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CRIME LAW NATIONS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-06-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- International Criminal Law
- War and Peace (International Law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- crime against humanity
1, record 1, English, crime%20against%20humanity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A crime or series of crimes, such as genocide, directed against a large group because of race, religion, country of origin, or other reason unconnected with any individual’s responsibility for having committed a criminal act. 2, record 1, English, - crime%20against%20humanity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Crime against humanity means murder, extermination, enslavement, deportation, imprisonment, torture, sexual violence, persecution or any other inhumane act or omission that is committed against any civilian population or any identifiable group and that, at the time and in the place of its commission, constitutes a crime against humanity according to customary international law or conventional international law or by virtue of its being criminal according to the general principles of law recognized by the community of nations, whether or not it constitutes a contravention of the law in force at the time and in the place of its commission. 3, record 1, English, - crime%20against%20humanity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit pénal international
- Guerre et paix (Droit international)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- crime contre l'humanité
1, record 1, French, crime%20contre%20l%27humanit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Meurtre, extermination, réduction en esclavage, déportation, emprisonnement, torture, violence sexuelle, persécution ou autre fait — acte ou omission — inhumain, d'une part, commis contre une population civile ou un groupe identifiable de personnes et, d'autre part, qui constitue, au moment et au lieu de la perpétration, un crime contre l'humanité selon le droit international coutumier ou le droit international conventionnel, ou en raison de son caractère criminel d'après les principes généraux de droit reconnus par l'ensemble des nations, qu'il constitue ou non une transgression du droit en vigueur à ce moment et dans ce lieu. 2, record 1, French, - crime%20contre%20l%27humanit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho penal internacional
- Guerra y paz (Derecho internacional)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- crimen de lesa humanidad
1, record 1, Spanish, crimen%20de%20lesa%20humanidad
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- delito de lesa humanidad 2, record 1, Spanish, delito%20de%20lesa%20humanidad
avoid, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Crimen de especial gravedad, como el asesinato, el exterminio, la esclavitud, la deportación o el traslado forzoso de población, la privación grave de la libertad o la tortura, que se comete como parte de un ataque generalizado o sistemático contra una población civil y con conocimiento de dicho ataque. 3, record 1, Spanish, - crimen%20de%20lesa%20humanidad
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
crimen de lesa humanidad; delito de lesa humanidad: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recomienda utilizar la expresión "crimen de lesa humanidad" y no "delito de lesa humanidad". 2, record 1, Spanish, - crimen%20de%20lesa%20humanidad
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-02-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- International Bodies and Committees
- Penal Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy
1, record 2, English, International%20Centre%20for%20Criminal%20Law%20Reform%20and%20Criminal%20Justice%20Policy
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- ICCLR 2, record 2, English, ICCLR
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The International Centre is an independent, international institute, based in Vancouver, Canada, officially affiliated with the United Nations, under a formal agreement between the government of Canada and the UN. The Centre is part of the UN Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme Network of Institutes. It was founded in 1991, as a result of a joint initiative of the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University and the International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law, with contributions from the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia. The Centre is supported in part from the endowment funds established by the British Columbia Law Foundation, the Ontario Law Foundation and the Vancouver Foundation. 2, record 2, English, - International%20Centre%20for%20Criminal%20Law%20Reform%20and%20Criminal%20Justice%20Policy
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités internationaux
- Droit pénal
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Centre international pour la réforme du droit criminel et la politique en matière de justice pénale
1, record 2, French, Centre%20international%20pour%20la%20r%C3%A9forme%20du%20droit%20criminel%20et%20la%20politique%20en%20mati%C3%A8re%20de%20justice%20p%C3%A9nale
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- CIRDC 1, record 2, French, CIRDC
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le Centre international pour la réforme du droit criminel et la politique en matière de justice pénale (CIRDC), dont le siège social est à Vancouver au Canada, a été fondé en 1991. Le Centre mène des recherches et analyse des politiques, entreprend l'élaboration et la mise en œuvre de programmes d'aide technique, diffuse de l'information au grand public et offre des services de consultation, le tout, dans les domaines du droit pénal international, de la politique en matière de justice pénale et de la prévention des actes criminels. 2, record 2, French, - Centre%20international%20pour%20la%20r%C3%A9forme%20du%20droit%20criminel%20et%20la%20politique%20en%20mati%C3%A8re%20de%20justice%20p%C3%A9nale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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