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.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
treaty provision
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| adoptedBy |
United Nations General Assembly
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| alsoKnownAs |
Article 8 of the Genocide Convention
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| appliesTo |
acts of genocide
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attempt to commit genocide → complicity in genocide → |
| bindingOn |
States Parties to the Genocide Convention
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| concerns |
prevention of genocide
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suppression of genocide → |
| containedIn |
United Nations Treaty Series, volume 78
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| dateAdopted |
1948-12-09
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| dateEffective |
1951-01-12
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| empowers |
Member States of the United Nations
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United Nations organs → |
| enables |
seizure of United Nations organs of matters relating to genocide
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| enteredIntoForceWith |
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
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| field |
human rights law
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international criminal law → international law → |
| hasLanguage |
Arabic
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Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish → |
| hasNumber |
8
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| jurisdiction |
States Parties to the Genocide Convention
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| legalBasisFor |
referral of genocide situations to competent organs of the United Nations
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| legalEffect |
authorizes States Parties to call upon United Nations organs to act
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creates a procedural mechanism for international action against genocide → |
| locatedInDocument |
Chapter concerning prevention and punishment of genocide
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| partOf |
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
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| purpose |
to enable United Nations organs to take appropriate action to prevent genocide
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to enable United Nations organs to take appropriate action to suppress genocide → |
| relatedTo |
Article I (Genocide Convention)
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Article IX (Genocide Convention) → |
| subjectOf |
United Nations practice on genocide prevention
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international criminal law scholarship → |
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GenocideConvention1948
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