The Genocide Convention

Christian J. Tams; Lars Berster; Björn Schiffbauer

doi:10.17104/9783406635724

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Copyright year: 2023
ISBN-Print: 978-3-406-81272-9
ISBN-Online: 978-3-406-63572-4
Publisher: C.H.BECK Recht - Wirtschaft - Steuern, München
Series: Beck International
Language: English
Pages: 490
Product type: Book Titles

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages I - IV
Preface: The Genocide Convention at 75 No access Pages V - VII
Foreword to the First Edition No access Pages VII - IX
Table of Contents No access Pages IX - XV
Notes on References and Annexes No access Pages XV - XVII
Authors No access Pages XVII - XIX
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms No access Pages XIX - XXIII
Table of Cases No access Pages XXIII - XXXI
Bibliography No access Pages XXXI - 1
1. A. The Convention and the international fight against genocide No access Pages 1 - 5
2. 1. I. Background No access Pages 5 - 7
  2. II. General Assembly Resolution 96(I) No access Pages 7 - 8
  3. III. The Secretariat Draft No access Pages 8 - 10
  4. IV. The Ad Hoc Committee Draft No access Pages 10 - 11
  5. V. The Sixth Committee debate (autumn 1948) No access Pages 11 - 12
3. 1. I. The Convention’s scope No access Pages 12 - 14
  2. II. Treaty, custom, and jus cogens rules against genocide No access Pages 14 - 16
4. 1. I. Textual continuity No access Pages 16 - 17
  2. II. Extra-conventional rules No access Pages 17 - 17
  3. III. Treaty interpretation between continuity and change No access Pages 17 - 22
5. 1. I. Implications of retroactivity No access Pages 23 - 23
  2. II. A presumption against retroactivity No access Pages 23 - 25
  3. III. Retroactivity and the Genocide Convention No access Pages 25 - 28
  4. IV. The Convention’s intertemporal significance No access Pages 28 - 30
6. F. Concluding observations No access Pages 30 - 33
1. A. Introduction No access Pages 33 - 34
2. B. Drafting history No access Pages 34 - 35
3. 1. I. ‘Having considered …’ No access Pages 36 - 36
  2. II. ‘Recognizing …’ No access
  3. III. ‘Being convinced …’ No access Pages 37 - 37
4. D. Concluding observations No access Pages 37 - 39
1. A. Introduction No access Pages 39 - 41
2. B. Drafting history No access Pages 41 - 44
3. 1. I. Genocide as a crime under international law No access Pages 44 - 46
  2. II. The obligations of treaty parties No access Pages 46 - 81
  3. III. ‘The Contracting Parties confirm…’ No access Pages 81 - 82
4. D. Concluding observations No access Pages 82 - 83
1. A. The basic structure of the crime No access Pages 84 - 84
2. B. Legal development prior to the drafting process No access Pages 84 - 91
3. 1. I. Group No access Pages 91 - 93
  2. II. Acts of genocide No access Pages 93 - 99
  3. III. Intent to destroy No access Pages 99 - 104
4. 1. I. Protected values No access Pages 104 - 112
  2. II. Material elements No access Pages 112 - 144
  3. III. Mental elements No access Pages 144 - 172
5. E. Relationship to customary international law No access Pages 172 - 175
1. A. Introduction No access Pages 175 - 176
2. 1. I. ‘Genocide’ No access Pages 176 - 177
  2. II. Conspiracy to commit genocide No access Pages 177 - 178
  3. III. Direct and public incitement to commit genocide No access Pages 178 - 179
  4. IV. Attempt to commit genocide No access Pages 179 - 179
  5. V. Complicity in genocide No access Pages 179 - 180
  6. VI. Further modes of responsibility No access Pages 180 - 181
3. 1. I. Article III lit. (a) – genocide No access Pages 181 - 185
  2. II. ‘Inchoate crimes’ affiliated to genocide No access Pages 185 - 191
  3. III. Complicity in genocide No access Pages 191 - 195
  4. IV. Superior responsibility No access Pages 195 - 199
