Raphael Lemkin was a prominent lawyer and Jewish American, born on June 24, 1900, and died on August 28, 1959. He had a profound impact on international law, particularly for his legal definitions of crimes against humanity and genocide.
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“Why is the killing of a million a lesser crime than the killing of an individual?”
“Only man has law. Law must be built, do you understand me? You must build the law.”
Source: Axis Rule in Occupied Europe
“By genocide we mean the destruction of a nation or of an ethnic group.”
Source: Axis Rule in Occupied Europe
“If you act in the name of conscience you are stronger than any government in the world.”