Genocide is the destruction of a people through targeted violence. The concept of genocide was invented by Polish-Jewish lawyer Raphael Lemkin in the early 1940s; Lemkin viewed it broadly …

Nov 24, 2025 · Genocide, the deliberate and systematic destruction of a group of people because of their ethnicity, nationality, religion, or race. The term was derived from the Greek genos …

In the present Convention, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such: Forcibly...

The legal term “genocide” refers to certain acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group. Genocide is an international crime, according …

Oct 14, 2009 · Genocide is a term used to describe violence against members of a national, ethnic, racial or religious group with the intent to destroy the entire group.

Genocide is defined as an act committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group. The term ‘genocide’ was coined in 1944 by the Polish-Jewish …

What is Genocide? The term “genocide” was coined by Raphäel Lemkin in 1944 in his book Axis Rule in Occupied Europe. Genocide was first recognized as a crime under international law in …

Genocide is one of the greatest crimes under international law, often called the "crime of crimes" after the Nuremburg Trials.

Article 2 In the present Convention, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such: (a) …

Sep 12, 2025 · The Genocide Convention defines the crime according to five acts. To be considered genocide, those acts must be carried out with the “intent to destroy, in whole or in …