ISBN:
9780300186963
Language:
English
Pages:
xxvii, 293 Seiten
Year of publication:
2013
Parallel Title:
Übersetzt als Lemkin, Raphael, 1900 - 1959 Ohne Auftrag
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Lemkin, Raphael, - 1900-1959 Totally unofficial
DDC:
345/.0251092
Keywords:
Lemkin, Raphael
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Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
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Lawyers Biography
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Human rights workers Biography
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Human rights workers Biography
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Genocide Prevention
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Lawyers Biography
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World War, 1939-1945 Atrocities
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Autobiografie
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Lemkin, Raphael 1900-1959
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Lemkin, Raphael 1900-1959
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Widerstandskämpfer
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Rechtsanwalt
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Polen
Abstract:
"Life and work of Raphael Lemkin, who immigrated to the U.S. during World War II and made it his life's work to fight genocide, a term he coined, with the might of the U.N. Genocide Convention" --
Abstract:
"Among the greatest intellectual heroes of modern times, Raphael Lemkin lived an extraordinary life of struggle and hardship, yet altered international law and redefined the world's understanding of group rights. He invented the concept and word "genocide" and propelled the idea into international legal status. An uncommonly creative pioneer in ethical thought, he twice was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Although Lemkin died alone and in poverty, he left behind a model for a life of activism, a legacy of major contributions to international law, and - not least - an unpublished autobiography. Presented here for the first time is his own account of his life, from his boyhood on a small farm in Poland with his Jewish parents, to his perilous escape from Nazi Europe, through his arrival in the United States and rise to influence as an academic, thinker, and revered lawyer of international criminal law" --
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Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 267-276
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