Article IV
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Article IV is the provision of the 1948 Genocide Convention that establishes the individual criminal responsibility of perpetrators of genocide, including state officials and leaders.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Article IV (Genocide Convention) | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | treaty provision ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| adoptedIn | 1948 ⓘ |
| aimsTo | ensure punishment of all perpetrators of genocide regardless of status ⓘ |
| appliesIn |
armed conflict situations
ⓘ
peacetime situations ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
constitutionally responsible rulers
ⓘ
persons committing any of the other acts enumerated in Article III of the Genocide Convention ⓘ persons committing genocide ⓘ private individuals ⓘ public officials ⓘ |
| bindingOn | States parties to the Genocide Convention ⓘ |
| category |
international criminal law
ⓘ
international human rights law ⓘ law of genocide ⓘ |
| citedBy |
International Court of Justice
ⓘ
international criminal tribunals ⓘ national courts in genocide cases ⓘ |
| clarifies | scope of personal liability for genocide under the Convention ⓘ |
| complements | obligation to prevent and punish genocide in Article I (Genocide Convention) ⓘ |
| enshrinesPrinciple | no official capacity exemption for genocide ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceWith | Genocide Convention entry into force on 12 January 1951 ⓘ |
| establishes | individual criminal responsibility for genocide ⓘ |
| hasExactWording | Persons committing genocide or any of the other acts enumerated in article III shall be punished, whether they are constitutionally responsible rulers, public officials or private individuals. ⓘ |
| hasLegalPrinciple |
heads of state can be held personally responsible for genocide
ⓘ
individuals, not abstract entities, bear criminal responsibility for genocide ⓘ state officials can be held personally responsible for genocide ⓘ |
| hasNumber | 4 ⓘ |
| hasRomanNumber | IV ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of international criminal law on individual responsibility
ⓘ
statutes of international criminal tribunals ⓘ |
| inLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalEffect | makes perpetrators of genocide individually liable under international law ⓘ |
| locatedInDocument |
GenocideConvention1948
ⓘ
surface form:
Article 4 of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
|
| partOf |
GenocideConvention1948
ⓘ
surface form:
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
|
| rejects | immunity from responsibility for genocide based on official capacity ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
GenocideConvention1948
ⓘ
surface form:
Article I (Genocide Convention)
GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ
surface form:
Article II (Genocide Convention)
GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ
surface form:
Article III (Genocide Convention)
GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ
surface form:
Article VI (Genocide Convention)
|
| subjectMatter | criminal responsibility for genocide ⓘ |
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