Rafael Lemkin

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lemkin_Institute_for_Genocide_Prevention
gptkbp:advocates_for legal recognition of genocide
legal accountability for genocide
protection of minority groups
gptkbp:aired_on gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:war
gptkbp:awards gptkb:UNESCO's_International_Literacy_Prize
gptkbp:birth_date June 24, 1900
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Białystok
gptkbp:born gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:connects legal definitions of genocide
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:UN_Declaration_on_Human_Rights
gptkbp:contribution human rights advocacy
gptkbp:death_date August 28, 1959
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Lviv
gptkb:University_of_Paris
gptkbp:education_institution gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:field gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:founded gptkb:International_Association_of_Genocide_Scholars
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rafael Lemkin
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:United_Nations_Genocide_Convention
humanitarian law
international criminal law
international treaties on genocide
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Hugo_Grotius
historical atrocities
gptkbp:inspired_by gptkb:memorial
gptkbp:is_acharacter_in victims' rights
gptkbp:is_active_in human rights movements
gptkbp:is_aleader_in human rights law
gptkbp:is_promoted_by cultural preservation
gptkbp:is_recognized_by gptkb:United_Nations
his legal work
gptkbp:is_supported_by post-war justice
gptkbp:known_for coining the term genocide
gptkbp:legacy genocide prevention
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Polish
Jewish
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Axis_Rule_in_Occupied_Europe
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Author
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Borough
gptkbp:profession gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:Genocide:_A_Modern_Crime
gptkbp:was_akey_figure_in genocide studies
genocide prevention strategies
genocide recognition.
gptkbp:was_aproponent_of gptkb:document
UN bodies
international justice
gptkbp:works_at gptkb:University
gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:war
crimes against humanity