GenocideConvention1948
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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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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United Nations convention
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criminal law treaty ⓘ human rights treaty ⓘ international treaty ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 1948-12-09 ⓘ |
| adoptionPlace |
Paris
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Paris, France
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| appliesToPersons |
constitutionally responsible rulers
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private individuals ⓘ public officials ⓘ |
| articleCount | 19 ⓘ |
| containsArticle |
Article I
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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 ⓘ
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Article XIX
Article IX ⓘ
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Article XV
Article XVI ⓘ Article XVII ⓘ Article XVIII ⓘ |
| crimeListedInArticleIII |
attempt to commit genocide
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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
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international human rights law ⓘ international humanitarian law ⓘ |
| fullName |
GenocideConvention1948
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Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
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| 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
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalNature |
codification of customary international law principles on genocide
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multilateral treaty ⓘ |
| listsAsGenocidalAct |
causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group
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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
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states undertake to punish genocide ⓘ |
| openedForSignatureDate | 1948-12-11 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to prevent and punish the crime of genocide
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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
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Genocide Convention
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| status | in force ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
prevention of genocide
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punishment of genocide ⓘ |
| UNGeneralAssemblyResolutionNumber | Resolution 260 A (III) ⓘ |
Referenced by (72)
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Genocide Convention
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Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
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Article I of the 1948 Genocide Convention
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Article II of the 1948 Genocide Convention
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Article I of the 1948 Genocide Convention
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Article III of the 1948 Genocide Convention
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Article III of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
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Article II of the Genocide Convention
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Article IV (Genocide Convention)
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Article I (Genocide Convention)
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Article IV (Genocide Convention)
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Article II (Genocide Convention)
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Article IV (Genocide Convention)
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Article III (Genocide Convention)
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Article IV (Genocide Convention)
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Article VI (Genocide Convention)
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Article V (Genocide Convention)
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Article I of the Genocide Convention
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Article V (Genocide Convention)
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Article III of the Genocide Convention
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Article V (Genocide Convention)
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Article IV of the Genocide Convention
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Article VII (Genocide Convention)
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Article I of the Genocide Convention
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Article VII (Genocide Convention)
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Article VI of the Genocide Convention
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Genocide Convention
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Article II of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
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Article II of the Genocide Convention
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Article III of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
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Article III of the Genocide Convention
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Article 10 of the Genocide Convention
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Genocide Convention
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Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III)
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Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
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Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide