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The Crime of Crimes: A Legal and Ethical Analysis of Genocide

14 April 2026

Event Date(s)/Period(s)
14 Apr 2026
 
Organised by:
The Centre for Medical Ethics and Law (CMEL)

This seminar traced the origins of the Convention against Genocide, its legal standing, and the differences between the legal definition of genocide and the various interpretations by genocide scholars. Dr Shmuel Lederman, from the Open University of Israel, was the speaker. Dr Zohar Lederman, from the University of Hong Kong, was the chair of the seminar.

 

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