiction over these crimes in cases where the alleged offender is present in its territory and it does not extradite him pursuant to article 8 to any of the States mentioned in paragraph 1 of this article.
3. This Convention does not exclude any criminal jurisdiction exercised in accordance with internal law.

Article 4
States Parties shall co‑operate in the prevention of the crimes set forth in article 2, particularly by:
     (a) taking all practicable measures to prevent preparations in their respective territories for the commission of those crimes within or outside their territories;
     (b) exchanging information and co‑ordinating the taking of administrative and other measures as appropriate to prevent the commission of those crimes.

Article 5
1. The State Party in which any of the crimes set forth in article 2 has been committed shall, if it has reason to believe that an alleged offender has fled from its territory, communicate to all other States concerned, directly or through the Secretary‑General of the United Nations, all the pertinent facts regarding the crime committed and all available information regarding the identity of the alleged offender.
2. Whenever any of the crimes set forth in article 2 has been committed against an internationally protected person, any State Party which has information concerning the victim and the circumstances of the crime shall endeavour to transmit it, under the conditions provided for