Convention on the Prevention of the Crime of Genocide and Punishment
Adopted and opened for signature, ratification or accession by General Assembly resolution
UN 260 A (3) of 9 December December 1948
The date of entry into force: 12 January 1951, in accordance with the provisions of Article 13
The Contracting Parties,
Considering that the General Assembly of the United Nations in its resolution 96 (-1) of 11 December 1946, declared that genocide is a crime under international law, contrary to the spirit and objectives of the United Nations and condemned by the civilized world,
Recognizing that genocide has inflicted, in all periods of history, great losses on humanity,
Believing that the liberation of mankind from such an odious scourge, requires international cooperation,
Agree as follows:
Article 1
The Contracting Parties confirm that genocide, whether committed in time of peace or during war, is a crime under international law, and undertake to prevent and punish.
Article 2
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:
(A) Killing members of the group,
(B) Causing serious bodily or serious bodily members of the group,
(C) inflicting on the group, deliberately, to the circumstances of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part,
(D) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group,
(E) The transfer of children of the group, forcibly, to another group.
Article 3
The following acts shall be punishable:
(A) Genocide;
(B) Conspiracy to commit genocide;
(C) Direct and public incitement to commit genocide,
(D) Attempt to commit genocide,
(E) Complicity in genocide.
Article 4
Persons committing genocide or any of the other acts enumerated in Article III, whether they are constitutionally responsible rulers, public officials or private individuals.
Article 5
The Contracting Parties undertake to enact, in accordance with their respective Constitutions, the necessary legislative measures to ensure enforcement of the provisions of this Convention, and in particular to provide effective penalties for persons guilty of genocide or any of the other acts enumerated in article III.
Article 6
Persons charged with genocide or any of the other acts enumerated in article III shall be tried by a competent tribunal of the State that the act was committed in the territory, or in front of an international penal tribunal have jurisdiction with respect to the contracting parties have accepted its jurisdiction.
Article 7
Not be considered genocide and other acts enumerated in Article III as political crimes for the purpose of extradition.
The Contracting Parties undertake in such cases to grant extradition in accordance with its laws and treaties in force.
Article 8
Any Contracting Party may call upon the competent United Nations organs shall, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations as they consider appropriate measures to prevent and suppress acts of genocide or any of the other acts enumerated in article III.
Article 9
Exposure to the International Court of Justice, at the request of any of the parties to the conflict, the conflicts that arise between the Contracting Parties concerning the interpretation, application or implementation of this Convention, including conflicts related to the responsibility of a State for genocide or any of the other acts enumerated in article III .
Article 10
This Convention, which are equally authentic texts in Spanish, English, Russian, Chinese, French, 9 December 1948.
Article 11
This Convention shall, until 31 December 1949 for signature on behalf of any Member State of the United Nations and of any nonmember State to the General Assembly had been invited to sign.
The present Convention shall be ratified. Instruments of ratification with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
After the first day of the month of January 1950 may be acceded to this Convention on behalf of any Member State of the United Nations and any non-member State has received an invitation referred to above.
Instruments of accession with the Secretary General of the United Nations.
Article 12
Any Contracting Party may at any time, that makes the application of this Convention to all territories to which that Contracting Party is responsible for the conduct of foreign relations, or any of these regions, and by notification addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Article 13
The day may have been deposited instruments of ratification or accession, the first twenty, the Secretary-General Yun record and transmit a copy thereof to each Member State of the United Nations and to each non-member States referred to in Article 11.
And shall come into force on the ninetieth day following the date of deposit of the twentieth instrument of ratification or accession.
Any ratification or accession effected subsequent to the latter becomes effective on the ninetieth day following the date of deposit of instrument of ratification or accession.
Article 14
This Convention shall be in force for a period of ten years commencing from the date of entry into force.
It shall thereafter remain in force for successive periods of five years for such Contracting Parties as have not denounced it before the expiration of the period at least six months.
The withdrawal is a written notification addressed to the Secretary General of the United Nations.
Article 15
If, as a result of denunciations, the number of parties to this Convention should become less than sixteen, the lag effect of this Convention into force as of the date of entry into force of the last of these denunciations.
Article 16
Any Contracting Party may be made at any time request the revision of the present Convention by written notification addressed to the Secretary-General.
The General Assembly shall decide upon the steps may be necessary, be taken in respect of such request.
Article 17
The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall inform all Member States and non-member States referred to in Article XI of the following:
(A) Signatures, ratifications and accessions received in accordance with Article XI,
(B) Notifications received in accordance with Article XII,
(C) the date of entry into force of the force of this Convention in accordance with Article XIII,
(D) denunciations received in accordance with Article XIV,
(E) The abrogation of the Convention in accordance with Article XV,
(F) Notifications received in accordance with article XVI.
Article 18
The original of this Convention in the archives of the United Nations.
And send a certified copy of this Convention to all Member States of the United Nations and to each non-member States referred to in Article XI.
Article 19
The Secretary-General of the United Nations Convention on the registration of the date on which the coming into force.
