International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages

International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages Explanatory Documentation

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Publisher's Synopsis

The taking of hostages as a means of ensuring the execution of armistices and other agreements or as a means of punishment and reprisal was an accepted part of ancient war. Hostage taking has in recent times appeared in a new guise as a favoured tool in the terrorist arsenal to disrupt the security of states and wrest the control of policy away from governments.

Book information

ISBN: 9780850923353
Publisher: Commonwealth Secretariat
Imprint: Commonwealth Secretariat
Pub date:
DEWEY: 341.77
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 42
Weight: -1g
Height: 210mm
Width: 148mm