The UN Conventions on the Prevention and Suppression of International Terrorism

Contents: The 1937 Geneva Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Terrorism; The conventions adopted under the auspices of the UN specialized agencies and other world organizations; The UN conventions following a 'sectoral' approach; The merits of the 'sectoral' approach; The UN Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism; Ongoing efforts to elaborate a comprehensive convention on the suppression of terrorism; The problem of acts to be excluded from the definition of terrorist offences; Conclusion