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... Convinced that the effective punishment of war crimes and crimes against humanity is an
important element in the prevention of such crimes, the protection of human rights and
fundamental freedoms, the encouragement of confidence, the furtherance of co-operation
among peoples and the promotion of international peace and security, ...
... (b) Crimes against humanity whether committed in time of war or in time of peace as
they are defined in the Charter of the International Military Tribunal, NÅrnberg, of 8
August 1945 and confirmed by resolutions 3 (I) of 13 February 1946 and 95 (I) of 11
December 1946 of the General Assembly of the United Nations, eviction by armed attack or
occupation and inhuman acts resulting from the policy of apartheid, and the crime of
genocide as defined in the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime
of Genocide, even if such acts do not constitute a violation of the domestic law of the
country in which they were committed. ...