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GENOCIDE CRIME [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-07-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Conventions, Treaties and Agreements (Documents)
- Rights and Freedoms
- War and Peace (International Law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
1, record 1, English, Convention%20on%20the%20Prevention%20and%20Punishment%20of%20the%20Crime%20of%20Genocide
correct, international
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 1, English, - Convention%20on%20the%20Prevention%20and%20Punishment%20of%20the%20Crime%20of%20Genocide
Record 1, Key term(s)
- International Convention of the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Titres de conventions, de traités et d'accords (Documents)
- Droits et libertés
- Guerre et paix (Droit international)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Convention pour la prévention et la répression du crime de génocide
1, record 1, French, Convention%20pour%20la%20pr%C3%A9vention%20et%20la%20r%C3%A9pression%20du%20crime%20de%20g%C3%A9nocide
correct, feminine noun, international
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nations Unies. Entrée en vigueur le 12 janvier 1951. 2, record 1, French, - Convention%20pour%20la%20pr%C3%A9vention%20et%20la%20r%C3%A9pression%20du%20crime%20de%20g%C3%A9nocide
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Convention internationale pour la prévention et la répression du crime de génocide
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Títulos de convenciones, tratados y acuerdos (Documentos)
- Derechos y Libertades
- Guerra y paz (Derecho internacional)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Convención para la Prevención y la Sanción del Delito de Genocidio
1, record 1, Spanish, Convenci%C3%B3n%20para%20la%20Prevenci%C3%B3n%20y%20la%20Sanci%C3%B3n%20del%20Delito%20de%20Genocidio
correct, feminine noun, international
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Naciones Unidas. Entrada en vigor el 12 de enero de 1951. 2, record 1, Spanish, - Convenci%C3%B3n%20para%20la%20Prevenci%C3%B3n%20y%20la%20Sanci%C3%B3n%20del%20Delito%20de%20Genocidio
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-08-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- International Criminal Law
- Rights and Freedoms
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- crime of genocide
1, record 2, English, crime%20of%20genocide
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Elements of the crime of genocide ... 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 III of the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishmnent of the Crime of Genocide]. 2, record 2, English, - crime%20of%20genocide
Record 2, Key term(s)
- genocide crime
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit pénal international
- Droits et libertés
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- crime de génocide
1, record 2, French, crime%20de%20g%C3%A9nocide
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le crime de génocide est défini dans les mêmes termes que dans la Convention pour la prévention et la répression du crime de génocide (ONU, 1948), à savoir les homicides et autres actes «commis dans l'intention de détruire, en tout ou en partie, un groupe national, ethnique, racial ou religieux». 2, record 2, French, - crime%20de%20g%C3%A9nocide
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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