The German practices, especially in the course. Their general plan was to win the peace. Europe in favor of Germany. The population not destroyed was to be. German cultural, political and economic pattern. The Nazi leaders had stated very bluntly their intent. Poles, the Russians; to destroy demographically and culturally. French element in Alsace- Lorraine, the Slavonians in Carniola and. Carinthia. They almost achieved their goal in exterminating the Jews and. Gypsies in Europe. Obviously, the German experience is the most striking. There are, for example, the destruction of Carthage; that of religious. Islam and the Crusades; the massacres of the Albigenses. Waldenses; and more recently, the massacre of the Armenians. We think. not, since it does not connote the motivation of the crime, especially. This term seems to be inadequate. On the other hand, this. Many authors, instead of using a generic term, use terms. These terms are inadequate since they do not convey. In. the case of Germany, it would be ridiculous to speak about the Germanization. Jews or Poles in western Poland, since the Germans wanted these. These considerations led. This word is made from the ancient. Greek word genos (race, clan) and the Latin suffix cide. Thus, genocide in its formation would correspond to such words. III: An. international crime. Genocide is the crime of destroying national, racial or religious groups. It would be impractical. A state would never prosecute a crime instigated or backed. The conscience of mankind has been shocked by. There have been many instances of states. States have even entered. We may, in this respect, refer. United States and Spain in 1. United States. to the inhabitants of the territories which were ceded to her. Again, the. declaration of the Eighth International Conference of American States. America. The Charter. United Nations Organization also provides for the international. Our whole heritage is a product of the. We can best understand this when we realize. 99: Prevent Genocide International : 1804 'S' Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009 USA : last updated: Tel. 202-483-1948, Fax 202-328-0627 : 23 February 2000. The Trial of the Major War Criminals before the International Military Tribunal, (IMT) Nuremberg, 14 November 1945-1 October 1946. The Allies also established an.
Germany. such as the Jews, had not been permitted to create the Bible, or to give. Einstein, a Spinoza; if the Poles had not had the opportunity. Copernicus, a Chopin, a Curie; the Czechs, a Huss. Dvorak; the Greeks, a Plato and a Socrates; the Russians, a Tolstoy. Shostakovich. Expulsions of law- abiding residents. Germany before this war created frictions with the neighboring countries. Mass persecutions forced mass flight. The arbitrary and wholesale confiscations of the properties. Many American citizens were deprived of the possibility of claiming. German importers after these importers were destroyed. Hitler regime. Finally, genocide in time of peace creates international. It was used by the Nazi regime to strengthen. German people as a preparation. IV: Creating a. legal framework. Once we have recognized the international implications of genocidal practices. The significant feature of international crime. The establishment. For such crimes. the principle of universal repression has been adopted, namely the culprit. For example. a currency forger who committed his crime in Paris and escaped to Prague. Unfortunately, at that time, his proposal was. Had this principle been adopted at that time by international. German government against. The Fourth Hague Convention establishes. Within the purview of this law comes the protection of the. If. the killing of one Jew or one Pole is a crime, the killing of all the. Jews and all the Poles is not a lesser crime. Moreover, the criminal intent. It reads as follows. They (the defendants) conducted deliberate and. Jews, Poles, Gypsies and others. By including genocide in the indictment, the enormity of the Nazi crimes. Moreover, as in the case of homicide. Attacks upon. such groups are in violation of that right to exist and to develop within. Thus. genocide is not only a crime against the rules of war, but also a crime. Only after the cessation of hostilities could the whole gruesome picture. During the. military occupation unconfirmed rumors about genocide leaked out from. The. International Red Cross was precluded from visiting occupied countries. A paradoxical situation was created: men who went into the battlefield. The author of the present article has proposed in his book Axis Rule. Occupied Europe that international law be changed so that in time. International Red Cross. The. Swedish newspaper, Dagens Nyheter, of November 2, 1. Swedish Red Cross, Count Bernadotte referred. International Red Cross, and declared that the Swedish Red Cross. While the writer is gratified by this development, he. This treaty, basically, should include, among. The crime of genocide should be recognized. The overt acts of such a conspiracy may consist of attacks against. The formulation of the crime may. The crime so formulated should. Persons accused of genocide should. Extradition. should not be granted except in cases where sufficient evidence exists. The liability for genocide. Independently of the responsibility. Security Council of the United Nations. Organization. The Council may request the International Court of Justice. The Security Council may. The Hague Convention and. International Red Cross). A multilateral treaty. In this connection it. Allied Governments in accordance with the Moscow. December, 1. 94. 5, have decided to enter into formal treaties. Axis satellite countries Hungary, Bulgaria and Rumania. German pattern. In his recent book, Axis. Rule in Occupied Europe, Dr. Lemkin originated concepts included in. German war criminals at the Nuremberg trials, where. U. Chief of Counsel for Prosecution of.
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