Drafting of an International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages

A/RES/32/148View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 119 Drafting of an international convention against the taking of hostages, published in 1978.

What other versions does this mandate have?

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	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

2 subjects

Hostages Treaties

What’s in this document?

6 operative paragraphs

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Takes note of the repmt of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Drafting of an International Convention against the Taking of Hostages;

Decides that the Ad Hoc Committee, as constituted,28 should continue, in accordance with paragraph 3 of General Assembly resolution 31/103, to draft at thc earliest possible date an international convention against the taking of hostages and, 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 ítem at the thirty-second session of the Assembly;

Invites Governments to submit, or to bring up to date, suggestions and proposals for consideration by the Ad Hoc Committee;

Requests the Secretary-General to r,ender ali assistance to the Ad Hoc Committee, including the preparation of summary records of its meetings;

Requests the Ad Hoc Committee to submit its report and to make every effort to submit a draft convention against the taking of hostages to the General Assembly at its thirty-third session;

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

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30 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-first

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