Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act
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The Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act[1] (French: Loi sur les crimes contre l’humanité et les crimes de guerre, CAHWCA) is a statute of the Parliament of Canada. The Act implements Canada's obligations under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. In passing the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act on 24 June 2000 and having royal assent given on 29 June 2000, Canada became the first country in the world to incorporate the obligations of the Rome Statute into its domestic laws.[2] It replaced earlier 1987 legislation targeting Nazi war criminals passed in the immediate wake of the Deschênes Commission.[3]
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Citation | S.C. 2000, c. 24 |
Enacted by | Parliament of Canada |
Assented to | 29 June 2000 |
Commenced | 23 October 2000 |
Bill citation | Bill C-19, 36th Parliament, 2nd Session |
Introduced by | The Hon. Lloyd Axworthy, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
Repeals | |
ss. 9, 27, 28, 29, 31 repealed by S.C. 2001, c. 32, s. 59; s. 43 repealed by S.C. 2001, c. 34. |