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What was the function of the UN-sponsored 1948 treaty on genocide?

A. It created a mechanism to prevent genocide in the future.

B. It punished the German nation for the Nazis’ genocide.

C. It defined and condemned genocide.

D. It set up mechanisms to punish those guilty of genocide.

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The primary function of the UN-sponsored 1948 treaty on genocide, formally known as the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, was:

C. It defined and condemned genocide.

While the treaty also aimed to set up mechanisms for prevention and punishment, its fundamental contribution was in providing a clear definition of genocide and establishing it as a crime under international law.