TERRORISM
October 1st, 2002
Keith NuthallTHE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organisation (IMO) is considering changes to its conventions that would broaden the range of offences against which signatory countries are bound to take action, to ensure that legal commitments to fight terrorism are harmonised and toughened.IMO's legal committee has reviewed draft proposed amendments to the 1988 Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (SUA Convention) and its related Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms ...
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