Question of the Punishment of War Criminals and of Persons Who Have Committed Crimes Against Humanity

A/RES/2712(XXV)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1971.

What other versions does this mandate have?

5 versions · 1968–1972

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/2840(XXVI)

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1972	A/RES/2840(XXVI)	Question of the punishment of war criminals and of persons who have committed crimes against humanity	133	43%Compare
1971	A/RES/2712(XXV)	Question of the punishment of war criminals and of persons who have committed crimes against humanity	90	12%Compare
1970	A/RES/2583(XXIV)	Question of the punishment of war criminals and of persons who have committed crimes against humanity	500	—
1969	A/RES/2392(XXIII)	Question of the punishment of war criminals and of persons who have committed crimes against humanity	—	—
1968	A/RES/2338(XXII)	Question of the punishment of war criminals and of persons who have committed crimes against humanity	685	–

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6 subjects

Crimes Against Humanity Extradition Information Exchange Punishment War Crimes War Criminals

What’s in this document?

5 paragraphs

The General Assembly,

Recalling its resolution 2583 (XXIV) of 15 December 1969 on the punishment of war criminals and ~f persons who have committed crimes against humanity,

Welcoming with satisfaction the fact that the Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity entered into force on 11 November 1970,

Noting with regret that the numerous decisions

adopted by the United Nations on the question of the punishment of war criminals and of persons who have committed crimes against humanity are still not being

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