  5. V. Commission of genocide by omission No access Pages 199 - 203
  6. VI. ‘Joint criminal enterprise’ No access Pages 203 - 207
1. A. Introduction No access Pages 207 - 208
2. B. Drafting history No access Pages 208 - 209
3. 1. I. Personal scope No access Pages 210 - 212
  2. II. Explicit legal consequences No access Pages 212 - 217
  3. III. Implied legal consequences No access Pages 217 - 233
4. 1. I. Link with Articles II and III No access Pages 233 - 233
  2. II. Articles IV, V and VI: the tripartite chain of primary state duties vis-à-vis génocidaires No access
5. E. Relationship to customary international law No access Pages 234 - 234
6. F. Concluding observations No access Pages 234 - 237
1. A. Introduction No access Pages 237 - 238
2. B. Drafting history No access Pages 238 - 239
3. 1. I. Personal scope: ‘contracting parties’ No access Pages 240 - 240
  2. II. Procedural and material scope: implementation and enactment of legislation No access
  3. III. Consequences of non-compliance with ‘undertake to enact’ No access Pages 252 - 252
4. D. Relationship to other provisions of the Convention No access Pages 252 - 252
5. E. Relationship to customary international law No access Pages 252 - 253
6. F. Concluding observations No access Pages 253 - 255
1. A. Introduction No access Pages 255 - 256
2. B. Drafting history No access Pages 256 - 258
3. 1. I. Personal scope No access Pages 259 - 260
  2. II. Explicit legal consequences No access Pages 260 - 271
  3. III. Implied legal consequences No access Pages 271 - 277
4. D. Relationship to other provisions of the Convention No access Pages 277 - 277
5. E. Relationship to customary international law No access Pages 277 - 278
6. F. Concluding observations No access Pages 278 - 281
1. A. Introduction No access Pages 281 - 282
2. B. Drafting history No access Pages 282 - 283
3. 1. I. Extradition in terms of Article VII No access Pages 283 - 284
  2. II. Paragraph 1: genocide and political crimes No access Pages 284 - 285
  3. III. Paragraph 2: extradition in accordance with national laws and international treaties No access Pages 285 - 288
4. 1. I. Link with Articles II and III No access Pages 288 - 288
  2. II. Article VII and the Genocide Convention as a whole No access
5. E. Relationship to customary international law No access Pages 289 - 289
6. F. Concluding observations No access Pages 289 - 291
1. A. Introduction No access Pages 291 - 292
2. B. Drafting history No access Pages 292 - 294
3. 1. I. The utility of Article VIII: ‘call upon … to’ No access Pages 294 - 297
  2. II. Personal scope: ‘any contracting party’ No access Pages 297 - 299
  3. III. Substantive scope No access Pages 299 - 304
  4. IV. Procedure No access Pages 304 - 305
4. 1. I. Link with Articles II and III No access Pages 305 - 305
  2. II. Distinction from Article IX No access
5. 1. I. International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid (1973) No access Pages 308 - 308
  2. II. International criminal law No access Pages 308 - 309
  3. III. UN initiatives on genocide prevention and ‘Responsibility to Protect’ No access Pages 309 - 311
  4. IV. Further recent developments No access Pages 311 - 312
6. F. Relationship to customary international law No access Pages 312 - 312
7. G. Concluding observations No access Pages 312 - 313
1. A. Introduction No access Pages 313 - 318
2. B. Drafting history No access Pages 318 - 320
3. 1. I. General features of ICJ proceedings No access Pages 321 - 330
  2. II. Specific features of Article IX No access Pages 330 - 335
  3. III. The outcome of ICJ proceedings No access Pages 335 - 337
4. D. Relationship to other provisions of the Convention and customary international law No access Pages 337 - 338
