Hostages Convention
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title:
Hostages Convention
text:
The Hostages Convention is a United Nations treaty by which states agree to prohibit and punish hostage taking. The treaty includes definitions of "hostage" and "hostage taking" and sets out the principle of aut dedere aut judicare: a party to the treaty must prosecute a hostage taker if no other state requests extradition for prosecution of the same crime.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
1979 international criminal law treaty
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostages_Convention
date created:
date modified:
2023-12-17T20:03:29Z
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