Article I (Genocide Convention)

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article of an international convention treaty provision

Article I of the Genocide Convention is the foundational provision that defines genocide as a crime under international law and obligates states to prevent and punish it in times of peace and war.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Article I of the Genocide Convention	6
Article I (Genocide Convention) canonical	2
Article 1 of the Genocide Convention	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1272859 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Article I (Genocide Convention)
Context triple: [Article VIII (Genocide Convention), relatedTo, Article I (Genocide Convention)]

A. Article 17 Genocide Convention
Article 17 of the Genocide Convention is the provision that addresses the Convention’s territorial application, including how and where its obligations extend, particularly in relation to non-metropolitan or dependent territories.
B. Article 11 of the Genocide Convention
Article 11 of the Genocide Convention is a provision that addresses the temporal application and entry into force of the Convention’s obligations regarding the crime of genocide.
C. Article 9 of the Genocide Convention
Article 9 of the Genocide Convention is the provision that grants the International Court of Justice jurisdiction over disputes between states concerning the interpretation, application, or fulfillment of the Convention, including state responsibility for genocide.
D. Article XIII (Genocide Convention)
Article XIII of the Genocide Convention is a provision that governs the treaty’s procedures for signature, ratification, accession, and entry into force among states.
E. Article XVIII (Genocide Convention)
Article XVIII of the Genocide Convention is a procedural provision that addresses the Convention’s entry into force and related formalities rather than defining genocidal acts or obligations.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Article I (Genocide Convention)
Target entity description: Article I of the Genocide Convention is the foundational provision that defines genocide as a crime under international law and obligates states to prevent and punish it in times of peace and war.

A. Article 17 Genocide Convention
Article 17 of the Genocide Convention is the provision that addresses the Convention’s territorial application, including how and where its obligations extend, particularly in relation to non-metropolitan or dependent territories.
B. Article 11 of the Genocide Convention
Article 11 of the Genocide Convention is a provision that addresses the temporal application and entry into force of the Convention’s obligations regarding the crime of genocide.
C. Article 9 of the Genocide Convention
Article 9 of the Genocide Convention is the provision that grants the International Court of Justice jurisdiction over disputes between states concerning the interpretation, application, or fulfillment of the Convention, including state responsibility for genocide.
D. Article XIII (Genocide Convention)
Article XIII of the Genocide Convention is a provision that governs the treaty’s procedures for signature, ratification, accession, and entry into force among states.
E. Article XVIII (Genocide Convention)
Article XVIII of the Genocide Convention is a procedural provision that addresses the Convention’s entry into force and related formalities rather than defining genocidal acts or obligations.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	article of an international convention ⓘ treaty provision ⓘ
addresses	individual criminal responsibility for genocide (through obligation to punish) ⓘ state obligations regarding genocide ⓘ
adoptedWith	Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, 1948 ⓘ linked to: GenocideConvention1948
appliesIn	time of peace ⓘ time of war ⓘ
basisFor	state responsibility for failure to prevent genocide ⓘ state responsibility for failure to punish genocide ⓘ
characterizedAs	foundational provision of the Genocide Convention ⓘ
citedIn	Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro (ICJ, 2007) ⓘ Croatia v. Serbia (ICJ, 2015) ⓘ The Gambia v. Myanmar (ICJ, provisional measures, 2020) ⓘ linked to: The Gambia v. Myanmar
concerns	obligations owed to the international community as a whole regarding genocide ⓘ
declares	genocide is a crime under international law ⓘ
field	international criminal law ⓘ international human rights law ⓘ international humanitarian law ⓘ linked to: International humanitarian law
influenced	Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court provisions on genocide ⓘ linked to: Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
inForceFor	all States that are parties to the Genocide Convention ⓘ
inspired	subsequent international criminal law instruments addressing genocide ⓘ
interpretedBy	International Court of Justice ⓘ
language	States Parties confirm that genocide, whether committed in time of peace or in time of war, is a crime under international law ⓘ States Parties undertake to prevent and to punish genocide ⓘ
legalEffect	creates erga omnes partes obligations for States Parties ⓘ establishes duty to prevent genocide ⓘ establishes duty to punish genocide ⓘ
legalStatus	binding on States Parties to the Genocide Convention ⓘ
linkedTo	jus cogens prohibition of genocide ⓘ
normType	peremptory-related obligation concerning genocide ⓘ
obligates	States Parties to prevent genocide ⓘ States Parties to punish genocide ⓘ
partOf	Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide ⓘ linked to: GenocideConvention1948
purpose	to affirm the criminality of genocide under international law ⓘ to impose preventive obligations on States Parties ⓘ to impose punitive obligations on States Parties ⓘ
recognizes	genocide as a crime under international law ⓘ
relatedTo	Article II (Genocide Convention) ⓘ linked to: Article II of the Genocide Convention Article III (Genocide Convention) ⓘ linked to: Article III of the Genocide Convention
scope	obligations independent of whether genocide is committed in peace or war ⓘ
shortName	Article I of the Genocide Convention ⓘ linked to: Article I (Genocide Convention)
subjectMatter	genocide ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Article VIII (Genocide Convention) → relatedTo → Article I (Genocide Convention) ⓘ

subject linked to: Article VIII

Article 9 of the Genocide Convention → relatedTo → Article I of the Genocide Convention ⓘ