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... Observing that, in accordance with the International Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, States particularly
condemn racial segregation and apartheid and undertake to prevent,
prohibit and eradicate all practices of this nature in territories under
their jurisdiction, as crimes against humanity, ...
... (b) To adopt legislative, judicial and administrative measures to
prosecute, bring to trial and punish in accordance with their jurisdiction
persons responsible for, or accused of, the acts defined in article 2 of
the present Convention, whether or not such persons reside in the
territory of the State in which the acts are committed or are nationals of
that State or of some other State or are stateless persons. ...
... Persons charged with the acts enumerated in article 2 of the present
Convention may be tried by a competent tribunal of any State Party to the
Convention which may acquire jurisdiction over the person of the accused
or by an international penal tribunal having jurisdiction with respect to
those States Parties which shall have accepted its jurisdiction. ...
... Persons charged with the acts enumerated in article 2 of the present
Convention may be tried by a competent tribunal of any State Party to the
Convention which may acquire jurisdiction over the person of the accused
or by an international penal tribunal having jurisdiction with respect to
those States Parties which shall have accepted its jurisdiction. ...
... Persons charged with the acts enumerated in article 2 of the present
Convention may be tried by a competent tribunal of any State Party to the
Convention which may acquire jurisdiction over the person of the accused
or by an international penal tribunal having jurisdiction with respect to
those States Parties which shall have accepted its jurisdiction. ...
... (c) To request information from the competent United Nations organs
concerning measures taken by the authorities responsible for the
administration of Trust and Non-Self-Governing Territories, and all other
Territories to which General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December
1960 applies, with regard to such individuals alleged to be responsible
for crimes under article 2 of the Convention who are believed to be under
their territorial and administrative jurisdiction. ...