Article 9 of the Genocide Convention

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf treaty provision
adoptedWith Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
adoptionDate 9 December 1948
appliesTo States Parties to the Genocide Convention
basedOnPrinciple pacta sunt servanda
bindingOn States that have ratified or acceded to the Genocide Convention without valid reservation to Article 9
covers disputes relating to the application of the Genocide Convention
disputes relating to the fulfillment of the Genocide Convention
disputes relating to the interpretation of the Genocide Convention
state responsibility for genocide
doesNotCover individual criminal responsibility
enteredIntoForceDate 12 January 1951
function to provide a compulsory dispute settlement mechanism
grantsJurisdictionTo International Court of Justice
interpretedBy International Court of Justice
interpretedInCase Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Ukraine v. Russian Federation)
Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro
Croatia v. Serbia
The Gambia v. Myanmar
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalBasisFor contentious jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice in genocide-related disputes
legalNature compromissory clause
locatedInInstrument United Nations Treaty Series
partOf Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
relatedTo Article 10 of the Genocide Convention
Article 11 of the Genocide Convention
Article 12 of the Genocide Convention
Article 13 of the Genocide Convention
Article 14 of the Genocide Convention
Article 15 of the Genocide Convention
Article 16 of the Genocide Convention
Article I of the Genocide Convention
Article II of the Genocide Convention
Article III of the Genocide Convention
Article IV of the Genocide Convention
Article V of the Genocide Convention
Article VI of the Genocide Convention
Article VII of the Genocide Convention
Article VIII of the Genocide Convention
requires that disputes be submitted to the International Court of Justice at the request of any party to the dispute
scope inter-State disputes only
subjectOfJurisdiction disputes between States Parties
subjectTo reservations by some States Parties
UNTSPage 277
UNTSVolume 78

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Article IX (Genocide Convention) alsoKnownAs Article 9 of the Genocide Convention
subject linked to: Article IX
Article VIII (Genocide Convention) relatedTo Article IX (Genocide Convention)
subject linked to: Article VIII
linked to: Article 9 of the Genocide Convention
Croatia v. Serbia (ICJ, 2015) findingOnJurisdiction ICJ affirmed jurisdiction under Article IX of the Genocide Convention
linked to: Article 9 of the Genocide Convention
The Gambia v. Myanmar jurisdictionInvokedUnder Article IX of the Genocide Convention
linked to: Article 9 of the Genocide Convention
Ukraine v. Russian Federation (Allegations of Genocide) legalBasis Article IX of the Genocide Convention
linked to: Article 9 of the Genocide Convention
Ukraine v. Russian Federation (Allegations of Genocide) jurisdictionClaimedByApplicant Article IX of the Genocide Convention
linked to: Article 9 of the Genocide Convention
Article 11 of the Genocide Convention relatedTo Article 9 of the Genocide Convention
"Serbia must take steps to comply with its obligations under the Genocide Convention" legalBasis Article IX of the Genocide Convention
linked to: Article 9 of the Genocide Convention