Bill C-479
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1st Session, 36th Parliament, 46-47-48 Elizabeth II, 1997-98-99
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The House of Commons of Canada
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BILL C-479 |
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An Act to establish by the beginning of the
twenty-first century an exhibit in the
Canadian Museum of Civilization to
recognize the crimes against humanity as
defined by the United Nations that have
been perpetrated during the twentieth
century
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SHORT TITLE |
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1. This Act shall be cited as the Recognition
of Crimes Against Humanity Act.
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ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EXHIBIT |
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2. (1) The Board of Trustees of the
Canadian Museum of Civilization shall, not
later than two years after this section comes
into force, cause to be established in the
Canadian Museum of Civilization, an exhibit
that recognizes the crimes against humanity
perpetrated during the twentieth century and
acts as a reminder of the inhumanity of people
towards one another.
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(2) In subsection (1), the expression
``crimes against humanity'' means crimes
against humanity as defined by the United
Nations.
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