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| Name: | Genocide Accountability Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-151 [S. 888] U.S.C. 1). |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Subject(s): | Human rights |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 2007-12-21 |
| Entry into force: | |
| Published on: | U.S. Code Congressional and Administrative News, 2007-01-04, 110th Congress - First Session, Volume 2, pp. 121 Stat. 1821-1822 |
| ISN: | USA-2007-L-78634 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=78634&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | U.S. Code Congressional and Administrative News, 2007-01-04, 110th Congress - First Session, Volume 2, pp. 121 Stat. 1821-1822 |
| Abstract/Citation: | Amends section 1091 of title 18 of the USC to allow for the prosecution of genocide in certain circumstances - i.e. the offence has to be committed in whole or in part in the United States and the alleged offender must be either a citizen, a legal resident of the U.S.; a stateless person whose habitual residence is in the U.S.; or if the alleged offender is brought into or found in the U.S. even if the genocide occured outside of the country. |