Article VIII of the Genocide Convention
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Article VIII of the Genocide Convention is the provision that allows any contracting state to call upon competent organs of the United Nations to take action for the prevention and suppression of acts of genocide.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Article VIII of the Genocide Convention canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Article VIII of the Genocide Convention Context triple: [Article 9 of the Genocide Convention, relatedTo, Article VIII of the Genocide Convention]
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A.
Article VII of the Genocide Convention
Article VII of the Genocide Convention is the provision that governs the extradition of persons charged with genocide or related crimes, requiring that such offenses be treated as extraditable under existing treaties between States Parties.
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B.
Article VI of the Genocide Convention
Article VI of the Genocide Convention is the provision that governs the prosecution of individuals accused of genocide, specifying that they are to be tried by competent national courts or an international penal tribunal with jurisdiction.
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C.
Article V of the Genocide Convention
Article V of the Genocide Convention is the provision that obliges States Parties to enact the necessary domestic legislation and penalties to give effect to the Convention’s prohibition and punishment of genocide.
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D.
Article IV of the Genocide Convention
Article IV of the Genocide Convention is the provision that establishes individual criminal responsibility for committing genocide, regardless of official capacity or position.
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E.
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.
- 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 VIII of the Genocide Convention Target entity description: Article VIII of the Genocide Convention is the provision that allows any contracting state to call upon competent organs of the United Nations to take action for the prevention and suppression of acts of genocide.
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A.
Article VII of the Genocide Convention
Article VII of the Genocide Convention is the provision that governs the extradition of persons charged with genocide or related crimes, requiring that such offenses be treated as extraditable under existing treaties between States Parties.
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B.
Article VI of the Genocide Convention
Article VI of the Genocide Convention is the provision that governs the prosecution of individuals accused of genocide, specifying that they are to be tried by competent national courts or an international penal tribunal with jurisdiction.
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C.
Article V of the Genocide Convention
Article V of the Genocide Convention is the provision that obliges States Parties to enact the necessary domestic legislation and penalties to give effect to the Convention’s prohibition and punishment of genocide.
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D.
Article IV of the Genocide Convention
Article IV of the Genocide Convention is the provision that establishes individual criminal responsibility for committing genocide, regardless of official capacity or position.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
article of an international convention
ⓘ
treaty provision ⓘ |
| adoptedWithInstrument |
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
ⓘ
linked to:
GenocideConvention1948
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| adoptionDate | 1948-12-09 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
acts of genocide
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any contracting state to the Genocide Convention ⓘ |
| authorizes |
any contracting state to request UN action to prevent genocide
ⓘ
any contracting state to request UN action to suppress genocide ⓘ |
| bindingOn | states that have ratified or acceded to the Genocide Convention ⓘ |
| citesBody | United Nations ⓘ |
| concernsCrime | genocide ⓘ |
| depositary | Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ |
| function |
to facilitate international cooperation in preventing genocide
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to facilitate international cooperation in suppressing genocide ⓘ to trigger consideration of measures by United Nations organs ⓘ |
| grantsRightTo | contracting states to call upon competent organs of the United Nations ⓘ |
| interpretationPractice | relied upon in state practice to justify bringing genocide situations before UN organs ⓘ |
| invocationForum |
United Nations General Assembly
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United Nations Security Council ⓘ other competent organs of the United Nations ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginal |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
human rights law
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international criminal law ⓘ international law ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
does not itself create enforcement measures but allows requests for such measures
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enables diplomatic and institutional action within the UN framework ⓘ |
| locatedInDocument | Chapter concerning prevention and punishment of genocide in the Genocide Convention ⓘ |
| mechanismType | inter-state referral mechanism ⓘ |
| normType | procedural provision ⓘ |
| partOf |
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
ⓘ
linked to:
GenocideConvention1948
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| purpose | to operationalize the duty to prevent genocide through UN mechanisms ⓘ |
| refersTo | competent organs of the United Nations ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Article I of the Genocide Convention
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linked to:
Article I (Genocide Convention)
Article II of the Genocide Convention ⓘ Article III of the Genocide Convention ⓘ Article IX of the Genocide Convention ⓘ
linked to:
Article 9 of the Genocide Convention
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| shortName | Article 8 of the Genocide Convention ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
United Nations action against genocide
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prevention of genocide ⓘ suppression of genocide ⓘ |
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Subject: Article VIII of the Genocide Convention Description of subject: Article VIII of the Genocide Convention is the provision that allows any contracting state to call upon competent organs of the United Nations to take action for the prevention and suppression of acts of genocide.
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