The most recently defined mass atrocity crime under international law is ethnic cleansing. While genocide and crimes against humanity have been defined for a longer time (genocide was defined in the 1948 Genocide Convention, and crimes against humanity were established in the Nuremberg Trials after World War II), the term "ethnic cleansing" gained prominence in the 1990s, particularly in the context of the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia. However, it is important to note that ethnic cleansing is often associated with other crimes such as genocide and crimes against humanity, but it has not been codified as a distinct crime in the same way.
Which of the following mass atrocity crimes is the most recently defined under international law?(1 point)
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crimes against humanity
crimes against humanity
genocide
genocide
ethnic cleansing
ethnic cleansing
war crimes
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