Article IX

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Article IX is the provision of the 1948 Genocide Convention that grants the International Court of Justice jurisdiction over disputes between states concerning the interpretation, application, or fulfillment of the Convention, including state responsibility for genocide.


Statements (32)
Predicate Object
instanceOf treaty provision
adoptedAt United Nations General Assembly
adoptedBy United Nations
adoptedIn 1948
alsoKnownAs Article 9 of the Genocide Convention
appliesTo Contracting Parties to the Genocide Convention
bindingOn states that are parties to the Genocide Convention
grantsJurisdictionTo International Court of Justice
legalDomain international criminal law
international human rights law
public international law
legalEffect confers compulsory jurisdiction on the International Court of Justice
enables one state party to bring another state party before the International Court of Justice
locatedInInstrument Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
partOf Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
purpose to ensure enforcement of state obligations to prevent and punish genocide
to provide a judicial forum for resolving disputes under the Genocide Convention
relatesTo application of treaties
fulfilment of treaty obligations
genocide
international disputes
interpretation of treaties
state responsibility for genocide
subjectOfJurisdiction disputes between Contracting Parties
disputes relating to application of the Genocide Convention
disputes relating to fulfilment of the Genocide Convention
disputes relating to interpretation of the Genocide Convention
disputes relating to responsibility of a State for genocide
usedInCase Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro
Croatia v. Serbia
The Gambia v. Myanmar
Ukraine v. Russian Federation (Allegations of Genocide)

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
GenocideConvention1948
GenocideConvention1948 ("Article XV")
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