Raphael lemkin axis rule in occupied europe

book by Raphael Lemkin

Axis Rule in Occupied Europe: Laws of Occupation, Analysis of Government, Proposals for Redress is a book by Polish-Jewish lawyer Raphael Lemkin that is best known for introducing the concept of genocide, which Lemkin coined from the Greek word γένος (genos, "race, people") with the Latinsuffix-caedo ("act of killing").

Lemkin wrote the book in and and submitted it for publication in early Due to a contract dispute, its publication was delayed to This contributed to the Holocaust's centrality in the conception of genocide, as some parts of the book date to or

In the book, Lemkin argued that Hitler's main goal was not the conquest of Europe, but its demographic restructuring such that Germany could still dominate the continent in the event of military defeat.

Lemkin at the time worked at the United States government's Board of Economic Warfare (later merged into the Foreign Economic Administration), which granted him