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Genocides In Oceania-Pacific
Genocide is violence that targets individuals because of their membership of a group and aims at the destruction of a people. Raphael Lemkin, who first coined the term, defined genocide as "the destruction of a nation or of an ethnic group" by means such as "the disintegration of tspolitical and social institutions, of tsculture, language, national feelings, religion, and tseconomic existence". During the struggle to ratify the Genocide Convention, powerful countries restricted Lemkin's definition to exclude their own actions from being classified as genocide, ultimately limiting it to any of five "acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group". While there are many scholarly definitions of genocide, almost all international bodies of law officially adjudicate the crime of genocide pursuant to the Genocide Convention. Genocide has occurred throughout human history, even during prehistoric times, but it is particu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killing Fields 20170222-1
Killing, Killings, or The Killing may refer to: Types of killing *-cide, a suffix that refers to types of killing (see List of types of killing), such as: ** Homicide, one human killing another *** Murder, unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse *Animal slaughter, the killing of animals *Assisted dying (other), Assisted dying Arts, entertainment, and media Films * Killing (film), ''Killing'' (film), a 2018 Japanese film * The Killing (film), ''The Killing'' (film), a 1956 film noir directed by Stanley Kubrick * ''Encounter: The Killing'', a 2002 Indian film by Ajay Phansekar Television * The Killing (Danish TV series), ''The Killing'' (Danish TV series), a police procedural drama first broadcast in 2007 * The Killing (American TV series), ''The Killing'' (American TV series), a crime drama based on the Danish television series, first broadcast in 2011 Literature * Killing (comics), ''Killing'' (comics), Italian photo comic series about a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
