Article I (Genocide Convention)
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Article I of the Genocide Convention is the foundational provision that defines genocide as a crime under international law and obligates states to prevent and punish it in times of peace and war.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Article I of the Genocide Convention | 3 |
| Article 1 of the Genocide Convention | 1 |
| Article I (Genocide Convention) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1272859 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Article I (Genocide Convention) Context triple: [Article VIII (Genocide Convention), relatedTo, Article I (Genocide Convention)]
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A.
Article 17 Genocide Convention
Article 17 of the Genocide Convention is the provision that addresses the Convention’s territorial application, including how and where its obligations extend, particularly in relation to non-metropolitan or dependent territories.
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B.
Article 11 of the Genocide Convention
Article 11 of the Genocide Convention is a provision that addresses the temporal application and entry into force of the Convention’s obligations regarding the crime of genocide.
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C.
Article 9 of the Genocide Convention
Article 9 of the Genocide Convention is the provision that grants the International Court of Justice jurisdiction over disputes between states concerning the interpretation, application, or fulfillment of the Convention, including state responsibility for genocide.
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D.
Article XIII (Genocide Convention)
Article XIII of the Genocide Convention is a provision that governs the treaty’s procedures for signature, ratification, accession, and entry into force among states.
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E.
Article XVIII (Genocide Convention)
Article XVIII of the Genocide Convention is a procedural provision that addresses the Convention’s entry into force and related formalities rather than defining genocidal acts or obligations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Article I (Genocide Convention) Target entity description: Article I of the Genocide Convention is the foundational provision that defines genocide as a crime under international law and obligates states to prevent and punish it in times of peace and war.
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A.
Article 17 Genocide Convention
Article 17 of the Genocide Convention is the provision that addresses the Convention’s territorial application, including how and where its obligations extend, particularly in relation to non-metropolitan or dependent territories.
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B.
Article 11 of the Genocide Convention
Article 11 of the Genocide Convention is a provision that addresses the temporal application and entry into force of the Convention’s obligations regarding the crime of genocide.
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C.
Article 9 of the Genocide Convention
Article 9 of the Genocide Convention is the provision that grants the International Court of Justice jurisdiction over disputes between states concerning the interpretation, application, or fulfillment of the Convention, including state responsibility for genocide.
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D.
Article XIII (Genocide Convention)
Article XIII of the Genocide Convention is a provision that governs the treaty’s procedures for signature, ratification, accession, and entry into force among states.
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E.
Article XVIII (Genocide Convention)
Article XVIII of the Genocide Convention is a procedural provision that addresses the Convention’s entry into force and related formalities rather than defining genocidal acts or obligations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
article of an international convention
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treaty provision ⓘ |
| addresses |
individual criminal responsibility for genocide (through obligation to punish)
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state obligations regarding genocide ⓘ |
| adoptedWith |
GenocideConvention1948
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surface form:
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, 1948
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| appliesIn |
time of peace
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time of war ⓘ |
| basisFor |
state responsibility for failure to prevent genocide
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state responsibility for failure to punish genocide ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | foundational provision of the Genocide Convention ⓘ |
| citedIn |
Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro (ICJ, 2007)
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Croatia v. Serbia (ICJ, 2015) ⓘ The Gambia v. Myanmar ⓘ
surface form:
The Gambia v. Myanmar (ICJ, provisional measures, 2020)
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| concerns | obligations owed to the international community as a whole regarding genocide ⓘ |
| declares | genocide is a crime under international law ⓘ |
| field |
international criminal law
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international human rights law ⓘ International humanitarian law ⓘ
surface form:
international humanitarian law
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| influenced |
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
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surface form:
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court provisions on genocide
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| inForceFor | all States that are parties to the Genocide Convention ⓘ |
| inspired | subsequent international criminal law instruments addressing genocide ⓘ |
| interpretedBy | International Court of Justice ⓘ |
| language |
States Parties confirm that genocide, whether committed in time of peace or in time of war, is a crime under international law
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States Parties undertake to prevent and to punish genocide ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
creates erga omnes partes obligations for States Parties
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establishes duty to prevent genocide ⓘ establishes duty to punish genocide ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding on States Parties to the Genocide Convention ⓘ |
| linkedTo | jus cogens prohibition of genocide ⓘ |
| normType | peremptory-related obligation concerning genocide ⓘ |
| obligates |
States Parties to prevent genocide
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States Parties to punish genocide ⓘ |
| partOf |
GenocideConvention1948
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surface form:
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
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| purpose |
to affirm the criminality of genocide under international law
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to impose preventive obligations on States Parties ⓘ to impose punitive obligations on States Parties ⓘ |
| recognizes | genocide as a crime under international law ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Article II of the Genocide Convention
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surface form:
Article II (Genocide Convention)
Article III of the Genocide Convention ⓘ
surface form:
Article III (Genocide Convention)
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| scope | obligations independent of whether genocide is committed in peace or war ⓘ |
| shortName |
Article I (Genocide Convention)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Article I of the Genocide Convention
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| subjectMatter | genocide ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Article I (Genocide Convention) Description of subject: Article I of the Genocide Convention is the foundational provision that defines genocide as a crime under international law and obligates states to prevent and punish it in times of peace and war.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Article VIII (Genocide Convention)
this entity surface form:
Article I of the Genocide Convention
this entity surface form:
Article 1 of the Genocide Convention
Article I (Genocide Convention)
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shortName
→
Article I (Genocide Convention)
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Article I of the Genocide Convention
Serbia must take steps to comply with its obligations under the Genocide Convention
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legalBasis
→
Article I (Genocide Convention)
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subject surface form:
"Serbia must take steps to comply with its obligations under the Genocide Convention"
this entity surface form:
Article I of the Genocide Convention