By Michael Gerth
Michael Gerth is a 2025 graduate of Albany Law School. Prior to attending Albany Law, Michael earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice with a minor in music from Elmira College. During undergrad, Michael also became a member of the Alpha Phi Sigma National Honor Society for criminal justice majors.
Upon graduating law school, Michael accepted a position as an associate for Spence Curnalia PLLC in Chenango County and is actively working toward becoming an ADA. In his free time, Michael enjoys reading, gaming, and spending time with his cat named Duck.
Upon graduating law school, Michael accepted a position as an associate for Spence Curnalia PLLC in Chenango County and is actively working toward becoming an ADA. In his free time, Michael enjoys reading, gaming, and spending time with his cat named Duck.
Raphael Lemkin first used the term “Genocide” in 1944 to describe the Holocaust. To many, the Holocaust was the first of its kind, a great atrocity worthy of its own word. Since then, the United Nations has defined “Genocide” as a crime against humanity and has worked to define what acts constitute a genocide. This paper examines several pre-Holocaust atrocities and compares each to the United Nations definition of genocide to determine whether, in a modern view, such atrocities constitute forms of genocide.
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