Verdrag tot bestrijding van het wederrechtelijk in zijn macht brengen van luchtvaartuigen

1. Any person commits an offence if that person unlawfully and intentionally seizes or exercises control of an aircraft in service by force or threat thereof, or by coercion, or by any other form of intimidation, or by any technological means.
2. Any person also commits an offence if that person:
a) makes a threat to commit the offence set forth in paragraph 1 of this Article; or
b) unlawfully and intentionally causes any person to receive such a threat,
under circumstances which indicate that the threat is credible.
3. Any person also commits an offence if that person:
a) attempts to commit the offence set forth in paragraph 1 of this Article; or
b) organizes or directs others to commit an offence set forth in paragraph 1, 2 or 3 (a) of this Article; or
c) participates as an accomplice in an offence set forth in paragraph 1, 2 or 3 (a) of this Article; or
d) unlawfully and intentionally assists another person to evade investigation, prosecution or punishment, knowing that the person has committed an act that constitutes an offence set forth in paragraph 1, 2, 3 (a), 3 (b) or 3 (c) of this Article, or that the person is wanted for criminal prosecution by law enforcement authorities for such an offence or has been sentenced for such an offence.
4. Each State Party shall also establish as offences, when committed intentionally, whether or not any of the offences set forth in paragraph 1 or 2 of this Article is actually committed or attempted, either or both of the following:
a) agreeing with one or more other persons to commit an offence set forth in paragraph 1 or 2 of this Article and, where required by national law, involving an act undertaken by one of the participants in furtherance of the agreement; or
b) contributing in any other way to the commission of one or more offences set forth in paragraph 1 or 2 of this Article by a group of persons acting with a common purpose, and such contribution shall either: (i) be made with the aim of furthering the general criminal activity or purpose of the group, where such activity or purpose involves the commission of an offence set forth in paragraph 1 or 2 of this Article; or
(ii) be made in the knowledge of the intention of the group to commit an offence set forth in paragraph 1 or 2 of this Article.
(i) be made with the aim of furthering the general criminal activity or purpose of the group, where such activity or purpose involves the commission of an offence set forth in paragraph 1 or 2 of this Article; or
(ii) be made in the knowledge of the intention of the group to commit an offence set forth in paragraph 1 or 2 of this Article.

Each State Party undertakes to make the offences set forth in Article 1 punishable by severe penalties.

1. Each State Party, in accordance with its national legal principles, may take the necessary measures to enable a legal entity located in its territory or organized under its laws to be held liable when a person responsible for management or control of that legal entity has, in that capacity, committed an offence set forth in Article 1. Such liability may be criminal, civil or administrative.
2. Such liability is incurred without prejudice to the criminal liability of individuals having committed the offences.
3. If a State Party takes the necessary measures to make a legal entity liable in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article, it shall endeavour to ensure that the applicable criminal, civil or administrative sanctions are effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Such sanctions may include monetary sanctions.

1. Elke staat die partij is kan in overeenstemming met zijn nationale rechtsbeginselen de nodige maatregelen nemen om een op zijn grondgebied gevestigde of overeenkomstig zijn wetgeving opgezette rechtspersoon aansprakelijk te kunnen stellen indien een persoon belast met het beheer van of toezicht op die rechtspersoon in die hoedanigheid een strafbaar feit als bedoeld in artikel 1 heeft gepleegd. Deze aansprakelijkheid kan strafrechtelijk, civielrechtelijk of bestuursrechtelijk zijn.
2. Deze aansprakelijkheid geldt onverminderd de strafrechtelijke aansprakelijkheid van de natuurlijke personen die de strafbare feiten hebben gepleegd.
3. Indien een staat die partij is de noodzakelijke maatregelen neemt om een rechtspersoon aansprakelijk te stellen in overeenstemming met het eerste lid van dit artikel, tracht hij er op toe te zien dat de toepasselijke strafrechtelijke, civielrechtelijke of bestuursrechtelijke sancties doeltreffend, evenredig en ontmoedigend zijn. Deze sancties kunnen geldelijke sancties omvatten.

1. For the purposes of this Convention, an aircraft is considered to be in service from the beginning of the pre-flight preparation of the aircraft by ground personnel or by the crew for a specific flight until twenty-four hours after any landing. In the case of a forced landing, the flight shall be deemed to continue until the competent authorities take over the responsibility for the aircraft and for persons and property on board.
2. This Convention shall not apply to aircraft used in military, customs or police services.
3. This Convention shall apply only if the place of take-off or the place of actual landing of the aircraft on board which the offence is committed is situated outside the territory of the State of registry of that aircraft; it shall be immaterial whether the aircraft is engaged in an international or domestic flight.
4. In the cases set forth in Article 5, this Convention shall not apply if the place of take-off and the place of actual landing of the aircraft on board which the offence is committed are situated within the territory of the same State where that State is one of those referred to in that Article.
5. Notwithstanding paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Article, Articles 6, 7, 7 bis, 8, 8 bis, 8 ter and 10 shall apply whatever the place of take-off or the place of actual landing of the aircraft, if the offender or the alleged offender is found in the territory of a State other than the State of registry of that aircraft.

