United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III)

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United Nations General Assembly resolution human rights instrument international legal instrument

United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III) is the 1948 UN instrument that adopted the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, defining genocide as an international crime and obligating states to prevent and punish it.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III) canonical	4
A/RES/260(III)	3
UNGA resolution 260 A (III)	1
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 260 A (III)	1
United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 (III)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T622409 — 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: United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III)
Context triple: [Article V (Genocide Convention), locatedInDocument, United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III)]

A. United Nations General Assembly resolution 217 A (III)
United Nations General Assembly resolution 217 A (III) is the 1948 UN measure that adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, establishing a foundational global standard for human rights.
B. United Nations General Assembly resolution 428 (V)
United Nations General Assembly resolution 428 (V) is the 1950 resolution that established the mandate and foundational statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
C. United Nations General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI)
United Nations General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) is the 1966 UN resolution that adopted the core international human rights treaties, including the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
D. United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/251
United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/251 is the 2006 UN measure that established the Human Rights Council and overhauled the UN’s main intergovernmental human rights machinery.
E. UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7
UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7 is a 1983 United Nations General Assembly resolution that condemned the U.S.-led invasion of Grenada as a violation of international law.
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: United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III)
Target entity description: United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III) is the 1948 UN instrument that adopted the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, defining genocide as an international crime and obligating states to prevent and punish it.

A. United Nations General Assembly resolution 217 A (III)
United Nations General Assembly resolution 217 A (III) is the 1948 UN measure that adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, establishing a foundational global standard for human rights.
B. United Nations General Assembly resolution 428 (V)
United Nations General Assembly resolution 428 (V) is the 1950 resolution that established the mandate and foundational statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
C. United Nations General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI)
United Nations General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) is the 1966 UN resolution that adopted the core international human rights treaties, including the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
D. United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/251
United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/251 is the 2006 UN measure that established the Human Rights Council and overhauled the UN’s main intergovernmental human rights machinery.
E. UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7
UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7 is a 1983 United Nations General Assembly resolution that condemned the U.S.-led invasion of Grenada as a violation of international law.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations General Assembly resolution ⓘ human rights instrument ⓘ international legal instrument ⓘ
adoptedBy	United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
adoptionDate	1948-12-09 ⓘ
annexes	text of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide ⓘ
basisFor	customary international law on genocide ⓘ
callsUpon	Member States to sign and ratify the Genocide Convention ⓘ
category	United Nations General Assembly resolutions concerning human rights ⓘ United Nations General Assembly resolutions concerning international law ⓘ
creates	Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide ⓘ linked to: GenocideConvention1948
defines	genocide as a crime under international law ⓘ
documentType	resolution with annexed convention text ⓘ
influenced	Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ jurisprudence of international criminal tribunals ⓘ
languageOfDocument	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalBasisFor	prosecution of genocide under international law ⓘ
legalEffect	established treaty obligations regarding genocide ⓘ opened the Genocide Convention for signature ⓘ
legalStatus	non-binding resolution with binding treaty annex for ratifying States ⓘ
meetingPlace	Paris ⓘ
notes	affirms that genocide is a crime under international law ⓘ affirms that genocide is a crime whether committed in time of peace or in time of war ⓘ
obligates	States to prevent genocide ⓘ States to punish genocide ⓘ
officialName	United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III) ⓘ
partOf	United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 (III) ⓘ linked to: United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III)
precededBy	United Nations General Assembly resolution 96 (I) ⓘ
providesFor	extradition or trial of persons charged with genocide ⓘ international cooperation to prevent and punish genocide ⓘ
recognizes	genocide as a crime under international law ⓘ
relatedTo	Holocaust ⓘ Nuremberg Principles ⓘ crimes against humanity ⓘ
shortName	UNGA resolution 260 A (III) ⓘ linked to: United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III)
subject	genocide ⓘ human rights ⓘ international criminal law ⓘ prevention of mass atrocities ⓘ
titleOfCreatedInstrument	Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide ⓘ linked to: GenocideConvention1948
UNSession	3rd session of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
yearOfResolution	1948 ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

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

Article V (Genocide Convention) → locatedInDocument → United Nations General Assembly resolution 260 A (III) ⓘ

subject linked to: Article V

Article II of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide → adoptionInstrument → United Nations General Assembly Resolution 260 A (III) ⓘ

subject linked to: Article II