Raphael Lemkin and the Concept of Genocide.

Raphaël Lemkin was one of the twentieth century's most influential human rights figures, coining the word ""genocide"" in 1942 and working to enshrine the idea into international law. This book sheds new light on the concept of genocide, exploring the connection between Lem...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Irvin-Erickson, Douglas
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc., 2016.
Series:Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights
Subjects:
Lemkin, Raphael, > 1900-1959.
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide > (1948 December 9)
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948 December 9)
Genocide.
International law and human rights.
Droit international et droits de l'homme.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Human Rights.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Youth, 1900-1932
  • Chapter 2. The League of Nations Years, 1933-1939
  • Chapter 3. Writing Axis Rule in Occupied Europe, 1939-1944
  • Chapter 4. Axis Rule in Holocaust and Genocide Studies
  • Chapter 5. The Nuremberg Years, 1944-1946
  • Chapter 6. The United Nations Years, 1946-1948
  • Chapter 7. The Final Years, 1948-1959
  • Conclusion. The Crime of Crimes
  • Notes
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.

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