'Genocide' in document 'Canada - Criminal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

Criminal Code of Canada

Part VIII- OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON AND REPUTATION

HATE PROPAGANDA

318 (2) In this section, “genocide” means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy in whole or in part any identifiable group, namely,

(a) killing members of the group; or

(b) deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction.

Criminal Code of Canada

PART XIV- JURISDICTION - GENERAL

469. Every court of criminal jurisdiction has jurisdiction to try an indictable offence other than

(c.1) an offence under any of sections 4 to 7 of the Crimes Against Humanity and War
Crimes Act;

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 5
Crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court
1. The jurisdiction of the Court shall be limited to the most serious crimes of concern to the
international community as a whole. The Court has jurisdiction in accordance with this Statute
with respect to the following crimes:
(a) The crime of genocide

Article 6
Genocide
For the purpose of this Statute, "genocide" means any of the following acts committed with
intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:
(a) Killing members of the group;
(b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;
(c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its
physical destruction in whole or in part;
(d) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;
(e) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.