NCJ Number
20217
Date Published
1973
Length
237 pages
Annotation
THE GROWTH OF COMMERCIAL AVIATION HAS PROCEEDED AT A RATE THAT LIMITS THE CAPACITY OF SOCIETIES TO PREVENT AIRCRAFT FROM BEING USED TO ACHIEVE CRIMINAL OR POLITICAL ENDS.
Abstract
THIS BOOK REVIEWS THE VARIOUS LEGAL AND OTHER PREVENTIVE MEASURES THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES, BOTH INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY, TO LIMIT AERIAL HIJACKING. THE VARIOUS ELEMENTS OF THE CRIME ARE ANALYZED AND THE LEGISLATIVE ENACTMENTS OF A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES (ARGENTINA, CANADA, CUBA, FRANCE, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, ETC.) ARE DESCRIBED, AS WELL AS THE INTERNATIONAL TREATIES TO CONTROL SKYJACKING. THE TEXTS OF THE 1963 TOKYO, 1970 HAGUE, AND 1971 MONTREAL CONVENTIONS ON HIJACKING AND AERIAL PIRACY ARE APPENDED, ALONG WITH THOSE OF VARIOUS OTHER INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS. A SIX-PAGE BIBLIOGRAPHY AND AN AUTHOR INDEX ARE INCLUDED. --IN SPANISH