He believed that if he could find the right word, if he could find the word that would unite people, that would ignite people to come together to stop these crimes.
The term genocide was coined in 1943 by the Jewish-Polish lawyer Raphael Lemkin, who combined the Greek word "genos" (race or tribe) with the Latin word "cide" (to kill).6 days ago
The definition contained in Article II of the Convention describes genocide as a crime committed with the intent to destroy a national, ethnic, racial or religious group, in whole or in part.
genocide, the deliberate and systematic destruction of a group of people because of their ethnicity, nationality, religion, or race.
Cultural genocide is the systematic destruction of traditions, values, language, and other elements that make one group of people distinct from another.
The penalty for genocide is imprisonment for a term not exceeding 30 years. (k) commits another inhumane act of a similar character that causes great suffering or severe injury to body or health. The penalty for a crime against humanity is imprisonment for a term not exceeding 30 years.
As customary international law, such obligations are binding on all States, whether or not they have ratified the Genocide Convention. The ICJ has also concluded that the obligation to prevent genocide contained in Article I of the Genocide Convention has an extraterritorial scope.