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 Laws Against Genocide
Law alone cannot prevent genocide,
but law must guide our efforts to stop it

Dominican RepublicKenya 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.

Treaty Text: Overview of the 19 Articles
Translations:
Authentic texts and Translations in 35 Languages
Legal definition: A detailed discussion of the crime. See also the Elements of the crime of genocide.
The First 50 Years, 1948-1998
A Report by Professor William Schabas

Ratification Status: 146 Nations are State parties; over 40 Nations are NOT, including Indonesia, Japan and Nigeria.
Reservations: Reservations to the Genocide Convention
Two Drafts:
Drafts of the Treaty from April 1947 and May 1948, including passages later omitted.

Malta is the newest State Party to the Genocide Convention.Comoros 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.
Sudanarticle XIII. Reference: C.N.1204.2003.TREATIES-1 (Depositary Notification) [MSWord '.doc' file] List of parties to the Genocide Convention (UN status report (alternate
) List of 40 nations NOT party to the Convention.

 
Comoros Minister of Foreign Affairs at the United Nations
Malta
 

Genocide in the domestic criminal law of 80 nations

The Cambodian Government's Khmer Rouge Trial Task Force
Statute of the Iraqi Special Tribunal, issued December 10th, 2003
 

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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