1. The Convention defines the crime of genocide. Genocide refers to the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group, by any of the following acts:
- Killing members of the group.
- Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group.
- Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part.
- Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group.
- Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.
2. The Convention defines crimes related to genocide
The following are punishable, in addition to genocide itself:
- Conspiracy to commit genocide.
- Direct and public incitement to commit genocide.
- Attempt to commit genocide.
- Complicity in genocide.
3. The Convention defines the obligations of States in the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide
States Parties to the Convention have the following duties:
- Prevent genocide: act before the crime is committed, including through diplomatic, economic, or military measures.
- Punish genocide: arrest, extradite, and prosecute alleged perpetrators.