Article 9 of the Genocide Convention
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Article 9 of the Genocide Convention is the provision that grants the International Court of Justice jurisdiction over disputes between states concerning the interpretation, application, or fulfillment of the Convention, including state responsibility for genocide.
Aliases (3)
Statements (50)
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| instanceOf |
treaty provision
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| adoptedWith |
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
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| adoptionDate |
9 December 1948
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| appliesTo |
States Parties to the Genocide Convention
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| basedOnPrinciple |
pacta sunt servanda
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| bindingOn |
States that have ratified or acceded to the Genocide Convention without valid reservation to Article 9
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| covers |
disputes relating to the application of the Genocide Convention
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disputes relating to the fulfillment of the Genocide Convention → disputes relating to the interpretation of the Genocide Convention → state responsibility for genocide → |
| doesNotCover |
individual criminal responsibility
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| enteredIntoForceDate |
12 January 1951
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| function |
to provide a compulsory dispute settlement mechanism
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| grantsJurisdictionTo |
International Court of Justice
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| interpretedBy |
International Court of Justice
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| interpretedInCase |
Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Ukraine v. Russian Federation)
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Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro → Croatia v. Serbia → The Gambia v. Myanmar → |
| language |
Arabic
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Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish → |
| legalBasisFor |
contentious jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice in genocide-related disputes
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| legalNature |
compromissory clause
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| locatedInInstrument |
United Nations Treaty Series
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| partOf |
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
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| relatedTo |
Article 10 of the Genocide Convention
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Article 11 of the Genocide Convention → Article 12 of the Genocide Convention → Article 13 of the Genocide Convention → Article 14 of the Genocide Convention → Article 15 of the Genocide Convention → Article 16 of the Genocide Convention → Article I of the Genocide Convention → Article II of the Genocide Convention → Article III of the Genocide Convention → Article IV of the Genocide Convention → Article V of the Genocide Convention → Article VI of the Genocide Convention → Article VII of the Genocide Convention → Article VIII of the Genocide Convention → |
| requires |
that disputes be submitted to the International Court of Justice at the request of any party to the dispute
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| scope |
inter-State disputes only
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| subjectOfJurisdiction |
disputes between States Parties
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| subjectTo |
reservations by some States Parties
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| UNTSPage |
277
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| UNTSVolume |
78
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Article IX (Genocide Convention)
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alsoKnownAs |
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Croatia v. Serbia (ICJ, 2015)
("ICJ affirmed jurisdiction under Article IX of the Genocide Convention")
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findingOnJurisdiction |
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Ukraine v. Russian Federation (Allegations of Genocide)
("Article IX of the Genocide Convention")
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jurisdictionClaimedByApplicant |
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The Gambia v. Myanmar
("Article IX of the Genocide Convention")
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jurisdictionInvokedUnder |
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Ukraine v. Russian Federation (Allegations of Genocide)
("Article IX of the Genocide Convention")
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legalBasis |
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Article VIII (Genocide Convention)
("Article IX (Genocide Convention)")
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relatedTo |