GENOCIDE

genocide

genocide (jen-[schwa]-sId).Int’l law. An international crime involving acts causing serious physical and mental harm with the intent to destroy, partially or entirely, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group. • The widely ratified Genocide Convention of 1948 defines the crime. The International Criminal Court has jurisdiction to try those accused of genocide. Many nations also […]

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genocide

genocide n. 种族灭绝(罪) 有计划、有预谋地企图灭绝一个种族或种族群体的大规模屠杀,如第二次世界大战期间纳粹对犹太人的杀戮。1948年联合国大会通过《防止及惩治种族灭绝罪公约》〔Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide〕,确认种族灭绝行为无论在战时或平时都是一种国际罪行,以及与执行种族灭绝政策有关的国家责任和个人责任。公约于1951年生效。

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