At which university did Lemkin become an academic?
Harvard University
Duke University
Yale University
Stanford University
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Duke University served as the academic home for Raphael Lemkin, a renowned scholar and jurist. Lemkin's association with Duke played a pivotal role in his intellectual journey and contributions to the field of international law. It was during his time at Duke that Lemkin delved deeply into the study of human rights and genocide, laying the groundwork for his pioneering work on the concept of "crimes against humanity."
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