Office of the United Nations High Commissioner of Human Rights: "Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide"
Read the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Genocide Convention). This legally binding document is the first human rights instrument to be passed within the United Nations framework in the post-WWII era (December 9, 1948). Pay very close attention to Article 2 of the convention; it addresses the actual crime of genocide. There are several dilemmas in terms of defining genocide in general and with Article 2 in particular. For instance, what constitutes a 'group?' How do we measure 'in whole or in part?' How is 'intent' determined?