Drafting of an International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages

A/RES/31/103View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 123 Drafting of an international convention against the taking of hostages, published in 1977.

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3 versions · 1977–1979

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/33/19

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1979	A/RES/33/19	Drafting of an international Convention against the taking of hostages	400	21%Compare
1978	A/RES/32/148	Drafting of an International Convention against the Taking of Hostages	329	31%Compare
1977	A/RES/31/103	Drafting of an international convention against the taking of hostages	540	–

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6 subjects

Appointment of Members Conference and Meeting Services Establishment Hostages Members Treaties

What’s in this document?

6 operative paragraphs

Decides to establish an Ad Hoe Committee on the Drafting of an International Convention against the

Taking of Hostages, composed of thirty-five Member States;

Requests the President of the General Assembly, after consultations with the chairmen of the regional groups, to appoint the members of the Ad Hoe Committee on the basis of equitable geographical distribution and of representation of the principal legal systems of the world;

Requests the Ad Hoe Committee to draft at the earliest possible date an international convention against the taking of hostages and authorizes the Committee, in the fulfilment of its mandate, to consider suggestions and proposals from any State, bearing in mind the views expressed during the debate on this item at the thirtyfirst session of the General Assembly;

Requests the Secretary-General to afford the Ad Hoe Committee any assistance and provide it with all facilities it may require for the performance of its work, to provide the Committee with pertinent information on the taking of hostages and to ensure that summary records of the meetings of the Committee will be drawn up and submitted;

Requests the Ad Hoe Committee to submit its report and to make every effort to submit a draft convention to the General Assembly in good time for consideration at its thirty-second session and requests the Secretary-General to communicate the report to Member States;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-second session the item entitled "Drafting of an international convention against the taking of hostages".

2s Resolution 217 A (III).

24 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.

25 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75, No. 973, p. 287.

26 United States Treaties and Other International Agreements, vol. 22, part 2 (1971), p. 1644.

21 Ibid., vol. 24, part 1 (1973 ), p. 568.

2s Resolution 3166 (XXVIII), annex.

The President of the General Assembly subsequently i11- formed the Secretary-Genera/29 that he had appointed as members of the Ad Hoe Committee on the Drafting of an International Convention against the Taking of Hostages thirtythree of the thirty-five State.t to be appointed by him ill accordance with paragraph 2 of the abol'e resolutio11.

As a result, the Ad Hoe Committee is composed of the following Member State.s: ALGERIA, BARBADOS, CANADA, CHILE, DEMO· CRATIC YEMEN, DENMARK, EGYPT, FRANCE, GERMANY, FEDERAL

REPUBLIC OF, GUINEA, IRAN, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, KENYA, LESOTHO, LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, NICARAGUA, NIGERIA, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, SOMALIA, SURINAM, SWEDEN, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC, UNION OF SoVIET SoCIALIST REPUBLIC'S, UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, VENEZUELA and YUGOSLAVIA.

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