Article XVII

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Article XVII 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 international agreements and obligations of states.


Statements (32)
Predicate Object
instanceOf article of an international convention
treaty provision
adoptedAt United Nations General Assembly
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
adoptedOn 1948-12-09
appliesTo States Parties to the Genocide Convention
bindingOn States that have ratified or acceded to the Genocide Convention
citationForm Article 17 Genocide Convention
classifiedUnder United Nations criminal law instruments
United Nations human rights instruments
enteredIntoForceWithInstrument 1951-01-12
followedBy Article XVIII (Genocide Convention)
governs compatibility of the Genocide Convention with existing treaty obligations
hasLanguage English
French
official UN languages of the Genocide Convention
hasPurpose to clarify the effect of the Genocide Convention on pre-existing international obligations of states
to regulate the relationship between the Genocide Convention and other international agreements
hasSourceBody United Nations
isContainedIn United Nations Treaty Series
legalField international criminal law
international human rights law
international law
locatedInDocument Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
numberInInstrument 17
partOf Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
precededBy Article XVI (Genocide Convention)
relatesTo existing international agreements
international obligations of states
relationship between the Genocide Convention and other treaties
treaty interpretation
subjectOf law review commentary on the Genocide Convention

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
GenocideConvention1948
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