Article VII

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Article VII is a provision of the 1948 Genocide Convention that addresses the extradition of persons charged with genocide or related crimes under the treaty.


Statements (39)
Predicate Object
instanceOf treaty provision
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
adoptedIn 1948
aimsTo facilitate prosecution of persons accused of genocide
prevent safe haven for perpetrators of genocide
appliesBetween Contracting Parties to the Genocide Convention
appliesTo persons charged with genocide
persons charged with other acts enumerated in Article III of the Genocide Convention
basedOn principle of international cooperation in criminal matters
bindingOn States that have ratified or acceded to the Genocide Convention
concerns extradition law
international criminal law
hasNumber 7
hasPurpose to ensure that persons charged with genocide can be surrendered for trial
hasScope extradition obligations between Contracting Parties
language Arabic
Chinese
English
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legalEffect obliges Contracting Parties to treat genocide and related acts as extraditable offences
provides that genocide and related acts shall be deemed included as extraditable offences in future extradition treaties between Contracting Parties
requires Contracting Parties to include genocide and related acts as extraditable offences in existing extradition treaties
locatedInDocument Article 7 of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
normType conventional international law rule
partOf Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
relatedTo Article I of the Genocide Convention
Article III of the Genocide Convention
Article VI of the Genocide Convention
relatesTo attempt to commit genocide
complicity in genocide
conspiracy to commit genocide
direct and public incitement to commit genocide
extradition
genocide
subjectMatter cooperation in prosecution of genocide
inclusion of genocide as an extraditable offence in treaties
subjectOf extradition of persons charged with genocide or related crimes

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
GenocideConvention1948
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