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==Genocide Convention== | |||
After the abuses of World War II, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the ''Genocide Convention'' on 9 December 1948 by Resolution 260A (III).<ref name="genocide1948">{{REFdocument|title=Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide | After the abuses of World War II, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the ''Genocide Convention'' on 9 December 1948 by Resolution 260A (III).<ref name="genocide1948">{{REFdocument|title=Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide | ||
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(e) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.<ref name="genocide1948" /> | (e) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.<ref name="genocide1948" /> | ||
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==International Criminal Court== | |||
The [[International Criminal Court]] which sits at The Hague in the [[Netherlands]] has authority to try persons charged with genocide. | |||
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* [[Human rights]] | |||
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