Lemkin's idea of genocide as an offense against international law was widely accepted by the international community and was one of the legal bases of the Nuremberg Trials.
Lemkin’in uluslararası yasaların ihlali olarak soykırım fikri uluslararası kamuoyu tarafından yaygınlıkla kabul edildi ve Nürnberg Mahkemeleri’nin hukuki temelini oluşturdu.