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.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T622409 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III) Context triple: [Article V (Genocide Convention), locatedInDocument, United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III)]
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United Nations General Assembly resolution 217 A (III)
United Nations General Assembly resolution 217 A (III) is the 1948 UN measure that adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, establishing a foundational global standard for human rights.
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United Nations General Assembly resolution 428 (V)
United Nations General Assembly resolution 428 (V) is the 1950 resolution that established the mandate and foundational statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
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United Nations General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI)
United Nations General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) is the 1966 UN resolution that adopted the core international human rights treaties, including the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
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D.
United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/251
United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/251 is the 2006 UN measure that established the Human Rights Council and overhauled the UN’s main intergovernmental human rights machinery.
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E.
UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7
UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7 is a 1983 United Nations General Assembly resolution that condemned the U.S.-led invasion of Grenada as a violation of international law.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III) Target entity description: 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.
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A.
United Nations General Assembly resolution 217 A (III)
United Nations General Assembly resolution 217 A (III) is the 1948 UN measure that adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, establishing a foundational global standard for human rights.
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B.
United Nations General Assembly resolution 428 (V)
United Nations General Assembly resolution 428 (V) is the 1950 resolution that established the mandate and foundational statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
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C.
United Nations General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI)
United Nations General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) is the 1966 UN resolution that adopted the core international human rights treaties, including the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
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D.
United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/251
United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/251 is the 2006 UN measure that established the Human Rights Council and overhauled the UN’s main intergovernmental human rights machinery.
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E.
UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7
UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7 is a 1983 United Nations General Assembly resolution that condemned the U.S.-led invasion of Grenada as a violation of international law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations General Assembly resolution
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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
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United Nations General Assembly resolutions concerning international law ⓘ |
| creates |
GenocideConvention1948
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surface form:
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
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| defines | genocide as a crime under international law ⓘ |
| documentType | resolution with annexed convention text ⓘ |
| influenced |
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
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jurisprudence of international criminal tribunals ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor | prosecution of genocide under international law ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
established treaty obligations regarding genocide
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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
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affirms that genocide is a crime whether committed in time of peace or in time of war ⓘ |
| obligates |
States to prevent genocide
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States to punish genocide ⓘ |
| officialName | United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III) self-link ⓘ |
| partOf |
United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 (III)
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| precededBy | United Nations General Assembly resolution 96 (I) ⓘ |
| providesFor |
extradition or trial of persons charged with genocide
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international cooperation to prevent and punish genocide ⓘ |
| recognizes | genocide as a crime under international law ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Holocaust
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Nuremberg Principles ⓘ crimes against humanity ⓘ |
| shortName |
United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
UNGA resolution 260 A (III)
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| subject |
genocide
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human rights ⓘ international criminal law ⓘ prevention of mass atrocities ⓘ |
| titleOfCreatedInstrument |
GenocideConvention1948
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surface form:
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
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| UNSession | 3rd session of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| yearOfResolution | 1948 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III) Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Article V (Genocide Convention)
subject surface form:
Article II of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
this entity surface form:
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 260 A (III)
United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III)
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officialName
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United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III)
self-link
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United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III)
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shortName
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United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III)
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
UNGA resolution 260 A (III)
United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III)
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partOf
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United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III)
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 (III)
States Parties to the Genocide Convention
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relatedTo
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United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III)
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Article XVI (Genocide Convention)
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adoptionContext
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United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III)
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Convention adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 9 December 1948
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UNResolutionNumber
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United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III)
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this entity surface form:
A/RES/260(III)