HIST-H 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Raphael Lemkin, History Of The Jews In Poland, German-Occupied Europe
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Rafael lemkin: polish jew; impacted by holocaust, 1930s: crime of barbarity", book: axis rule in occupied europe (1944, genocide", etymology: genos (greek: group) + cide (latin: killing, genocide as offense against international law. International military tribunal (imt: nuremberg, germany (1945, aim: prosecute those responsible for violence against civilian populations, trials of leading german officials. Indictments: charges of crimes against peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. Lemkin: imt decision insufficient in dealing with genocidal actions. Codification 1948: convention for the prevention of the crime of. 19 articles: articles 2 and 3 are important. Source of important norms in international criminal law: defining text within overall system of international human rights law. Violations of right to life or to existence of national, ethic, racial, or religious minorities: internationally unlawful and international crime. Critical element: presence of an intent to destroy in whole or in part groups defined in terms of nationality, ethnicity, race or religion.
