Pour une analyse perspicace de la Convention, voir J. L. Lambert, Terrorism and Hostages in International Law: a commentary on the Hostages Convention 1979 (Cambridge, Grotius Publications, 1990), et pour un exposé détaillé des débats, voir W. D. Verwey, «The International Hostages Convention and National Liberation Movements», American Journal of International Law, vol. 75, no 1 (janvier 1981), p. 69 à 92.
对项公约更透彻的分,J.L. Lambert, Terrorism and Hostages in International Law:a commentary on the Hostages Convention 1979 (Cambridge, Grotius Publications, 1990),and for a detailed account of the debates, see W.D. Verwey, “The International Hostages Convention and National Liberation Movements”,American Journal of International Law, vol. 75, No. 1 (January 1981), pp. 69-92。