The most recently defined mass atrocity crime under international law is ethnic cleansing. While the concepts of war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity have been established for a longer period, ethnic cleansing emerged more prominently in the context of conflicts in the 1990s and was recognized in the context of the Yugoslav Wars. However, it is important to note that ethnic cleansing is not explicitly defined in international law in the same way as the other crimes, but it has been associated with war crimes and crimes against humanity in international tribunals.
Which of the following mass atrocity crimes is the most recently defined under international law?(1 point)
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war crimes
war crimes
genocide
genocide
crimes against humanity
crimes against humanity
ethnic cleansing
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