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The Lemkin Rule of Law Guardian Medal honors individuals who seek to advance and protect the rule of law in their everyday work. It is named for Raphael Lemkin, a one-time Duke Law faculty member and one of the leading 20th-century scholars of human rights who coined the phrase "genocide." The medal is awarded by the director of the Bolch Judicial Institute in consultation with the Institute's leadership board. Sponsored by Bolch Judicial Institute. For more information, contact Lora Beth Farmer at lora.farmer@law.duke.edu.