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The International Court of Justice, in the Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro judgment of 26 February 2007 (Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of... 1.000

👤 The author 📋 Legal Document Analysis 🏷️ International Law , Genocide , International Court of Justice

Simplified: The International Court of Justice stated in its 26 February 2007 judgment in Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro that the duty to prevent...

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The term “genocide” was first used by Raphael Lemkin in his book Axis Rule in Occupied Europe, published in late 1944. 1.000

👤 William A. Schabas 📋 News Article 🏷️ History , Terminology , Raphael Lemkin

Simplified: Raphael Lemkin first used the term "genocide" in his book "Axis Rule in Occupied Europe," which was published in late 1944.

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The term “genocide” does not appear in the final judgment of the Nuremberg Tribunal, issued on 30 September - 1 October 1946. 1.000

👤 William A. Schabas 📋 News Article 🏷️ International Law , Genocide , Nuremberg Trials

Simplified: The final judgment of the Nuremberg Tribunal, issued between September 30 and October 1, 1946, does not include the term "genocide."

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The International Military Tribunal had confined the scope of crimes against humanity to acts perpetrated after the outbreak of war, in September 1939. 1.000

👤 William A. Schabas 📋 News Article 🏷️ International Law , Crimes Against Humanity , Nuremberg Trials

Simplified: The International Military Tribunal limited the scope of crimes against humanity to acts committed after the outbreak of war in September 1939.

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At the first session of the General Assembly, in late 1946, Cuba, Panama and India presented a draft resolution. 1.000

👤 William A. Schabas 📋 News Article 🏷️ International Relations , Historical Event , United Nations

Simplified: Cuba, Panama, and India presented a draft resolution at the first session of the United Nations General Assembly in late 1946.

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The text of the Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 9 December 1948. 1.000

👤 William A. Schabas 📋 News Article 🏷️ International Law , United Nations , Genocide

Simplified: The United Nations General Assembly adopted the text of the Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide on December 9, 1948.

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The final text of the Charter of the International Military Tribunal uses the cognate term “crimes against humanity” to deal with the persecution and physical extermination of national, ethnic, racial... 1.000

👤 William A. Schabas 📋 News Article 🏷️ International Law , Crimes Against Humanity , Nuremberg Trials

Simplified: The Charter of the International Military Tribunal's final text uses the term "crimes against humanity" to address the persecution and physical exterm...

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The Convention shall thereafter remain in force for successive periods of five years for such Contracting Parties as have not denounced it at least six months before the expiration of the current peri... 1.000

👤 The author 📋 Legal Document 🏷️ International Law , Treaty

Simplified: The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide remains in force for successive five-year periods for Contracting Parties tha...

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Any Contracting Party may at any time, by notification addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, extend the application of the present Convention to all or any of the territories for t... 1.000

👤 The author 📋 Article 🏷️ International Law , United Nations , Territory

Simplified: Any Contracting Party can extend the Convention's application to territories for which it is responsible by notifying the UN Secretary-General.

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Persons committing genocide or any of the other acts enumerated in article III shall be punished, whether they are constitutionally responsible rulers, public officials or private individuals. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 Article 🏷️ Crime , International Law , Punishment

Simplified: Persons committing genocide or related acts will be punished, regardless of their status as rulers, public officials, or private individuals.

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The Contracting Parties undertake to enact, in accordance with their respective Constitutions, the necessary legislation to give effect to the provisions of the present Convention, and, in particular,... 1.000

👤 The author 📋 Article 🏷️ International Law , Legislation , Punishment

Simplified: Contracting Parties must enact legislation to implement the Convention and provide penalties for genocide and related acts.

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Genocide and the other acts enumerated in article III shall not be considered as political crimes for the purpose of extradition. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 Article 🏷️ Crime , International Law , Extradition

Simplified: Genocide and related acts are not considered political crimes for extradition purposes.

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Any Contracting Party may call upon the competent organs of the United Nations to take such action under the Charter of the United Nations as they consider appropriate for the prevention and suppressi... 1.000

👤 The author 📋 Article 🏷️ International Law , United Nations , Prevention

Simplified: Any Contracting Party can ask the United Nations organs to take action under the UN Charter to prevent and suppress genocide and related acts.

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The present Convention shall be open until 31 December 1949 for signature on behalf of any Member of the United Nations and of any non-member State to which an invitation to sign has been addressed by... 1.000

👤 The author 📋 Article 🏷️ International Law , United Nations , Signature

Simplified: The Convention was open for signature until December 31, 1949, for UN Members and invited non-member states.

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In the present Convention, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such: Killing members of... 1.000

👤 The author 📋 Article 🏷️ Crime , International Law , Definition

Simplified: Genocide, as defined in the Convention, includes acts like killing group members, causing serious harm, inflicting destructive living conditions, prev...

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The present Convention, of which the Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall bear the date of 9 December 1948. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 Article 🏷️ International Law , Document

Simplified: The Convention, with equally authentic texts in Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish, is dated December 9, 1948.

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The present Convention shall be ratified, and the instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 Article 🏷️ International Law , United Nations , Ratification

Simplified: The Convention must be ratified, and ratification instruments deposited with the UN Secretary-General.

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The General Assembly of the United Nations declared in its resolution 96 (I) dated 11 December 1946 that genocide is a crime under international law, contrary to the spirit and aims of the United Nati... 1.000

👤 The author 📋 Article 🏷️ International Law , United Nations , Genocide

Simplified: The United Nations General Assembly declared on December 11, 1946, that genocide is a crime under international law.

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Henceforth it would cease to be called “artificial” (“it makes it sound fake – and it’s not fake”) and would be called “super intelligence” in all US government documents. 1.000

👤 Donald Trump 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Artificial Intelligence , Government Policy

Simplified: Donald Trump stated that artificial intelligence would be renamed "super intelligence" in all US government documents.

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The Islamic revolution that toppled the pro-western former Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and installed the current regime in Iran happened 47 years ago, in 1979. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Iran , Historical Event

Simplified: The Islamic revolution in Iran, which overthrew Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and established the current regime, occurred in 1979.

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