genocidi

Genocidi, the Italian plural form of genocidio, refers to acts intended to destroy a protected group in whole or in part. The concept was formalized by Raphael Lemkin in 1944 and later codified in the 1948 United Nations Genocide Convention. In Italian usage, genocidi is the plural; in English, the plural is genocides.

The Genocide Convention sets out acts that can constitute genocide, when committed with the requisite intent: killing members of the group; causing serious bodily or mental harm; deliberately inflicting conditions of life intended to destroy the group; imposing measures to prevent births; and forcibly transferring children out of the group.

Genocide may occur during war or peace and is a crime under international law. Responsibility can lie with state actors, individuals, or both. Prosecution has occurred in international tribunals and national courts; the International Criminal Court and ad hoc tribunals such as the ICTY and ICTR have pursued cases; some nations handl