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--- law:icl:genocide_convention [2026/09/27 19:07] – Matrix position replaced by subject area lfpo
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-====== Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide ======
+====== Genocide Convention (1948) ======
-//Draft – editorial review pending. As of 27 September 2026.//
+//As of 30 September 2026. Information only, not legal advice – see the [[about:disclaimer|disclaimer]].//
+^ Full title | Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide |
 ^ Type | Treaty |
 ^ Adopted by | UN General Assembly, resolution 260 A (III) |
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 **Social media.** The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar, established by the UN Human Rights Council, stated in its September 2018 report (A/HRC/39/64, para. 74) that Facebook "has been a useful instrument for those seeking to spread hate" in Myanmar.
-**Inter-State proceedings.** In //Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (The Gambia v. Myanmar)//, with eleven States intervening, the ICJ held public hearings on the merits from 12 to 29 January 2026. The judgment was pending at the time of writing [to be verified].
+**Inter-State proceedings.** In //Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (The Gambia v. Myanmar)//, with eleven States intervening, the ICJ held public hearings on the merits from 12 to 29 January 2026. As of 30 September 2026 the Court had not delivered its judgment on the merits (ICJ case page).
 **ICC Prosecutor.** The ICC Office of the Prosecutor's Policy on Cyber-enabled Crimes under the Rome Statute (December 2025) addresses, among other things, incitement to genocide committed or facilitated through digital means (see [[law:icl:rome_statute]]).
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   * [[https://hrlibrary.umn.edu/instree/ICTR/NGEZE_ICTR-97-27/NGEZE_ICTR-99-52-A_Summary.pdf|ICTR, Nahimana et al. v. The Prosecutor, Summary of Appeal Judgement (28 November 2007)]], accessed 2026-09-27
   * [[https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/FFM-Myanmar/A_HRC_39_64.pdf|Report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar, A/HRC/39/64 (2018)]], accessed 2026-09-27
+  * [[https://www.icj-cij.org/case/178|ICJ, Application of the Genocide Convention (The Gambia v. Myanmar), case page]], accessed 2026-09-30
   * [[https://www.icj-cij.org/node/206186|ICJ, The Gambia v. Myanmar – conclusion of the public hearings on the merits (29 January 2026)]], accessed 2026-09-27
   * [[https://asil.org/ilib/icc-otp-issues-first-policy-cyber-enabled-crimes/|ASIL, ICC OTP Issues First Policy on Cyber-Enabled Crimes]], accessed 2026-09-27
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 ===== Change log =====
   * 2026-09-27: Entry created (draft).
+  * 2026-09-30: Entry reviewed and finalised.