Article III of the Genocide Convention

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Article III of the Genocide Convention is the provision that enumerates and criminalizes specific acts related to genocide, including conspiracy, incitement, attempt, and complicity.

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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
adoptionDate 1948-12-09
appliesTo States Parties to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
buildsOn definition of genocide in Article II of the Genocide Convention
category human rights law
international criminal law
codifiedIn United Nations Treaty Series
definesAsPunishable attempt to commit genocide
complicity in genocide
conspiracy to commit genocide
direct and public incitement to commit genocide
genocide
influenced Article 2 of the Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
Article 4 of the Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Article 6 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
domestic criminal legislation on genocide in multiple States
interpretedBy International Court of Justice
interpretedInCase Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro)
Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Croatia v. Serbia)
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalEffect establishes individual criminal responsibility for listed acts
obliges States Parties to criminalize listed acts under their domestic law
legalSystem international law
partOf Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
protectsGroup ethnical groups
national groups
racial groups
religious groups
purpose to criminalize conduct connected with the commission of genocide
to enumerate punishable acts related to genocide
relatedConcept individual criminal responsibility
obligation to prevent genocide
obligation to punish genocide
state responsibility for genocide
relatedTo Article II of the Genocide Convention
requires punishment of certain acts related to genocide
scope applies in time of peace and in time of war
shortName Article 3 of the Genocide Convention
subjectMatter genocide
UNResolutionNumber A/RES/260(III)
UNTSPage 277
UNTSVolume 78

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Article 9 of the Genocide Convention relatedTo Article III of the Genocide Convention
Article I (Genocide Convention) relatedTo Article III (Genocide Convention)
linked to: Article III of the Genocide Convention
Article III of the Genocide Convention shortName Article 3 of the Genocide Convention
linked to: Article III of the Genocide Convention
Article IV of the Genocide Convention complements Article III of the Genocide Convention
Article VIII of the Genocide Convention relatedTo Article III of the Genocide Convention