NCJ Number
20555
Journal
COMMUNITA INERNAZIONALE Volume: 26 Issue: 2 Dated: (APRIL 1971) Pages: 266-281
Date Published
1977
Length
16 pages
Annotation
ANALYSIS OF THE VARIOUS INTERNATIONAL TREATIES, DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF AERIAL HIJACKING.
Abstract
FOCUSSING ON THE ESSENTIALLY INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER OF MOST HIJACKINGS, THE AUTHOR NOTES THE DIFFICULTIES OF EXTRADITING INDIVIDUALS FOR AN OFFENSE WHICH THEY CLAIM IS POLITICAL IN NATURE, SINCE POLITICAL OFFENSES HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN EXCLUDED FROM EXTRADITION AGREEMENTS. AGREEMENTS ALONE ARE INADEQUATE TO COMBAT HIJACKING; THERE IS ALSO A NEED FOR COORDINATED AND PARALLEL MECHANISMS IN INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS OF THE TREATIES. --IN ITALIAN...PLO