EVENT INFORMATION

9
December
1948

Genocide Convention adopted

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๐Ÿ“… 9 December 1948 ๐Ÿ“ International

The UN General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. It recognized genocide as an international crime and called for an international penal tribunal, but the path from treaty to a permanent court remained blocked for decades by Cold War rivalry and state sovereignty concerns.

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Personen in deze gebeurtenis

Raphael Lemkin

Organisaties in dit Evenement

United Nations General Assembly