5. E. Concluding observations No access Pages 338 - 339
1. A. Introduction No access Pages 339 - 340
2. 1. I. The ICJ’s Reservations opinion No access Pages 340 - 341
  2. II. The contemporary regime No access Pages 341 - 347
3. 1. I. Distinguishing reservations from other unilateral statements No access Pages 348 - 350
  2. II. Assessing reservations proper No access Pages 350 - 358
  3. III. Withdrawal of reservations No access Pages 358 - 359
4. D. Concluding observations No access Pages 359 - 361
1. A. Introduction No access Pages 361 - 362
2. B. Drafting history No access Pages 362 - 363
3. 1. I. The legal implications of multilingual treaty drafting No access
  2. II. The ‘correction’ of the authentic Chinese text No access Pages 365 - 365
4. D. Concluding observations No access Pages 365 - 367
1. A. Introduction No access Pages 367 - 368
2. B. Drafting history No access Pages 368 - 369
3. 1. I. Eligibility to participate No access Pages 369 - 370
  2. II. Modalities of expressing consent to be bound No access Pages 370 - 377
  3. III. The depositary No access Pages 377 - 377
4. D. Concluding observations No access Pages 377 - 379
1. A. Introduction No access Pages 379 - 380
2. B. Drafting history No access Pages 380 - 381
3. 1. I. Declarations under Article XII No access Pages 381 - 383
  2. II. The territorial scope of obligations imposed by the Convention No access Pages 383 - 386
4. D. Concluding observations No access Pages 386 - 389
1. A. Introduction No access Pages 389 - 390
2. B. Drafting history No access Pages 390 - 390
3. 1. I. Entry into force of the Convention as such No access Pages 390 - 392
  2. II. The Convention’s entry into force for states consenting to be bound subsequently No access Pages 392 - 394
4. D. Concluding observations No access Pages 394 - 395
1. A. Introduction No access Pages 395 - 396
2. B. Drafting history No access Pages 396 - 397
3. 1. I. Duration in force No access Pages 397 - 398
  2. II. Withdrawing from the Convention No access Pages 398 - 399
  3. III. Other grounds entailing loss or suspension of treaty membership No access Pages 399 - 399
4. D. Concluding observations No access Pages 399 - 401
1. A. Introduction No access Pages 401 - 401
2. B. Drafting history No access Pages 401 - 402
3. C. Interpretation No access Pages 402 - 403
4. D. Concluding observations No access Pages 403 - 405
1. A. Introduction No access Pages 405 - 406
2. B. Drafting history No access Pages 406 - 406
3. 1. I. The content of Article XVI No access Pages 407 - 407
  2. II. Options for dealing with revision requests No access Pages 407 - 409
  3. III. Effects of revisions on the Convention No access Pages 409 - 410
4. D. Concluding observations No access Pages 410 - 411
1. A. Introduction No access Pages 411 - 412
2. B. Drafting history No access Pages 412 - 412
3. 1. I. General considerations No access Pages 412 - 414
  2. II. Notification of states’ expressions to become bound – lit. (a) No access Pages 414 - 416
  3. III. Other depositary notifications – lit. (b)–(f) No access Pages 416 - 417
4. D. Concluding observations No access Pages 417 - 419
1. A. Introduction No access Pages 419 - 419
2. B. Drafting history No access Pages 419 - 420
3. C. Interpretation No access Pages 420 - 421
1. A. Introduction No access Pages 421 - 421
2. B. Drafting history No access Pages 421 - 421
3. C. Interpretation No access
1. Annex 1: Authentic Treaty Version No access Pages 423 - 437
2. Annex 2: The Way Towards the Convention No access Pages 437 - 446
3. Annex 3: Treaty Participation No access Pages 446 - 454
4. Annex 4: Treaty Action No access Pages 454 - 466
5. Annex 5: Definitions of Genocide in the National Legislation of Member States No access Pages 466 - 483
Index No access Pages 483 - 490