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The Crime of Crimes: A Legal and Ethical Analysis of Genocide

Organiser:
Centre for Medical Ethics and Law, HKU

Supporting Organisation:
Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit, HKUMed

Date: 14 April 2026 (Tue)
Time: 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Venue: Room 824, 8/F, Cheng Yu Tung Tower, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
(This is an in-person event.)

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Disclaimer: The abstract below and any views expressed at this event do not represent the views of HKU.

The Speaker’s abstract for his talk:
“As the Israeli violence in Gaza continues, and while the International Court of Justice still weighs in on the question of genocide committed by Israel in Gaza, legal and non-legal scholars still debate this question. This seems perplexing to those of us who witness the ongoing devastation in Gaza. This workshop aims to trace the origins of the Convention against Genocide, its legal standing, and the differences between the legal definition of genocide and its various definitions among genocide scholars. A special focus will be placed on the current health conditions, including social conditions of health in Gaza, including access to foodstuff, access to hospitals in Gaza and Israel, safe housing, etc.”

Speaker:
Dr Shmuel Lederman

Teaching Fellow of the Multidisciplinary Department (Eshkol), University of Haifa
Teaching Fellow of the Department of History, Philosophy and Judaic Studies, Open University of Israel
Research Fellow of The Forum for Regional Thinking
Assistant Editor of History & Memory
Author of Hannah Arendt and Participatory Democracy: A People’s Utopia

Chair:
Dr Zohar Lederman
Clinical Practitioner of the Department of Emergency Medicine
Research Fellow of the Centre for Medical Ethics and Law
The University of Hong Kong

Welcome to join us!

Enquiry: cmel@hku.hk