La Convenzione di Pechino del 10 settembre 2010 sulla repressione di atti illeciti relativi all'aviazione civile internazionale

The Beijing Convention of September 10, 2010 on the suppression of unlawful acts relating to international civil aviation On September 10th, 2010, the International Conference on Air Law held in Beijing under the auspices of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) adopted the Convention on the suppression of unlawful acts relating to international civil aviation and the Protocol supplementary to the Convention for the suppression of unlawful seizure of aircraft. The essay offers an outline of the international regulation on aviation security from the Tokyo Convention of 1963 to the Montreal Convention of 1971 and an overview of the Beijing Convention of 2010, not yet in force. The author underlines the reasons of the adoption of the Beijing Convention and Protocol of 2010 which are related to the need to update the current international regulation on the suppression of unlawful acts relating to international civil aviation and deal with the new and emerging threats. Furthermore, the author focuses on relevant new offences relating to international civil aviation established by the new Convention. Moreover, the author points out positive and critical aspects of the Beijing Convention and considers its jurisdiction and applicability issues. With respect to the latter, the author underlines that the provisions of the Beijing Convention are not self-executing and therefore they will be enforced through what is known as the «indirect enforcement system» of international criminal law.