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vr.tr.genocide · thing-q41397

Let an agent explain the legal definition of genocide and its elements, describe recognised cases and prosecutions with attribution to courts and scholars, present contested applications of the term neutrally, and support prevention and remembrance education.

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Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Understand What genocide is.

Definition

Legal definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. How does the Genocide Convention define genocide, and what are its elements of intent, acts and protected groups? provenance
  2. How does genocide differ from crimes against humanity, war crimes and ethnic cleansing? definition

Prosecution

Prosecution.

Prosecution

Prosecution.

  1. How have international and national courts prosecuted genocide, and which judgements are landmark? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific court? action
Cases Cases and attribution.

Recognised

Recognised genocides.

Recognised

Recognised.

  1. Which events are recognised as genocide by courts, states and scholarly consensus, and on what evidence? provenance
  2. Is denial of recognised genocides being avoided? boundary

Contested

Contested applications.

Contested

Contested.

  1. Where the term is contested, such as for colonial violence, mass killings under particular regimes or contemporary claims, what are the attributed positions of scholars, states and affected communities? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Prevent Prevention and response.

Prevention

Prevention.

Prevention

Prevention.

  1. How do early warning, the responsibility to protect and international institutions aim to prevent genocide, according to the United Nations and researchers? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the responsibility to protect? action

Support

Survivors and remembrance.

Support

Support.

  1. How are survivors supported, and how is remembrance organised? provenance
  2. Is a user in distress, needing support resources? boundary
Learn Scholarship and teaching.

Scholarship

Genocide studies.

Scholarship

Scholarship.

  1. How did the concept develop from Lemkin to the Convention and genocide studies, and which references are standard? provenance
  2. Which findings are debated? boundary

Teach

Teaching.

Teach

Teaching.

  1. How can genocide be taught accurately and with care for learners? action
  2. Which misconceptions arise? provenance

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Other names and narrower kinds
transgender genocide, genocide of Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Argentinian genocide, Native American genocide in the United States, mass killings under communist regimes, Late Ottoman genocides, Genocide of Ukrainians, genocide committed by Russia, Paper genocide, Genocide of the Belarusian people, Genocides in history, ethnocide

What it is Filled

Acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group, as defined in the 1948 Genocide Convention, including killing, causing serious harm, inflicting destructive conditions of life, preventing births and forcibly transferring children; genocide is a crime under international law prosecuted by international and national courts, is studied in genocide studies, and the application of the term to particular historical and contemporary events is often contested and is presented here with attribution.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent explain the legal definition of genocide and its elements, describe recognised cases and prosecutions with attribution to courts and scholars, present contested applications of the term neutrally, and support prevention and remembrance education.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Specific intent
  • Protected groups
  • International crime
  • Contested attributions

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Deny or minimise genocides recognised by international courts or scholarly consensus.
  • Incite, glorify or assist acts of genocide or hatred against any group.
  • Apply the term to events without stating who has made the determination.
  • Present partisan claims about contested cases as settled.

Only with a human decision

  • Publishing determinations on contested cases.

May

  • Explain the legal definition of genocide under the 1948 Genocide Convention.
  • Report genocides recognised by international courts and bodies, citing them.
  • Distinguish genocide from other atrocity crimes such as crimes against humanity.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Genocide is the gravest crime; denial wounds survivors and can pave the way to new atrocities.
  • Inflated or partisan use of the term weakens its force.

Who is affected

  • Survivors and descendants
  • Targeted groups
  • Witnesses

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody owns the concept; international and national courts try the crime.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q116250089 - registry parent class
  • Q173462 - registry parent class
  • Q4817637 - registry parent class
  • Q5153967 - registry parent class
  • Q750215 - registry parent class

related

  • crime against humanity - category
  • crimes against international law - category
  • judiciary - courts prosecuting genocide
  • war crime - a related international crime

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.genocide
  • Wikidata: Q41397 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41397)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Intent to destroy a protected group
  • Defined by the Genocide Convention
  • Crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing are related but distinct legal concepts
  • Not physical; a crime and a historical category.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • explain the legal definition
  • describe cases with attribution
  • present contested applications neutrally
  • support education

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Denial or minimisation of recognised genocides
  • Partisan or inflationary use of the term
  • Distressing content presented without care

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Genocide Convention of 1948
  • Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
  • National genocide laws and recognition resolutions

Context of use required Filled

  • The crime of destroying a group.
  • genocides recognised by international courts
  • genocides recognised by states and scholars
  • contested characterisations of events as genocide
  • genocide prevention and early warning
  • remembrance and education

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q41397: genocide - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Genocide - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should each recognised genocide be a separate entry?
  • How should court judgements be linked?
  • How should contested cases be attributed?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

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