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Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide [1 record]

Record 1 2007-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Conventions, Treaties and Agreements (Documents)
  • Rights and Freedoms
  • War and Peace (International Law)
OBS

The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide was adopted by the UN General Assembly in December 1948 and came into effect in January 1951. It defines and outlaws genocide, as a result of campaigning by Raphael Lemkin who had coined the term some years earlier.

Key term(s)
  • International Convention of the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de conventions, de traités et d'accords (Documents)
  • Droits et libertés
  • Guerre et paix (Droit international)
OBS

Nations Unies. Entrée en vigueur le 12 janvier 1951.

Key term(s)
  • Convention internationale pour la prévention et la répression du crime de génocide

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de convenciones, tratados y acuerdos (Documentos)
  • Derechos y Libertades
  • Guerra y paz (Derecho internacional)
OBS

Naciones Unidas. Entrada en vigor el 12 de enero de 1951.

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