Article I

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Article I of the 1948 Genocide Convention establishes the legal obligation of states to prevent and punish the crime of genocide, affirming it as a crime under international law.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf provision of international law ⓘ
treaty article ⓘ
addresses responsibility of Contracting Parties regarding genocide ⓘ
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
adoptionDate 1948-12-09 ⓘ
affirms genocide is a crime under international law ⓘ
aimsTo ensure international cooperation against genocide ⓘ
appliesIn time of peace ⓘ
time of war ⓘ
articleNumber 1 ⓘ
basisFor state responsibility for failure to prevent genocide ⓘ
state responsibility for failure to punish genocide ⓘ
bindingOn all States that have ratified or acceded to the Genocide Convention ⓘ
citedIn UN resolutions concerning genocide prevention ⓘ
international human rights jurisprudence on genocide prevention ⓘ
clarifies genocide is punishable whether committed in peace or war ⓘ
containedIn United Nations Treaty Series, volume 78 ⓘ
createsObligationFor States Parties ⓘ
declares genocide is a crime under international law ⓘ
enteredIntoForceDate 1951-01-12 ⓘ
field human rights law ⓘ
international criminal law ⓘ
law of state responsibility ⓘ
imposesDutyTo prevent genocide ⓘ
punish genocide ⓘ
influenced subsequent international criminal tribunals’ statutes on genocide ⓘ
inLanguage official UN languages ⓘ
interpretedIn Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro (ICJ, 2007) ⓘ
Croatia v. Serbia (ICJ, 2015) ⓘ
legalCharacter erga omnes partes obligation ⓘ
legalEffect creates treaty-based duties independent of domestic legislation ⓘ
legalStatus binding on States Parties to the Genocide Convention ⓘ
linkedTo customary international law on genocide ⓘ
normType peremptory norm recognition of the prohibition of genocide ⓘ
obligationType obligation of conduct to prevent genocide ⓘ
obligation of result to punish genocide ⓘ
partOf Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide ⓘ
recognizedBy International Court of Justice ⓘ
recognizes genocide as an international crime regardless of domestic law ⓘ
relatedTo Article II of the 1948 Genocide Convention ⓘ
Article III of the 1948 Genocide Convention ⓘ
shortName Article I ⓘ
states The Contracting Parties confirm that genocide, whether committed in time of peace or in time of war, is a crime under international law ⓘ
The Contracting Parties undertake to prevent and to punish genocide ⓘ
subjectMatter prevention of genocide ⓘ
punishment of genocide ⓘ

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