United Nations Genocide Convention

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gptkbp:instanceOf international treaty
gptkbp:addresses acts such as killing, causing serious bodily or mental harm, and deliberately inflicting living conditions
gptkbp:bornIn December 9, 1948
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:United_Nations
gptkbp:criticism lack of enforcement mechanisms
gptkbp:defines genocide
gptkbp:effectiveDate January 12, 1951
gptkbp:enactedBy more than 150 countries
gptkbp:established the_International_Criminal_Court's_jurisdiction_over_genocide
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United Nations Genocide Convention
gptkbp:includes acts committed with intent to destroy a national, ethnical, racial or religious group
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Nuremberg_Trials
gptkbp:inspiration subsequent human rights treaties
gptkbp:is_monitored_by gptkb:United_Nations_Committee_on_the_Elimination_of_Racial_Discrimination
gptkbp:isPartOf international law
gptkbp:isVisitedBy gptkb:Argentina
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Austria
gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Bulgaria
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Chile
gptkb:China
gptkb:Colombia
gptkb:Croatia
gptkb:Cyprus
gptkb:Denmark
gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Estonia
gptkb:Finland
gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Greece
gptkb:Hungary
gptkb:Iceland
gptkb:India
gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Liechtenstein
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:Nigeria
gptkb:Norway
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:Peru
gptkb:Philippines
gptkb:Portugal
gptkb:Romania
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkb:Slovakia
gptkb:Slovenia
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Spain
gptkb:Sweden
gptkb:Switzerland
gptkb:Thailand
gptkb:Turkey
gptkb:Ukraine
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:Vatican_City
gptkb:Vietnam
gptkb:Czech_Republic
gptkb:Lithuania
gptkb:Luxembourg
gptkb:Malta
gptkb:Monaco
gptkb:Andorra
gptkb:Latvia
gptkb:San_Marino
Indonesia
United_States_(with_reservations)
gptkbp:promotes accountability for genocide
gptkbp:purpose to prevent and punish the crime of genocide
gptkbp:relatedTo Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
gptkbp:requires punishment of individuals who commit genocide
signatory states to enact legislation to give effect to the provisions
gptkbp:signatories countries that have signed the convention