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 International Civil Aviation 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.

1. Niets in dit Verdrag tast op enige wijze andere rechten, verplichtingen en verantwoordelijkheden aan van staten en individuen op grond van het internationaal recht, met name de doelstellingen en beginselen van het Handvest van de Verenigde Naties, het Verdrag inzake de internationale burgerluchtvaart en het internationaal humanitair recht.
2. De handelingen van strijdkrachten tijdens een gewapend conflict als gedefinieerd in en onderworpen aan het internationaal humanitair recht vallen niet onder dit Verdrag, evenmin als de handelingen ondernomen door de strijdkrachten van een staat bij de uitoefening van hun officiële taken, voor zover onderworpen aan andere bepalingen van het internationaal recht.
3. De bepalingen van het tweede lid van dit artikel mogen niet zodanig worden uitgelegd dat anderszins wederrechtelijke gedragingen zouden worden gebillijkt of gewettigd of dat vervolging op grond van andere wetten wordt belet.

1. Each State Party shall take such measures as may be necessary to establish its jurisdiction over the offences set forth in Article 1 and any other act of violence against passengers or crew committed by the alleged offender in connection with the offences, 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 residence 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 cases:
a) when the offence is committed against a national of that State;
b) when the offence is committed by a stateless person whose habitual residence 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 8 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.

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 International Civil Aviation Organization who shall communicate the notice to all States Parties to this Convention.

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 enquire 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 he 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 4, and established jurisdiction and notified the Depositary under paragraph 2 of Article 4 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 manner as in the case of any ordinary offence of a serious nature under the law of that State.

Any 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.

Iedere persoon die in hechtenis wordt genomen of tegen wie andere maatregelen worden getroffen of een procedure wordt ingesteld op grond van dit Verdrag, wordt een eerlijke behandeling verzekerd, met inbegrip van het genot van alle rechten en waarborgen in overeenstemming met het recht van de staat op het grondgebied waarvan die persoon zich bevindt en de toepasselijke bepalingen van het internationaal recht, met inbegrip van het internationaal recht inzake de rechten van de mens.

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 4 and who have established jurisdiction in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 4.
5. The offences set forth in subparagraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph 4 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.

Geen van de in artikel 1 bedoelde strafbare feiten wordt, ten behoeve van uitlevering of wederzijdse rechtshulp, aangemerkt als een politiek delict, een met een politiek delict samenhangend strafbaar feit of een strafbaar feit ingegeven door politieke motieven. Bijgevolg mag een verzoek om uitlevering of om wederzijdse rechtshulp op grond van een dergelijk strafbaar feit niet worden geweigerd uitsluitend op grond van het feit dat het een politiek delict, een met een politiek delict samenhangend strafbaar feit of een strafbaar feit ingegeven door politieke motieven betreft.

Niets in dit Verdrag mag zo worden uitgelegd dat het een verplichting tot uitlevering of tot het verlenen van wederzijdse rechtshulp zou inhouden indien de aangezochte staat die partij is ernstige redenen heeft om aan te nemen dat het verzoek om uitlevering met betrekking tot de in artikel 1 bedoelde strafbare feiten of om wederzijdse rechtshulp met betrekking tot dergelijke feiten is gedaan met de bedoeling een persoon te vervolgen of te bestraffen op grond van zijn ras, godsdienst, nationaliteit, etnische afkomst, politieke overtuiging of geslacht of dat inwilliging van het verzoek de positie van die persoon om een van deze redenen ongunstig zou kunnen beïnvloeden.

1. When any of the acts set forth in paragraph 1 of Article 1 has occurred or is about to occur, States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to restore control of the aircraft to its lawful commander or to preserve the commander’s control of the aircraft.
2. In the cases contemplated by the preceding paragraph, any State Party in which the aircraft or its 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 and other acts set forth in Article 4. 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.

Any State Party 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 4.

Een staat die partij is die redenen heeft te veronderstellen dat een van de strafbare feiten bedoeld in artikel 1 zal worden gepleegd, brengt, overeenkomstig zijn nationale recht, alle relevante informatie in zijn bezit ter kennis van die staten die partij zijn die naar zijn mening de in artikel 4, eerste en tweede lid, bedoelde staten zijn.

Each State Party shall in accordance 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 circumstances of the offence;
(b) the action taken pursuant to Article 9;
(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 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 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 Governments.

1. This Convention shall be open for signature at The Hague on 16 December 1970, by States participating in the International Conference on Air Law held at The Hague from 1 to 16 December 1970 (hereinafter referred to as The Hague Conference). After 31 December 1970, 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 accordance 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 instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Governments of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 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 instruments of ratification by ten States signatory to this Convention which participated in The Hague Conference.
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 thirty days following the date of deposit of their instruments of ratification or accession, whichever is later.
5. The Depositary Governments shall promptly 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 pursuant to Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations and pursuant to Article 83 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago, 1944).

1. Any State Party may denounce 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.