The Genocide Convention

Name: The Genocide Convention | Article-by-Article Commentary
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Article-by-Article Commentary

Christian J. Tams Lars Berster Björn Schiffbauer(Autor*in)

C.H.BECK (Verlag)

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Erschienen am 1. Dezember 2023

XLIX, 489 Seiten

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Cover
Title
Impressum
Preface: The Genocide Convention at 75
Foreword to the First Edition
Table of Contents
Notes on References and Annexes
Authors
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
Table of Cases
Bibliography
General Introduction
A. The Convention and the international fight against genocide
B. The way towards the Convention
I. Background
II. General Assembly Resolution 96(I)
III. The Secretariat Draft
IV. The Ad Hoc Committee Draft
V. The Sixth Committee debate (autumn 1948)
C. The Convention and general rules against genocide
I. The Convention's scope
II. Treaty, custom, and jus cogens rules against genocide
D. The Convention over time: textual continuity, adaptation, interpretation
I. Textual continuity
II. Extra-conventional rules
III. Treaty interpretation between continuity and change
E. The Convention over time: retroactivity and intertemporality
I. Implications of retroactivity
II. A presumption against retroactivity
III. Retroactivity and the Genocide Convention
IV. The Convention's intertemporal significance
F. Concluding observations
Preamble
A. Introduction
B. Drafting history
C. Interpretation
I. 'Having considered .'
II. 'Recognizing .'
III. 'Being convinced .'
D. Concluding observations
Article I
A. Introduction
B. Drafting history
C. Interpretation
I. Genocide as a crime under international law
II. The obligations of treaty parties
III. 'The Contracting Parties confirm.'
D. Concluding observations
Article II
A. The basic structure of the crime
B. Legal development prior to the drafting process
C. Drafting history
I. Group
II. Acts of genocide
III. Intent to destroy
D. Interpretation
I. Protected values
II. Material elements
III. Mental elements
E. Relationship to customary international law
Article III
A. Introduction
B. Drafting history
I. 'Genocide'
II. Conspiracy to commit genocide
III. Direct and public incitement to commit genocide
IV. Attempt to commit genocide
V. Complicity in genocide
VI. Further modes of responsibility
C. Interpretation
I. Article III lit. (a) - genocide
II. 'Inchoate crimes' affiliated to genocide
III. Complicity in genocide
IV. Superior responsibility
V. Commission of genocide by omission
VI. 'Joint criminal enterprise'
Article IV
A. Introduction
B. Drafting history
C. Interpretation
I. Personal scope
II. Explicit legal consequences
III. Implied legal consequences
D. Relationship to other provisions of the Convention
I. Link with Articles II and III
II. Articles IV, V and VI: the tripartite chain of primary state duties vis-à-vis génocidaires
E. Relationship to customary international law
F. Concluding observations
Article V
A. Introduction
B. Drafting history
C. Interpretation
I. Personal scope: 'contracting parties'
II. Procedural and material scope: implementation and enactment of legislation
III. Consequences of non-compliance with 'undertake to enact'
D. Relationship to other provisions of the Convention
E. Relationship to customary international law
F. Concluding observations
Article VI
A. Introduction
B. Drafting history
C. Interpretation
I. Personal scope
II. Explicit legal consequences
III. Implied legal consequences
D. Relationship to other provisions of the Convention
E. Relationship to customary international law
F. Concluding observations
Article VII
A. Introduction
B. Drafting history
C. Interpretation
I. Extradition in terms of Article VII
II. Paragraph 1: genocide and political crimes
III. Paragraph 2: extradition in accordance with national laws and international treaties
D. Relationship to other provisions of the Convention
I. Link with Articles II and III
II. Article VII and the Genocide Convention as a whole
E. Relationship to customary international law
F. Concluding observations
Article VIII
A. Introduction
B. Drafting history
C. Interpretation
I. The utility of Article VIII: 'call upon . to'
II. Personal scope: 'any contracting party'
III. Substantive scope
IV. Procedure
D. Relationship to other provisions of the Convention
I. Link with Articles II and III
II. Distinction from Article IX
E. Subsequent developments
I. International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid (1973)
II. International criminal law
III. UN initiatives on genocide prevention and 'Responsibility to Protect'
IV. Further recent developments
F. Relationship to customary international law
G. Concluding observations
Article IX
A. Introduction
B. Drafting history
C. Interpretation
I. General features of ICJ proceedings
II. Specific features of Article IX
III. The outcome of ICJ proceedings
D. Relationship to other provisions of the Convention and customary international law
E. Concluding observations
Reservations to the Convention
A. Introduction
B. Background: the general regime of reservations
I. The ICJ's Reservations opinion
II. The contemporary regime
C. Assessing reservations made in respect of the Genocide Convention
I. Distinguishing reservations from other unilateral statements
II. Assessing reservations proper
III. Withdrawal of reservations
D. Concluding observations
Article X
A. Introduction
B. Drafting history
C. Interpretation
I. The legal implications of multilingual treaty drafting
II. The 'correction' of the authentic Chinese text
D. Concluding observations
Article XI
A. Introduction
B. Drafting history
C. Interpretation
I. Eligibility to participate
II. Modalities of expressing consent to be bound
III. The depositary
D. Concluding observations
Article XII
A. Introduction
B. Drafting history
C. Interpretation
I. Declarations under Article XII
II. The territorial scope of obligations imposed by the Convention
D. Concluding observations
Article XIII
A. Introduction
B. Drafting history
C. Interpretation
I. Entry into force of the Convention as such
II. The Convention's entry into force for states consenting to be bound subsequently
D. Concluding observations
Article XIV
A. Introduction
B. Drafting history
C. Interpretation
I. Duration in force
II. Withdrawing from the Convention
III. Other grounds entailing loss or suspension of treaty membership
D. Concluding observations
Article XV
A. Introduction
B. Drafting history
C. Interpretation
D. Concluding observations
Article XVI
A. Introduction
B. Drafting history
C. Interpretation
I. The content of Article XVI
II. Options for dealing with revision requests
III. Effects of revisions on the Convention
D. Concluding observations
Article XVII
A. Introduction
B. Drafting history
C. Interpretation
I. General considerations
II. Notification of states' expressions to become bound - lit. (a)
III. Other depositary notifications - lit. (b)-(f)
D. Concluding observations
Article XVIII
A. Introduction
B. Drafting history
C. Interpretation
Article XIX
A. Introduction
B. Drafting history
C. Interpretation
Annexes to the Commentary
Annex 1: Authentic Treaty Version
Annex 2: The Way Towards the Convention
Annex 3: Treaty Participation
Annex 4: Treaty Action
Annex 5: Definitions of Genocide in the National Legislation of Member States
Index

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