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123 State Parties to the ICC: Established on July 1, 2002, the ICC is currently investigating crimes committed after that date in Eastern DR Congo (Kinshasa), Northern Uganda (both States which are Parties to the Statute) as well as Darfur, Sudan (a nonparty State) by means of a March 31, 2005 UN Security Council Referral (Resolution 1593). | >The
Rome Statute in 23 languages >Index to the Rome Statute > See: www.icc-cpi.int or www.iccnow.org |
December 9, 2014 was the 66th anniversary of the approval of the Genocide Convention by the United Nations General Assembly. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was approved the following day. Below are links for additional information on the Genocide Convention. |
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Overview of the 19 Articles | Ratification
Status: 146
Nations are State parties; over 40 Nations are NOT, including Indonesia, Japan
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Malta is the newest State Party to the Genocide Convention. On
June 6, 2014 Malta deposited instruments of accession
to the Genocide Convention with the United Nations. Other recent new State Parties to the convention include Palestine on Jan. 2, 2014, San Marino on Nov. 8, 2013, Guinea-Bissau on Sep. 24, 2013 and Cape Verde on June 2, 2011.
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Elements of the Crime of Genocide Agreed upon by the ICC Preparatory Commission at its fifth session, New York, 12-30 June 2000 |
Decision of the Spanish Supreme Court concerning the Guatemala Genocide Case. Feb. 25, 2003 . (English) or Spanish full text 58 pages, PDF file Tribunal Supremo |
Laws Against Genocide and Holocaust Denial in 7 nations: Institute for Jewish Policy Research (UK) Summary of features- See Appendix B: Austria, Law no. 148, 1992; Belgium la loi anti-négationiste, 1995; France la loi Gayssot, 1990; Germany, Article 194, 1985 and Article 130, 1994; Israel, Prohibition Law no. 118, 1986; Spain, Section 607, 1996; Switzerland, Article 261 bis 1996 |
International Law Dictionary By Prof. Ray August, Washington State University |
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