It approve the text of a proposed treaty on crimes against humanity (CAH). This resolution is the beginning of negotiations between states to finalize the treaty.
The CAH treaty
- Require states to prevent and punish CAH
- Provide for interstate cooperation
- Confer jurisdiction on the International Court of Justice
- Progressively develop the definition of CAH
- Provide for capacity-building
- Establish a treaty mechanism
- Codify the rights of victims
- Require states to engage with victims to achieve justice
Crimes against humanity include acts such as:
It includes murder, extermination, enslavement, torture, forcible transfers of populations, imprisonment, rape, persecution, enforced disappearance, and apartheid.
