Seminar paper from the year 2017 in the subject Politics - Topic: Public International Law and Human Rights, grade: 10, Izmir University of Economics, course: Contemporary Debates in Global Politics, language: English, abstract: This work provides details about Raphael Lemkin, who struggled a lot in order to make a crime against humanity punishable and recognizable under term of ''genocide''. Today, we frequently hear the word ''genocide'', but unfortunately we have no idea about the man who coined the term. More precisely, the purpose of this piece is to introduce you to the man named Raphael Lemkin and his efforts to contribute to the prevention of the worst crime against humanity. The paper provides answers on the questions about Lemkin's motivation and definition of the term ''genocide''. Additionally, the paper discusses Lemkin's influence on the adoption and the ratification of the Genocide Convention by the United Nations.
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