GenocideConvention1948

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United Nations convention criminal law treaty human rights treaty international treaty

GenocideConvention1948 refers to the 1948 United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, the first international treaty to define and criminalize genocide under international law.

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Observed surface forms (22)

Surface form	Occurrences
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide	40
Genocide Convention	6
Article II of the Genocide Convention	3
Article I of the Genocide Convention	2
Article III of the Genocide Convention	2
Genocide Convention of 1948	2
Article 10 of the Genocide Convention	1
Article 4 of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide	1
Article 5 of the Genocide Convention	1
Article 7 of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide	1
Article I (Genocide Convention)	1
Article II (Genocide Convention)	1
Article II of the 1948 Genocide Convention	1
Article III (Genocide Convention)	1
Article III of the 1948 Genocide Convention	1
Article IV of the Genocide Convention	1
Article VI (Genocide Convention)	1
Article VI of the Genocide Convention	1
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide on 12 January 1951	1
Genocide Convention adoption resolution	1
Genocide Convention, Article III	1
UNGenocideConvention	1

Statements (73)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations convention ⓘ criminal law treaty ⓘ human rights treaty ⓘ international treaty ⓘ
adoptedBy	United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
adoptionDate	1948-12-09 ⓘ
adoptionPlace	Paris ⓘ surface form: Paris, France
appliesToPersons	constitutionally responsible rulers ⓘ private individuals ⓘ public officials ⓘ
articleCount	19 ⓘ
containsArticle	Article I ⓘ Article II ⓘ Article III ⓘ Article IV ⓘ Article IX ⓘ Article V ⓘ Article VI ⓘ Article VII ⓘ Article VIII ⓘ Article X ⓘ Article XI ⓘ Article XII ⓘ Article XIII ⓘ Article XIV ⓘ Article XIII ⓘ surface form: Article XIX Article IX ⓘ surface form: Article XV Article XVI ⓘ Article XVII ⓘ Article XVIII ⓘ
crimeListedInArticleIII	attempt to commit genocide ⓘ complicity in genocide ⓘ conspiracy to commit genocide ⓘ direct and public incitement to commit genocide ⓘ genocide ⓘ
defines	crime of genocide ⓘ
definesInArticleII	acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group ⓘ
depositary	Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ
disputeSettlement	disputes submitted to the International Court of Justice under Article IX ⓘ
entryIntoForceDate	1951-01-12 ⓘ
field	international criminal law ⓘ international human rights law ⓘ international humanitarian law ⓘ
fullName	GenocideConvention1948 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
influenced	Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ
inspiredBy	Raphael Lemkin’s concept of genocide ⓘ
jurisdictionProvision	persons charged with genocide shall be tried by a competent tribunal of the state where the act was committed or by an international penal tribunal ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalNature	codification of customary international law principles on genocide ⓘ multilateral treaty ⓘ
listsAsGenocidalAct	causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group ⓘ deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about the group’s physical destruction in whole or in part ⓘ forcibly transferring children of the group to another group ⓘ imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group ⓘ killing members of the group ⓘ
obligationInArticleI	states undertake to prevent genocide ⓘ states undertake to punish genocide ⓘ
openedForSignatureDate	1948-12-11 ⓘ
purpose	to prevent and punish the crime of genocide ⓘ to recognize genocide as a crime under international law ⓘ
relatedTo	Universal Declaration of Human Rights ⓘ
requiresDomesticLegislation	states must enact necessary legislation to give effect to the convention ⓘ
scope	applies in time of peace and in time of war ⓘ
shortName	GenocideConvention1948 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Genocide Convention
status	in force ⓘ
subjectMatter	prevention of genocide ⓘ punishment of genocide ⓘ
UNGeneralAssemblyResolutionNumber	Resolution 260 A (III) ⓘ

Referenced by (72)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Article 9 of the Genocide Convention → adoptedWith → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Article III → adoptedWith → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

subject surface form: Article III of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

this entity surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Article XIII → adoptedWith → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

subject surface form: Article XIII of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

this entity surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Article X → adoptedWithInstrument → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Article V → alsoKnownAs → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

subject surface form: Article V (Genocide Convention)

this entity surface form: Article 5 of the Genocide Convention

Article X → appliesTo → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Article XIII → appliesTo → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

subject surface form: Article XIII of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

this entity surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Article 6 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court → basedOn → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Article III → buildsOnDefinitionIn → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

subject surface form: Article III of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

this entity surface form: Article II of the Genocide Convention

Article III → citationForm → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

subject surface form: Article III of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

this entity surface form: Genocide Convention, Article III

United Nations Treaty Series, volume 78 → containsWork → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III) → creates → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide → discusses → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Genocide Convention

Article II → enteredIntoForceWith → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

subject surface form: Article II of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

this entity surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide on 12 January 1951

Article VIII → enteredIntoForceWith → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

subject surface form: Article VIII (Genocide Convention)

this entity surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Holocaust → followedBy → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

GenocideConvention1948 → fullName → GenocideConvention1948 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

United Nations General Assembly treaties → hasExample → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Resolution 260 A (III) → hasShortName → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Genocide Convention adoption resolution

Holocaust → impact → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNGenocideConvention

United Nations crime suppression conventions → includesInstrument → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

United Nations system of international law → includesInstrument → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Armenian Genocide → influenced → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Genocide Convention

Article 6 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court → influencedBy → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Genocide Convention of 1948

Nazi war crimes → ledTo → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Genocide Convention

Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro (ICJ, 2007) → legalBasis → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Croatia v. Serbia (ICJ, 2015) → legalBasis → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Prosecutor v. Krstić (ICTY) → legalBasis → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Genocide Convention of 1948

The Gambia v. Myanmar → legalBasis → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Ukraine v. Russian Federation (Allegations of Genocide) → legalBasis → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Article IV → locatedInDocument → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

subject surface form: Article IV (Genocide Convention)

this entity surface form: Article 4 of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Article VII → locatedInDocument → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

subject surface form: Article VII (Genocide Convention)

this entity surface form: Article 7 of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Article XVII → locatedInDocument → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

subject surface form: Article XVII (Genocide Convention)

this entity surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Article IX → locatedInInstrument → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

subject surface form: Article IX (Genocide Convention)

this entity surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Article 9 of the Genocide Convention → partOf → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Article I → partOf → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

subject surface form: Article I of the 1948 Genocide Convention

this entity surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Article II → partOf → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

subject surface form: Article II of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

this entity surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Article III → partOf → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

subject surface form: Article III of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

this entity surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Article IV → partOf → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

subject surface form: Article IV (Genocide Convention)

this entity surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Article IX → partOf → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

subject surface form: Article IX (Genocide Convention)

this entity surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Article V → partOf → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

subject surface form: Article V (Genocide Convention)

this entity surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Article VII → partOf → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

subject surface form: Article VII (Genocide Convention)

this entity surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Article VIII → partOf → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

subject surface form: Article VIII (Genocide Convention)

this entity surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Article X → partOf → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Article XI → partOf → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

subject surface form: Article XI (Genocide Convention)

this entity surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Article XII → partOf → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

subject surface form: Article XII of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

this entity surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Article XIII (Genocide Convention) → partOf → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Article XIII → partOf → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

subject surface form: Article XIII of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

this entity surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Article XVII → partOf → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

subject surface form: Article XVII (Genocide Convention)

this entity surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Article XVIII → partOf → GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide