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The Sixth Committee voted to exclude cultural genocide from the scope of the Convention. 1.000

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

Simplified: The Sixth Committee voted to exclude cultural genocide from the scope of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

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The Ad Hoc Committee draft was the basis of negotiations in the Sixth Committee of the General Assembly in late 1948, which agreed upon the final text of the Convention. 1.000

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

Simplified: The Ad Hoc Committee's draft served as the basis for negotiations in the Sixth Committee of the General Assembly in late 1948, leading to agreement on...

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Article VI of the Genocide Convention recognises only territorial jurisdiction, as well as the jurisdiction of an international criminal tribunal. 1.000

👤 William A. Schabas 📋 News Article 🏷️ International Law , Genocide Convention , Jurisdiction

Simplified: Article VI of the Genocide Convention recognizes only territorial jurisdiction and the jurisdiction of an international criminal tribunal.

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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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Article I provides the important clarification that genocide can be committed “in time of peace or in time of war”, distinguishing it from crimes against humanity, about which there was still, in 1948... 1.000

👤 The author 📋 Legal Document Analysis 🏷️ International Law , Genocide , Crimes Against Humanity

Simplified: Article I of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide clarifies that genocide can be committed in times of peace or wa...

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The Secretariat draft for the Genocide Convention was reworked by an Ad Hoc Committee set up under the authority of the Economic and Social Council. 1.000

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

Simplified: An Ad Hoc Committee, established under the Economic and Social Council's authority, reworked the Secretariat's draft for the Genocide Convention.

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Genocide is a crime of intentional destruction of a national, ethnic, racial and religious group, in whole or in part. 1.000

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

Simplified: Genocide is defined as the intentional destruction, in whole or in part, of a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group.

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The work on a draft statute for an international criminal court would eventually lead, half a century later, to the adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. 1.000

👤 William A. Schabas 📋 News Article 🏷️ International Law , International Criminal Court , Historical Development

Simplified: The work on a draft statute for an international criminal court eventually led to the adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court...

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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 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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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 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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