Convention on the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Relating to International Civil Aviation

Party

Saudi Arabia modified

• Reservations / Declarations: Yes

• added reservation
  Date unknown
  1. the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia shall establish jurisdiction over any offence committed in the cases specified in subparagraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph (2) of Article 8 of the Convention, in accordance with subparagraph (a) of paragraph (4) of Article 21 of the Convention; 2. the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia shall, in line with its relevant national regulations, apply the provisions of subparagraph (d) of paragraph (4) of Article 1 of the Convention, in accordance with subparagraph (b) of paragraph (4) of Article 21 of the Convention; 3. the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia does not consider itself bound by paragraph (1) of Article 20 of the Convention, concerning the settlement of disputes through referral to arbitration or to the International Court of Justice, in accordance with paragraph (2) of the same Article; 4. the accession of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Convention shall not, under any circumstances, be construed as entailing any obligation on the part of the Kingdom to cooperate, in any form, with countries with which it does not maintain diplomatic relations, within the framework of the said Convention.

Party

Saudi Arabia added

• Ratification: 24-04-2026 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-06-2026
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Party

Saint Kitts and Nevis modified

Party

Saint Kitts and Nevis added

• Ratification: 28-03-2025 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-05-2025
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Somalia added

• Ratification: 01-04-2025 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-06-2025
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

United Arab Emirates modified

• Ratification: 22-05-2025 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-07-2025
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• added reservation
  Date unknown
  At the time of accession, the United Arab Emirates made the following reservation: The Government of the United Arab Emirates, in accordance with paragraph (2) of article (20) of the Convention, hereby reserves the right to exclude the application of paragraph (1) of article (20).

Equatorial Guinea modified

Gabon modified

Portugal modified

Republic of the Congo modified

Party

Equatorial Guinea added

• Ratification: 13-11-2024 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-01-2025
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Party

Zimbabwe added

• Ratification: 29-08-2024 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-10-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Party

Luxembourg added

• Ratification: 19-11-2021 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-01-2022
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Mongolia added

• Ratification: 03-07-2024 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-09-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Rwanda added

• Ratification: 09-12-2021 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-02-2022
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Seychelles added

• Ratification: 15-12-2021 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-02-2022
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Namibia modified

• Ratification: 17-07-2024 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-09-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• added reservation
  Date unknown
  At the time of accession, Namibia made the following notification and declaration: Notification under Article 21(4)(a) Pursuant to subparagraph (a), paragraph 4 of Article 21 of the Beijing Convention 2010, Namibia notifies that it has, in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 8 of the said Convention, established jurisdiction under its national law, when the offence is committed against a national of Namibia as well as when the offence is committed by a stateless person whose habitual residence is in the territory of Namibia. Declaration under Article 21(4)(b) Pursuant to subparagraph (a), paragraph 4 of Article 21 of the Beijing Convention 2010, Namibia declares that it shall apply the provisions of subparagraph (d) of paragraph 4 of Article 1 of the said Convention in accordance with the principles of its criminal law concerning family exemptions from liability.

Party

Tunisia modified

• Ratification: 02-04-2024 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-06-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• added reservation
  Date unknown
  Upon accession to the Convention, the Tunisian Republic issued the following reservation: The Tunisian Republic issues the following reservation regarding the second sentence of Article 20 (1) of the Convention on the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Relating to International Civil Aviation adopted in Beijing on 10 September 2010: If within six months from the date of the request for arbitration the Parties are unable to agree on proceedings for arbitration, any of the Parties may refer the dispute to the International Court of Justice by submitting a request to that effect in conformity with the Statute of the Court.

Party

China modified

• Ratification: 18-08-2023 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-10-2023
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes

• added reservation
  18-08-2023
  Upon ratification of the Convention, the People’s Republic of China made the following declaration and notification, respectively: 1. The People’s Republic of China does not consider itself bound by the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 20 of the Beijing Convention; 2. Until further notice from the Government of the People’s Republic of China, the Beijing Convention does not apply to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China.

Slovakia modified

• Ratification: 30-11-2023 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-01-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• added reservation
  Date unknown
  In accordance with Article 21, paragraph 4, subparagraph a) of the Convention, the Slovak Republic notifies the Depositary of the establishment of its jurisdiction under its national law in accordance with Article 8, paragraph 2 of the Convention.

Party

Oman added

• Ratification: 27-01-2023 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-03-2023
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No