Article XII

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Article XII is a provision of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide that addresses the relationship between the Convention and existing or future international agreements and obligations of states.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf article of an international convention
treaty provision
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
adoptedIn 1948
aimsTo avoid conflicts between the Genocide Convention and other international agreements
ensure continuity of existing treaty obligations of states
regulate the effect of future treaty obligations on the Genocide Convention
appliesTo States Parties to the Genocide Convention
surface form: States Parties to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
category substantive provision of the Genocide Convention
citedAs Article 12 Genocide Convention
foundIn Article sequence of the Genocide Convention following Article XI
governs interaction between the Genocide Convention and other international agreements of States Parties
hasLanguage English
French
other official UN languages of the Convention
legalContext law of treaties
public international law
legalEffect clarifies that the Convention does not affect rights and obligations arising from other international agreements
preserves compatibility of the Convention with other international treaties
locatedInDocument United Nations Treaty Series
partOf GenocideConvention1948
surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
protects continuity of states’ other international commitments while implementing the Genocide Convention
relatedInstrument Charter of the United Nations
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
relatedTo harmonization of international obligations
interpretation of treaty obligations
relevantFor interpretation of states’ pre-existing treaty obligations
states’ treaty-making powers after becoming party to the Genocide Convention
subjectMatter existing international obligations of states
future international obligations of states
relationship between the Genocide Convention and other international agreements
usedBy international courts and tribunals in interpreting the Genocide Convention
states in formulating reservations and declarations to the Genocide Convention

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