United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III)

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United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III) is the 1948 UN instrument that adopted the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, defining genocide as an international crime and obligating states to prevent and punish it.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations General Assembly resolution
human rights instrument
international legal instrument
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
adoptionDate 1948-12-09
annexes text of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
basisFor customary international law on genocide
callsUpon Member States to sign and ratify the Genocide Convention
category United Nations General Assembly resolutions concerning human rights
United Nations General Assembly resolutions concerning international law
creates Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
defines genocide as a crime under international law
documentType resolution with annexed convention text
influenced Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
jurisprudence of international criminal tribunals
languageOfDocument Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalBasisFor prosecution of genocide under international law
legalEffect established treaty obligations regarding genocide
opened the Genocide Convention for signature
legalStatus non-binding resolution with binding treaty annex for ratifying States
meetingPlace Paris
notes affirms that genocide is a crime under international law
affirms that genocide is a crime whether committed in time of peace or in time of war
obligates States to prevent genocide
States to punish genocide
officialName United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III)
partOf United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 (III)
precededBy United Nations General Assembly resolution 96 (I)
providesFor extradition or trial of persons charged with genocide
international cooperation to prevent and punish genocide
recognizes genocide as a crime under international law
relatedTo Holocaust
Nuremberg Principles
crimes against humanity
shortName UNGA resolution 260 A (III)
subject genocide
human rights
international criminal law
prevention of mass atrocities
titleOfCreatedInstrument Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
UNSession 3rd session of the United Nations General Assembly
yearOfResolution 1948


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