United Nations General Assembly resolution 96 (I)

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United Nations General Assembly resolution 96 (I) is an early post-World War II UN measure that formally recognized genocide as an international crime and laid the groundwork for the later Genocide Convention.

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instanceOf United Nations General Assembly resolution ⓘ
human rights instrument ⓘ
international legal instrument ⓘ
adoptedAtSession first session of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
adoptedByConsensus true ⓘ
adoptionDate 1946-12-11 ⓘ
affirms principles of international law regarding protection of human groups ⓘ
responsibility of states to prevent and punish genocide ⓘ
aimsTo prevent genocide ⓘ
punish perpetrators of genocide ⓘ
callsFor conclusion of a convention on the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide ⓘ
context aftermath of the Holocaust ⓘ
post-World War II international order ⓘ
declares genocide is a crime under international law ⓘ
genocide is condemned by the civilized world ⓘ
genocide is contrary to the spirit and aims of the United Nations ⓘ
documentType General Assembly resolution ⓘ
followedBy United Nations General Assembly resolution 180 (II) on genocide ⓘ
hasShortName GA Res. 96 (I) ⓘ
UNGA Resolution 96 (I) ⓘ
hasUNGAResolutionNumber 96 (I) ⓘ
influenced Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalEffect laid the groundwork for the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide ⓘ
legalStatus non-binding resolution ⓘ
organization United Nations ⓘ
placeOfAdoption New York City ⓘ
recognizedAs early post-World War II United Nations measure on genocide ⓘ
first formal recognition of genocide as an international crime by the United Nations ⓘ
recognizes denial of the right of existence of entire human groups is a crime under international law ⓘ
denial of the right of existence of entire human groups is contrary to moral law ⓘ
denial of the right of existence of entire human groups is contrary to the spirit and aims of the United Nations ⓘ
genocide entails denial of the right of existence of entire human groups ⓘ
relatedTo Nuremberg Principles ⓘ
international criminal responsibility for atrocities ⓘ
requests the Economic and Social Council to draft a convention on the crime of genocide ⓘ
the Economic and Social Council to undertake necessary studies for a genocide convention ⓘ
states genocide results in great losses to humanity in the form of cultural and other contributions represented by these human groups ⓘ
subject genocide ⓘ
human rights ⓘ
international criminal law ⓘ
title The Crime of Genocide ⓘ
year 1946 ⓘ

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United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III) → precededBy → United Nations General Assembly resolution 96 (I) ⓘ
United Nations General Assembly resolution 96 (I) → hasShortName → UNGA Resolution 96 (I) ⓘ
linked to: United Nations General Assembly resolution 96 (I)