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Genocide is the deliberate and systematic destruction, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, racial, religious, or national group. Under international law, genocide is declared as a crime whether committed in time of peace or of war.

Today, genocide is increasingly seen as part of human rights and humanitarian law. The International Criminal Court, as a permanent tribunal (please see below for more information), prosecutes individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crimes of aggression. The individual perpetrator will be punished ‘whether they are constitutionally responsible rulers, public officials, or private individuals’.

Article 6 of the International Criminal Court Statute defines genocide as such:

* 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;
* Forcefully transferring children of the group to another group.

For more information, please see here:

* The International Criminal Court Statute: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome_Statute_of_the_International_Criminal_Court
* The International criminal court:

//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court

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