Article V

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Article V is the provision of the 1948 Genocide Convention that obliges states to enact necessary legislation and establish effective penalties to prevent and punish the crime of genocide.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf treaty provision
aimsToPrevent impunity for genocide
alsoKnownAs GenocideConvention1948
surface form: Article 5 of the Genocide Convention
appliesTo persons guilty of any of the other acts enumerated in Article III of the Genocide Convention
persons guilty of genocide
bindingOn all States that are parties to the Genocide Convention
category provision on implementation measures in international treaties
citedIn jurisprudence of the International Court of Justice on genocide
national court decisions on genocide legislation
concerns prevention of genocide
punishment of genocide
dateOfAdoption 1948-12-09
ensuresImplementationOf obligation to prevent genocide
obligation to punish genocide
field international criminal law
international human rights law
international humanitarian law
hasLegalEffect obligatory for ratifying and acceding States
hasText The Contracting Parties undertake to enact, in accordance with their respective Constitutions, the necessary legislation to give effect to the provisions of the present Convention, and, in particular, to provide effective penalties for persons guilty of genocide or any of the other acts enumerated in Article III.
implementationLevel domestic
inForceSince 1951-01-12
involves domestic criminal jurisdiction over genocide
legislative measures by States Parties
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalBasisFor national laws criminalizing genocide in States Parties
legalObligationFor States Parties to the Genocide Convention
locatedInDocument United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III)
normType treaty obligation
obliges States Parties to adopt criminal legislation on genocide
States Parties to provide effective penalties for genocide
partOf GenocideConvention1948
surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
purpose to ensure domestic implementation of the prohibition of genocide
to ensure punishment of genocide under national law
relatedTo GenocideConvention1948
surface form: Article I of the Genocide Convention

GenocideConvention1948
surface form: Article III of the Genocide Convention

GenocideConvention1948
surface form: Article IV of the Genocide Convention
requires enactment of necessary legislation to give effect to the Genocide Convention
establishment of effective penalties for persons guilty of genocide
requiresComplianceWith respective constitutions of States Parties
subjectMatter domestic criminalization of genocide
penalties for genocide and related acts

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