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What was the first international law term Lemkin aimed to include genocide in?
The Genocide Convention
The Hague Conventions
The Geneva Protocols
The Treaty of Versailles
Answer
The Genocide Convention, proposed by Raphael Lemkin, aimed to establish a legal framework specifically addressing genocide as a crime. Lemkin, a Polish-Jewish lawyer, coined the term "genocide" to describe acts committed with the intent to destroy a national or ethnic group in whole or in part, encompassing physical, mental, and even cultural harm.
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