'Incitement to genocide' in document 'Grenada - Genocide Act'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

4. Extradition and related matters

(1) There shall be deemed to be included—

(a)
in the list of extradition crimes contained in Schedule I to the Extradition Act, 1870, of England; and

(b)
among the descriptions of offences listed in the Schedule to the Fugitive Offenders Act, 1870,
the offence of genocide and (so far as not so included by virtue of either of those Acts) an attempt, a conspiracy, and a direct and public incitement, to commit genocide.

4. Extradition and related matters

(2) For the purposes of the Acts mentioned in subsection (1) and the Extradition Act, 1873, of England, no offence which, if committed in Grenada, would be punishable as an offence of genocide or as an attempt, conspiracy or incitement to commit genocide, shall be regarded as an offence of a political character, and no proceedings in respect of such an offence shall be regarded as a criminal matter of a political character.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 25
Individual criminal responsibility
3. In accordance with this Statute, a person shall be criminally responsible and liable for punishment for a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court if that person:
(e) In respect of the crime of genocide, directly and publicly incites others to commit genocide