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	*( e ) Complicity in genocide.		*( e ) Complicity in genocide.

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			See [[Crimes]]

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	*( b ) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;		*( b ) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;
			**Includes inflicting trauma on members of the group through widespread torture, rape, sexual violence, forced or coerced use of drugs, and mutilation.

	*( c ) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part;		*( c ) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part;
			**Includes the deliberate deprivation of resources needed for the group's physical survival, such as clean water, food, clothing, shelter or medical services. Deprivation of the means to sustain life can be imposed through confiscation of harvests, blockade of foodstuffs, detention in camps, forcible relocation or expulsion into deserts.

	*( d ) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;		*( d ) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;
			**Includes involuntary sterilization, forced abortion, prohibition of marriage, and long-term separation of men and women intended to prevent procreation.

	*( e ) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.		*( e ) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.
			**May be imposed by direct force or by fear of violence, duress, detention, psychological oppression or other methods of coercion. The Convention on the Rights of the Child defines children as persons under the age of 18 years.

	'''It is a crime to plan or incite genocide, even before killing starts, and to aid or abet genocide'''. The following acts shall be punishable:		'''It is a crime to plan or incite genocide, even before killing starts, and to aid or abet genocide'''. The following acts shall be punishable:

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	'''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:		'''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;		*( a ) Killing members of the group;
			**Includes direct killing and actions causing death.

	*( b ) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;		*( b ) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;
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	The following acts shall be punishable:		'''It is a crime to plan or incite genocide, even before killing starts, and to aid or abet genocide'''. The following acts shall be punishable:

	*( a ) Genocide;		*( a ) Genocide;

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	'''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:		'''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;		*( a ) Killing members of the group;

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United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III)http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/genocide.htm

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	== United Nations General Assembly ~~resolution~~ 260 A (III)[[http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/genocide.htm]]==		== United Nations General Assembly Resolution 260 A (III)[[http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/genocide.htm]]==

	===Preamble===		===Preamble===

Achogan: /* United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III)http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/genocide.htm */

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United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III)http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/genocide.htm

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	Hereby agree as hereinafter provided :		Hereby agree as hereinafter provided :


	===Articles===		===Articles===

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	Hereby agree as hereinafter provided :		Hereby agree as hereinafter provided :


	===Articles===		===Articles===

	Article I		'''Article I'''

	The Contracting Parties confirm that genocide, whether committed in time of peace or in time of war, is a crime under international law which they undertake to prevent and to punish.		The Contracting Parties confirm that genocide, whether committed in time of peace or in time of war, is a crime under international law which they undertake to prevent and to punish.

	Article II		'''Article II'''

	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:		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:
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	( e ) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.		( e ) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.

	Article III		'''Article III'''

	The following acts shall be punishable:		The following acts shall be punishable:
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	( e ) Complicity in genocide.		( e ) Complicity in genocide.

	Article IV		'''Article IV'''

	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.		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.

	Article V		'''Article V'''

	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, to provide effective penalties for persons guilty of genocide or any of the other acts enumerated in article III.		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, to provide effective penalties for persons guilty of genocide or any of the other acts enumerated in article III.

	Article VI		'''Article VI'''

	Persons charged with genocide or any of the other acts enumerated in article III shall be tried by a competent tribunal of the State in the territory of which the act was committed, or by such international penal tribunal as may have jurisdiction with respect to those Contracting Parties which shall have accepted its jurisdiction.		Persons charged with genocide or any of the other acts enumerated in article III shall be tried by a competent tribunal of the State in the territory of which the act was committed, or by such international penal tribunal as may have jurisdiction with respect to those Contracting Parties which shall have accepted its jurisdiction.

	Article VII		'''Article VII'''

	Genocide and the other acts enumerated in article III shall not be considered as political crimes for the purpose of extradition.		Genocide and the other acts enumerated in article III shall not be considered as political crimes for the purpose of extradition.
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	The Contracting Parties pledge themselves in such cases to grant extradition in accordance with their laws and treaties in force.		The Contracting Parties pledge themselves in such cases to grant extradition in accordance with their laws and treaties in force.

