Assistant Attorney General Olson. will add another. It has been argued that genocide is not a proper subject for treaty making and is essentially a subject within the domestic jurisdiction of sovereign states. The United States is already a party to numerous multilateral treaties which deal with diverse matters of concern to the international community. including in the human rights area treaties on slavery and refugees. Recent actions by the Senate. for example. in giving advice and consent to the convention on the taking of hostages. reflect the wide range of legitimate topics for international concern. In the present case. 96 countries by ratifying or acceding to the Genocide Convention have indicated their belief that the subject of genocide is a proper concern of nations.
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