Editing Aircraft hijacking (section)

==International law==
===Tokyo Convention===
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The '''Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft''', known as the '''Tokyo Convention''', is an [[international treaty]] which entered force on December 4, 1969. {{As of|2015}}, it has been ratified by 186 parties. Article 11 of the [[Tokyo Convention]] states the following:
{{blockquote|1. When a person on board has unlawfully committed by force or threat thereof an act of interference, seizure, or other wrongful exercise of control of an aircraft in flight or when such an act is about to be committed, Contracting States shall take all appropriate measures to restore control of the aircraft to its lawful commander or to preserve his control of the aircraft.

2. In the cases contemplated in the preceding paragraph, the Contracting State in which the aircraft lands shall permit its passengers and crew to continue their journey as soon as practicable, and shall return the aircraft and its cargo to the persons lawfully entitled to possession.}}
The signatories agree that if there is unlawful takeover of an aircraft, or a threat of it on their territory, then they will take all necessary measures to regain or keep control over an aircraft. The captain can also disembark a suspected person on the territory of any country, where the aircraft lands, and that country must agree to it, as stated in Articles 8 and 12 of the convention.<ref>''Sovereignty and Jurisdiction in Airspace and Outer Space: Legal Criteria for Spatial Delimitation'', by Gbenga Oduntan, [[Routledge]], 2011, pg. 118.</ref>

===Hague Convention===
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The [[Hague Hijacking Convention|Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft]] (known as the '''Hague Convention''') went into effect on October 14, 1971. {{As of|2013}}, the convention has 185 signatories.

===Montreal Convention===
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The '''Montreal Convention''' is a [[multilateral treaty]] adopted by a diplomatic meeting of [[ICAO]] member states in 1999. It amended important provisions of the [[Warsaw Convention]]'s regime concerning compensation for the victims of air disasters.