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... Noting that none of the solemn declarations, instruments or conventions relating to the
prosecution and punishment of war crimes and crimes against humanity made provision for a
period of limitation, ...
... Noting that the application to war crimes and crimes against humanity of the rules of
municipal law relating to the period of limitation for ordinary crimes is a matter of
serious concern to world public opinion, since it prevents the prosecution and punishment
of persons responsible for those crimes, ...
... Recognizing that it is necessary and timely to affirm in international law, through
this Convention, the principle that there is no period of limitation for war crimes and
crimes against humanity, and to secure its universal application, ...
... No statutory limitation shall apply to the following crimes, irrespective of the date
of their commission: ...
... The States Parties to the present Convention undertake to adopt, in accordance with
their respective constitutional processes, any legislative or other measures necessary to
ensure that statutory or other limitations shall not apply to the prosecution and
punishment of the crimes referred to in articles 1 and 2 of this Convention and that,
where they exist, such limitations shall be abolished. ...
... The States Parties to the present Convention undertake to adopt, in accordance with
their respective constitutional processes, any legislative or other measures necessary to
ensure that statutory or other limitations shall not apply to the prosecution and
punishment of the crimes referred to in articles 1 and 2 of this Convention and that,
where they exist, such limitations shall be abolished. ...