International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (Nuclear Terrorism Convention or ICSANT)
Ongoing

The Nuclear Terrorism Convention's main objective relates to the criminalisation of a number of nuclear and radioactive material related offences, the establishment of jurisdiction over these offences and the co-operation among states parties, with the United Nations and with the International Atomic Energy Agency in specified matters.

  • Adopted: 13 April 2005
  • Opened for signature: 14 September 2005
  • Entered into force: 7 July 2007
  • Parties: 127 (see table below)

The text of the Nuclear Terrorism Convention is available here.

More information, including the current status of the Nuclear Terrorism Convention, is available here.

The following articles related to the Nuclear Terrorism Convention were published in the Nuclear Law Bulletin and Principles and Practice of International Nuclear Law:

  • The Universal Legal Framework Against Terrorism, by W. Gehr (NLB 79, p. 5).
  • International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism, by O. Jankowitsch-Prevor (NLB 76, p. 7).
  • Responding to the call: Assessing international legal frameworks for response to incidents involving floating nuclear power plants, by J. Karcz (NLB 110, p. 37).
  • Nuclear liability in respect of Ukraine’s nuclear installations under Russian military control, by N.L.J.T. Horbach and O.F. Brown (NLB 111, p. 7).
  • Nuclear fusion: Legal Aspects, by W. Tonhauser and K. T. Olajos (NLB 111, p. 57).
  • Nuclear security: Physical protection, illicit trafficking and nuclear terrorism, by S. Drobysz (Principles and Practice of International Nuclear Law, p. 339).

 

Parties to the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism
(Nuclear Terrorism Convention or ICSANT)
Afghanistan Comoros Hungary* Malawi Panama Sweden*
Albania Congo India* Mali Paraguay Switzerland*
Algeria Costa Rica Indonesia Malta Peru Tajikistan
Antigua and Barbuda Côte d'Ivoire Iraq Mauritania Poland Thailand
Argentina* Croatia Italy Mexico* Portugal Tunisia
Armenia* Cuba Jamaica Moldova Qatar Türkiye
Australia Cyprus Japan* Mongolia Romania* Turkmenistan
Austria Czechia* Jordan Montenegro Russia* Ukraine*
Azerbaijan Democratic Republic of the Congo Kazakhstan Morocco Saint Kitts and Nevis United Arab Emirates*
Bahrain Denmark Kenya Mozambique Saint Lucia United Kingdom*
Bangladesh Djibouti Kiribati Namibia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines United States*
Belarus* Dominican Republic Korea* Nauru San Marino Uruguay
Belgium* Ecuador Kuwait Netherlands* Saudi Arabia Uzbekistan
Benin El Salvador Kyrgyzstan New Zealand Serbia Viet Nam
Bosnia and Herzegovina Fiji Latvia Nicaragua Seychelles Yemen
Botswana Finland* Lebanon Niger Singapore Zambia
Brazil* France* Lesotho Nigeria Slovak Republic* Zimbabwe
Burundi Gabon Libya North Macedonia Slovenia*  
Canada* Georgia Liechtenstein Norway Solomon Islands  
Central African Republic Germany Lithuania Oman South Africa*  
Chile Guatemala Luxembourg Palau Spain*  
China* Guinea-Bissau Madagascar Palestinian Authority Sri Lanka  
* Country with at least one nuclear power plant in operation.