Adopted and opened for signature, ratification or accession by General Assembly resolution
UN 260 A (3) of 9 December December 1948
The date of entry into force: 12 January 1951, in accordance with the provisions of Article 13
The Contracting Parties,
Considering that the General Assembly of the United Nations in its resolution 96 (-1) of 11 December 1946, declared that genocide is a crime under international law, contrary to the spirit and objectives of the United Nations and condemned by the civilized world,
Recognizing that genocide has inflicted, in all periods of history, great losses on humanity,
Believing that the liberation of mankind from such an odious scourge, requires international cooperation,
Agree as follows:
Article 1
The Contracting Parties confirm that genocide, whether committed in time of peace or during war, is a crime under international law, and undertake to prevent and punish.
Article 2
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:
(A) Killing members of the group,
(B) Causing serious bodily or serious bodily members of the group,
(C) inflicting on the group, deliberately, to the circumstances of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part,
(D) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group,
(E) The transfer of children of the group, forcibly, to another group.
Article 3
The following acts shall be punishable:
(A) Genocide;
(B) Conspiracy to commit genocide;
(C) Direct and public incitement to commit genocide,
(D) Attempt to commit genocide,
(E) Complicity in genocide.
Article 4
Persons committing genocide or any of the other acts enumerated in Article III, whether they are constitutionally responsible rulers, public officials or private individuals.
Article 5
The Contracting Parties undertake to enact, in accordance with their respective Constitutions, the necessary legislative measures to ensure enforcement of the provisions of this Convention, and in particular to provide effective penalties for persons guilty of genocide or any of the other acts enumerated in article III.
Article 6
Persons charged with genocide or any of the other acts enumerated in article III shall be tried by a competent tribunal of the State that the act was committed in the territory, or in front of an international penal tribunal have jurisdiction with respect to the contracting parties have accepted its jurisdiction.
Article 7
Not be considered genocide and other acts enumerated in Article III as political crimes for the purpose of extradition.
The Contracting Parties undertake in such cases to grant extradition in accordance with its laws and treaties in force.
Article 8
Any Contracting Party may call upon the competent United Nations organs shall, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations as they consider appropriate measures to prevent and suppress acts of genocide or any of the other acts enumerated in article III.
Article 9
Exposure to the International Court of Justice, at the request of any of the parties to the conflict, the conflicts that arise between the Contracting Parties concerning the interpretation, application or implementation of this Convention, including conflicts related to the responsibility of a State for genocide or any of the other acts enumerated in article III .
Article 10
This Convention, which are equally authentic texts in Spanish, English, Russian, Chinese, French, 9 December 1948.
Article 11
This Convention shall, until 31 December 1949 for signature on behalf of any Member State of the United Nations and of any nonmember State to the General Assembly had been invited to sign.
The present Convention shall be ratified. Instruments of ratification with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
After the first day of the month of January 1950 may be acceded to this Convention on behalf of any Member State of the United Nations and any non-member State has received an invitation referred to above.
Instruments of accession with the Secretary General of the United Nations.
Article 12
Any Contracting Party may at any time, that makes the application of this Convention to all territories to which that Contracting Party is responsible for the conduct of foreign relations, or any of these regions, and by notification addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Article 13
The day may have been deposited instruments of ratification or accession, the first twenty, the Secretary-General Yun record and transmit a copy thereof to each Member State of the United Nations and to each non-member States referred to in Article 11.
And shall come into force on the ninetieth day following the date of deposit of the twentieth instrument of ratification or accession.
Any ratification or accession effected subsequent to the latter becomes effective on the ninetieth day following the date of deposit of instrument of ratification or accession.
Article 14
This Convention shall be in force for a period of ten years commencing from the date of entry into force.
It shall thereafter remain in force for successive periods of five years for such Contracting Parties as have not denounced it before the expiration of the period at least six months.
The withdrawal is a written notification addressed to the Secretary General of the United Nations.
Article 15
If, as a result of denunciations, the number of parties to this Convention should become less than sixteen, the lag effect of this Convention into force as of the date of entry into force of the last of these denunciations.
Article 16
Any Contracting Party may be made at any time request the revision of the present Convention by written notification addressed to the Secretary-General.
The General Assembly shall decide upon the steps may be necessary, be taken in respect of such request.
Article 17
The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall inform all Member States and non-member States referred to in Article XI of the following:
(A) Signatures, ratifications and accessions received in accordance with Article XI,
(B) Notifications received in accordance with Article XII,
(C) the date of entry into force of the force of this Convention in accordance with Article XIII,
(D) denunciations received in accordance with Article XIV,
(E) The abrogation of the Convention in accordance with Article XV,
(F) Notifications received in accordance with article XVI.
Article 18
The original of this Convention in the archives of the United Nations.
And send a certified copy of this Convention to all Member States of the United Nations and to each non-member States referred to in Article XI.
Article 19
The Secretary-General of the United Nations Convention on the registration of the date on which the coming into force.
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