Criminal responsibility for the crime of genocide

Abstract

This research deals with the crime of genocide as a crime in which exist a clear violation of humen right the and the attention that has been focused on this crime, whether at the national or international levels. it included that crime among the crimes which are the jurisdiction of the international Criminal Court therefor most of the dealt with criminal liability that may arise from the right of the individual who commits a crime, and the extent of responsibility of the state to which he belongs if he had committed the crime as a representative of the state and not in his personal capacity.