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  • 10 - The Duty to Punish Genocide

  • William A. Schabas, Middlesex University, London
  • Book:
    Genocide in International Law
    Published online:
    14 March 2025
    Print publication:
    03 April 2025, pp 463-537

  • Summary

    Several provisions of the Convention deal with obligations to punish or suppress genocide using criminal law mechanisms. States Parties to the Convention are required to prosecute the crime of genocide and to provide for appropriate penalties. The Convention provides explicitly for territorial jurisdiction, and makes no mention of other forms, such as active and passive personality jurisdiction. The drafters of the Convention rejected reference to universal jurisdiction although it is now recognized under customary international law. States are also required to cooperate in extradition of suspects to stand trial for genocide.