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.
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Statements (47)
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| instanceOf |
United Nations General Assembly resolution
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human rights instrument → international legal instrument → |
| adoptedBy |
United Nations General Assembly
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| adoptionDate |
1948-12-09
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| annexes |
text of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
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| basisFor |
customary international law on genocide
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| callsUpon |
Member States to sign and ratify the Genocide Convention
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| category |
United Nations General Assembly resolutions concerning human rights
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United Nations General Assembly resolutions concerning international law → |
| creates |
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
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| defines |
genocide as a crime under international law
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| documentType |
resolution with annexed convention text
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| 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
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| 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
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| meetingPlace |
Paris
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| 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)
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| partOf |
United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 (III)
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| precededBy |
United Nations General Assembly resolution 96 (I)
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| 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
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| relatedTo |
Holocaust
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Nuremberg Principles → crimes against humanity → |
| shortName |
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 |
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
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| UNSession |
3rd session of the United Nations General Assembly
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| yearOfResolution |
1948
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Article II of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
("United Nations General Assembly Resolution 260 A (III)")
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adoptionInstrument |
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Article V (Genocide Convention)
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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)
("United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 (III)")
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partOf |
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States Parties to the Genocide Convention
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relatedTo |
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United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III)
("UNGA resolution 260 A (III)")
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shortName |