Of the Etymology and Legal Ideas in the
Creation & Implementation of the Genocide Convention
“We must shorten the distance between the heart and the deed.
To live an idea, not only talk about it or feel it.”
—Raphael Lemkin
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Peace Treaties of Westphalia
Ended the Thirty Years’ War
The Westphalian Sovereignty Principle of international law requires either the state punishes itself for crimes against its own people or not punished at all
Enshrined in the UN Charter, Chapter 1, Article 2
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Raphael Lemkin Born
In present-day Belarus