Article VIII
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Article VIII is the provision of the 1948 Genocide Convention that empowers United Nations organs to take appropriate action to prevent and suppress acts of genocide.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Article VIII canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T75804 — 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)
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Target entity: Article VIII Context triple: [GenocideConvention1948, containsArticle, Article VIII]
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Article VII
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.
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Article VII
Article VII is the final provision of the United States Constitution that outlines the process by which the Constitution was to be ratified by the states.
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Article VI
Article VI of the United States Constitution establishes the supremacy of federal law, requires officials to take an oath to support the Constitution, and prohibits religious tests for public office.
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Article VIII – Transitory Provisions
Article VIII – Transitory Provisions is the section of the Constitution of Puerto Rico that sets forth temporary rules and arrangements to govern the transition from the prior legal order to the constitutional system established in 1952.
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Article V
Article V is the section of the United States Constitution that outlines the formal process for proposing and ratifying constitutional amendments.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Article VIII Target entity description: Article VIII is the provision of the 1948 Genocide Convention that empowers United Nations organs to take appropriate action to prevent and suppress acts of genocide.
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A.
Article VII
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.
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B.
Article VII
Article VII is the final provision of the United States Constitution that outlines the process by which the Constitution was to be ratified by the states.
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C.
Article VI
Article VI of the United States Constitution establishes the supremacy of federal law, requires officials to take an oath to support the Constitution, and prohibits religious tests for public office.
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D.
Article VIII – Transitory Provisions
Article VIII – Transitory Provisions is the section of the Constitution of Puerto Rico that sets forth temporary rules and arrangements to govern the transition from the prior legal order to the constitutional system established in 1952.
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E.
Article V
Article V is the section of the United States Constitution that outlines the formal process for proposing and ratifying constitutional amendments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | treaty provision ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Article 8 of the Genocide Convention ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
acts of genocide
ⓘ
attempt to commit genocide ⓘ complicity in genocide ⓘ |
| bindingOn | States Parties to the Genocide Convention ⓘ |
| concerns |
prevention of genocide
ⓘ
suppression of genocide ⓘ |
| containedIn | United Nations Treaty Series, volume 78 ⓘ |
| dateAdopted | 1948-12-09 ⓘ |
| dateEffective | 1951-01-12 ⓘ |
| empowers |
Member States of the United Nations
ⓘ
United Nations system ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations organs
|
| enables | seizure of United Nations organs of matters relating to genocide ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceWith |
GenocideConvention1948
ⓘ
surface form:
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
|
| field |
human rights law
ⓘ
international criminal law ⓘ international law ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| hasNumber | 8 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | States Parties to the Genocide Convention ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor | referral of genocide situations to competent organs of the United Nations ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
authorizes States Parties to call upon United Nations organs to act
ⓘ
creates a procedural mechanism for international action against genocide ⓘ |
| locatedInDocument | Chapter concerning prevention and punishment of genocide ⓘ |
| partOf |
GenocideConvention1948
ⓘ
surface form:
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
|
| purpose |
to enable United Nations organs to take appropriate action to prevent genocide
ⓘ
to enable United Nations organs to take appropriate action to suppress genocide ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Article I (Genocide Convention)
ⓘ
Article 9 of the Genocide Convention ⓘ
surface form:
Article IX (Genocide Convention)
|
| subjectOf |
United Nations practice on genocide prevention
ⓘ
international criminal law scholarship ⓘ |
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Subject: Article VIII Description of subject: Article VIII is the provision of the 1948 Genocide Convention that empowers United Nations organs to take appropriate action to prevent and suppress acts of genocide.
Referenced by (2)
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