27 May 1983

Updating of the study on the question of the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide

The Economic and Social Council,

Mindful of resolution 1982/2 of 7 September 1982, of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities and Commission on Human Rights resolution 1983/24 of 4 March 1983, related to the revision and updating of the study on the question of the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide,

1. Requests the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities to appoint one of its members as Special Rapporteur with the mandate to revise, as a whole, and update the study on the question of the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide, taking into consideration the views expressed by the members of the Sub-Commission and the Commission on Human Rights, as well as replies of Governments, specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system, regional organizations and non-governmental organizations to a questionnaire to be prepared by the Special Rapporteur;

2. Further requests the Sub-Commission to consider and to submit to the Commission on Human Rights at its fortieth session the aforementioned revised and updated study.