Terrorist Bombings Convention
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The Terrorist Bombings Convention (formally the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings) is a 1997 United Nations treaty designed to criminalize terrorist bombings.
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International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings | |
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Type | Anti-terrorism, international criminal law |
Drafted | 15 December 1997 |
Signed | 12 January 1998 (1998-01-12)[1] |
Location | New York City, United States |
Effective | 23 May 2001 |
Condition | 22 ratifications |
Signatories | 58 |
Parties | 170 |
Depositary | United Nations Secretary-General |
Languages | Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish |
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The convention describes terrorist bombings as the unlawful and intentional use of explosives in public places with intention to kill, to injure, or to cause extensive destruction to compel a government or an international organization to do or to abstain from doing some act.
The convention also seeks to promote police and judicial co-operation to prevent, investigate and punish those acts.
As of September 2018, the convention has been ratified by 170 states.[2]