Difference between revisions of "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; | ||
| + | **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; | ||
Revision as of 15:36, 2 June 2010
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;
- Includes direct killing and actions causing death.
- ( b ) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;
- ( c ) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions 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 ) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.
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;
- ( b ) Conspiracy to commit genocide;
- ( c ) Direct and public incitement to commit genocide;
- ( d ) Attempt to commit genocide;
- ( e ) Complicity in genocide.
