Article VII of the Genocide Convention

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Article VII of the Genocide Convention is the provision that governs the extradition of persons charged with genocide or related crimes, requiring that such offenses be treated as extraditable under existing treaties between States Parties.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf article of an international convention
treaty provision
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
adoptedWith Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide NERFINISHED
adoptionDate 9 December 1948
aimsTo facilitate international cooperation in prosecuting genocide
prevent safe havens for persons charged with genocide
allows States Parties to include genocide and related crimes as extraditable offenses in future extradition treaties
appliesTo States Parties to the Genocide Convention NERFINISHED
basedOn principle of aut dedere aut judicare
bindingOn States that have ratified or acceded to the Genocide Convention
citationForm Genocide Convention, Article VII NERFINISHED
codifies obligation to treat genocide as an extraditable offense
concerns persons charged with attempt to commit genocide
persons charged with complicity in genocide
persons charged with conspiracy to commit genocide
persons charged with direct and public incitement to commit genocide
persons charged with genocide
interpretedInLightOf object and purpose of the Genocide Convention
languageOfDraft English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalDomain extradition law
international criminal law
legalEffect integrates genocide-related offenses into the framework of bilateral and multilateral extradition treaties
obliges States Parties to recognize genocide as an extraditable crime under their extradition arrangements
normType treaty obligation
partOf Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide NERFINISHED
placeOfAdoption Paris NERFINISHED
protectsInterest international peace and security
suppression and punishment of genocide
provides that genocide and related crimes shall be deemed included as extraditable offenses in existing extradition treaties between States Parties
relatedConcept international cooperation in criminal matters
non-impunity for international crimes
relatedInstrument Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court NERFINISHED
relatesTo Article VI of the Genocide Convention NERFINISHED
prosecution of genocide by competent tribunals
requires application of existing extradition treaties to genocide and related crimes
that genocide be treated as an extraditable offense
that related crimes under the Genocide Convention be treated as extraditable offenses
shortName Article 7 of the Genocide Convention NERFINISHED
subjectMatter extradition of persons charged with genocide
extradition of persons charged with related crimes under the Genocide Convention
usedBy States Parties when negotiating or applying extradition treaties
national courts interpreting extradition obligations for genocide

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Article 9 of the Genocide Convention relatedTo Article VII of the Genocide Convention