Study on aircraft hijacking from the perspective of legal mechanism

This thesis is composed of major parts, as well as the introduction and conclusion.The second part of this thesis provides an overview the offence of aircraft hijacking, providing the foundation for this thesis. This part defines and introduces the terminology of aircraft hijacking, the relationship between hijacking and aerial terrorism, the categories of aerial terrorism, a comparative analysis of the concept of aircraft hijacking, the historic evolution of hijacking, and the present situation and characters of hijacking.Next, the third part will conduct a comprehensive study of the international Conventions available for combating hijacking, including the Tokyo Convention, The Hague Convention and the Montreal Convention.The fourth part will study domestic laws available for combating aircraft hijacking, including those of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Canada, France, the Russian Federation, and the People's Republic of China.Finally, the fifth part of this thesis will analyze the concerted enforcement of international Conventions for combating hijacking