With reference to genocide, consider the following: India is one of the co-sponsors in General Assembly resolution 96(I), which affirmed genocide as a ‘crime under international law’. India did not ratify the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of 1948. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q. With reference to genocide, consider the following:
1. India is one of the co-sponsors in General Assembly resolution 96(I), which affirmed genocide as a ‘crime under international law’.
2. India did not ratify the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of 1948.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: A

Notes:

Statement 1 is correct: In 1946, Cuba, India and Panama co-sponsored General Assembly Resolution 96(I), which affirmed genocide as a ‘crime under international law’.

As a result of this resolution, a convention on the prohibition of genocide was drafted, which was passed by the General Assembly in 1948 and came into effect in 1951, with more than 150 states party to the convention presently.

Statement 2 is incorrect: India has signed and ratified the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of 1948. Since signing the Genocide Convention and ratifying it, to date India has not enacted any legislation in accordance with Article VI of the Genocide Convention.

Source: TheHindu

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