	Article VIII		'''Article VIII'''

	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 suppression of acts of genocide or any of the other acts enumerated in article III.		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 suppression of acts of genocide or any of the other acts enumerated in article III.

	Article IX		'''Article IX'''

	Disputes between the Contracting Parties relating to the interpretation, application or fulfilment of the present Convention, including those relating to the responsibility of a State for genocide or for any of the other acts enumerated in article III, shall be submitted to the International Court of Justice at the request of any of the parties to the dispute.		Disputes between the Contracting Parties relating to the interpretation, application or fulfilment of the present Convention, including those relating to the responsibility of a State for genocide or for any of the other acts enumerated in article III, shall be submitted to the International Court of Justice at the request of any of the parties to the dispute.

	Article X		'''Article X'''

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

	Article XI		'''Article XI'''

	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 the General Assembly.		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 the General Assembly.
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	Instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.		Instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

	Article XII		'''Article XII'''

	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 the conduct of whose foreign relations that Contracting Party is responsible.		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 the conduct of whose foreign relations that Contracting Party is responsible.

	Article XIII		'''Article XIII'''

	On the day when the first twenty instruments of ratification or accession have been deposited, the Secretary-General shall draw up a proc�s-verbal and transmit a copy thereof to each Member of the United Nations and to each of the non-member States contemplated in article XI.		On the day when the first twenty instruments of ratification or accession have been deposited, the Secretary-General shall draw up a proc�s-verbal and transmit a copy thereof to each Member of the United Nations and to each of the non-member States contemplated in article XI.
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	Any ratification or accession effected subsequent to the latter date shall become effective on the ninetieth day following the deposit of the instrument of ratification or accession.		Any ratification or accession effected subsequent to the latter date shall become effective on the ninetieth day following the deposit of the instrument of ratification or accession.

	Article XIV		'''Article XIV'''

	The present Convention shall remain in effect for a period of ten years as from the date of its coming into force.		The present Convention shall remain in effect for a period of ten years as from the date of its coming into force.
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	Denunciation shall be effected by a written notification addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.		Denunciation shall be effected by a written notification addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

	Article XV		'''Article XV'''

	If, as a result of denunciations, the number of Parties to the present Convention should become less than sixteen, the Convention shall cease to be in force as from the date on which the last of these denunciations shall become effective.		If, as a result of denunciations, the number of Parties to the present Convention should become less than sixteen, the Convention shall cease to be in force as from the date on which the last of these denunciations shall become effective.

	Article XVI		'''Article XVI'''

	A request for the revision of the present Convention may be made at any time by any Contracting Party by means of a notification in writing addressed to the Secretary-General.		A request for the revision of the present Convention may be made at any time by any Contracting Party by means of a notification in writing addressed to the Secretary-General.
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	The General Assembly shall decide upon the steps, if any, to be taken in respect of such request.		The General Assembly shall decide upon the steps, if any, to be taken in respect of such request.

	Article XVII		'''Article XVII'''

	The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall notify all Members of the United Nations and the non-member States contemplated in article XI of the following:		The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall notify all Members of the United Nations and the non-member States contemplated in article XI of the following:
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	( f ) Notifications received in accordance with article XVI.		( f ) Notifications received in accordance with article XVI.

	Article XVIII		'''Article XVIII'''

	The original of the present Convention shall be deposited in the archives of the United Nations.		The original of the present Convention shall be deposited in the archives of the United Nations.
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	A certified copy of the Convention shall be transmitted to each Member of the United Nations and to each of the non-member States contemplated in article XI.		A certified copy of the Convention shall be transmitted to each Member of the United Nations and to each of the non-member States contemplated in article XI.

	Article XIX		'''Article XIX'''

	The present Convention shall be registered by the Secretary-General of the United Nations on the date of its coming into force.		The present Convention shall be registered by the Secretary-General of the United Nations on the date of its coming into force.

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United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III)http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/genocide.htm

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	== United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III)[[http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/genocide.htm]]==		== United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III)[[http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/genocide.htm]]==


	===Preamble===		===Preamble===
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	Hereby agree as hereinafter provided :		Hereby agree as hereinafter provided :


	===Articles===		===Articles===

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