Add to ORKGThe article presents information on the history of the Genocide Convention. The term "genocide" was first proposed by Raphael Lemkin in his 1944 book "Axis Rule in Occupied Europe." It is stated that Lemkin was concerned about the judgment of the International Military Tribunal (IMT) in Nuremberg, Germany, which didn't punish Nazis for their alleged atrocities against Jews and other minorities within Germany. The Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide was held in Paris, France, in 1948, where the General Assembly of the United Nations recognized genocide as an international crime
According to the internation law, genocide is a crime commited by persons endowed with state power o...
In 1948, a mere four years after Raphael Lemkin coined the word “genocide,” the UN General Assembly ...
2008 marked the sixtieth anniversary of the adoption of the Genocide Convention and Universal Declar...
Genocidal violence in our times is expected to take new forms, given the actual problems of our soci...
The term “genocide” was coined in 1943. The 1948 United Nations Genocide Convention came into force ...
Raphael Lemkin coined the word genocide and led a movement in the United Nations to outlaw the crime...
The article discusses Raphael Lemkin’s achievements in the field of international law. The lawyer, b...
Genocide may be the most recent crime to have been introduced into international criminal law, but i...
Life of Rafaël Lemkin (1900–1959), born in Bezwodne (“Kresy” – polish Eastern Borderlands) was deter...
Overview: Before the 1940s the word genocide did not exist. There was no name for unique mass killin...
The Nuremberg trial preceded the adoption of the Genocide Convention by two years. There are direct ...
Nuremberg’s prosecutors prominently used Lemkin’s genocide concept. They also dealt in detail with t...
The breadth and complexity of Lemkin’s definition of “genocide” results from several influences duri...
Legal debate about genocide revolves around the definition set forth in the 1948 Genocide Convention...
This paper is an exploration of genocide prosecutions since the inception of the term in 1944 by Rap...
According to the internation law, genocide is a crime commited by persons endowed with state power o...
In 1948, a mere four years after Raphael Lemkin coined the word “genocide,” the UN General Assembly ...
2008 marked the sixtieth anniversary of the adoption of the Genocide Convention and Universal Declar...
Genocidal violence in our times is expected to take new forms, given the actual problems of our soci...
The term “genocide” was coined in 1943. The 1948 United Nations Genocide Convention came into force ...
Raphael Lemkin coined the word genocide and led a movement in the United Nations to outlaw the crime...
The article discusses Raphael Lemkin’s achievements in the field of international law. The lawyer, b...
Genocide may be the most recent crime to have been introduced into international criminal law, but i...
Life of Rafaël Lemkin (1900–1959), born in Bezwodne (“Kresy” – polish Eastern Borderlands) was deter...
Overview: Before the 1940s the word genocide did not exist. There was no name for unique mass killin...
The Nuremberg trial preceded the adoption of the Genocide Convention by two years. There are direct ...
Nuremberg’s prosecutors prominently used Lemkin’s genocide concept. They also dealt in detail with t...
The breadth and complexity of Lemkin’s definition of “genocide” results from several influences duri...
Legal debate about genocide revolves around the definition set forth in the 1948 Genocide Convention...
This paper is an exploration of genocide prosecutions since the inception of the term in 1944 by Rap...
According to the internation law, genocide is a crime commited by persons endowed with state power o...
In 1948, a mere four years after Raphael Lemkin coined the word “genocide,” the UN General Assembly ...
2008 marked the sixtieth anniversary of the adoption of the Genocide Convention and Universal Declar...