Hostage

Hostage(s)

Embracing mainstream international law, this section on hostage(s) explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here.

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Further Reading

• The entry “hostage(s)” in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (currently, the Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law, 2009), Oxford University Press

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Further Reading (Articles)

Hostages' Families Vow Further Kidnappings, The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon); August 13, 2013

Hostage hopes rise // `Reason to be encouraged' – Bush; Iran, Algeria support roles told, Chicago Sun-Times; August 5, 1989; Jerome R. Watson

Hostages tipped off to raid Terror amid rescue is recounted, The Boston Globe (Boston, MA); April 24, 1997; Steve Fainaru, Globe Staff

Hostages Rescued In Colombia After Long Captivity, NPR Tell Me More; July 3, 2008; MICHEL MARTIN

Hostages' Fate Now Seems Up to Abductors, India Abroad; December 1, 1995; Binoo Joshi

Sleiman: Hostages to Be Released Soon, The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon); August 1, 2012

Some hostages released at Russian school, officials push to restore negotiations, AP Worldstream; September 3, 2004; MIKE ECKEL, Associated Press Writer

Hostages in Ecuador released; Oregon man among seven freed; after $13 million ransom is paid, The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA); March 2, 2001; Winston Ross Staff writer

67 Hostages Die As Moscow Siege Ends, AP Online; October 26, 2002; VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated Press Writer

90 Hostages Killed in Moscow Siege, AP Online; October 26, 2002; VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated Press Writer

Hostage Bunglers Face Ax, Manila Bulletin; September 6, 2010

Hostages to Be Held Until at Least 1989, PLO Official Asserts;Captives Will Not Be Harmed, Aide Says, The Washington Post; February 21, 1987; Jonathan C. Randal

4 Hostages Killed in Philippines, AP Online; May 4, 2000; OLIVER TEVES, Associated Press Writer

'HOSTAGES' IN ALL ITS UGLINESS BRITISH DOCUDRAMA TELLS THE CAPTIVES' TALE, The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY); February 17, 1993; Alan Pergament

US Hostages Text, AP Online; February 21, 2002; The Associated Press

Hostage Situations in Detention Settings: Planning and Tactical Considerations, The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin; October 1, 2008; Peak, Kenneth J. Radli, Eric Pearson, Cecil Balaam, Darin

Hostages in the Middle Ages, Cithara; May 1, 2013; Bachrach, Bernard S.

Hostage Diplomacy Steps From Shadows; Talks Take On Official Trappings, Aim for General Release of Captives, The Washington Post; August 18, 1991; Don Oberdorfer

Hostage Taking and Terrorism: The Human Bargaining Chip, History Behind the Headlines: The Origins of Conflicts Worldwide; January 1, 2002

Hostages in Philippines Said Sick, AP Online; May 1, 2000; OLIVER TEVES, Associated Press Writer