Principles of International Co-Opertion in the Detection, Arrest, Extradition and Punishment of Persons Guilty of War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity

A/RES/3020(XXVII)View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1973.

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6 subjects

Crimes Against Humanity Extradition Principles Punishment War Crimes War Criminals

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4 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the draft principles submitted to the Third Committee at the current session;30

Decides to transmit the above-mentioned draft principles for further elaboration to the Commission on Human Rights, together with the records of the meetings at which the Third Committee debated this item during the current session;

Requests the Commis-sion on Human Rights to submit to the General Assembly at its twenty-eighth session, through the Economic and Social Council, draft principles of international co-operation in the detection, arrest, extradition and punishment of persons guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its twenty-eighth session the item entitled "Principles of international co-operation in the detection, arrest, extradition and punishment of persons guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity".

:io Official Records of the General Ass«mb/y, Twenty-seventh Session, Annexes, agenda item 52, document A.18939, para 7.

BI Resolution 2542 (XXIV).

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