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William
Schabas
has
pointed
out
that
while
the
1948
Convention
for
the
Prevention
and
Punishment
of
the
Crime
of
Genocide
(
Genocide
Convention
)
contains
a
widely
accepted
definition
of
genocide
,
its
language
is
subject
to
various
interpretations
.
Many
domestic
legislatures
have
imposed
their
own
views
on
the
term
.
“
As
a
result
,
even
in
law
,
one
can
speak
of
many
definitions
or
interpretations
of
the
concept
of
genocide
”
(
see
W.
Schabas
,
“
Genocide
and
Crimes
against
Humanity
:
Clarifying
the
Relationship
”
,
in
H.G.
van
der
Wilt
et
al
.
,
op
.
cit
.
,
p.
4
)
.
Indeed
,
the
Court
’s
own
case
-
law
,
notably
Jorgic
v.
Germany
(
no
.
74613/01
,
ECHR
2007‑III
)
,
reflects
this
reality
.
In
that
case
,
the
German
domestic
courts
had
adopted
a
wider
interpretation
of
the
definition
of
acts
of
genocide
.
The
International
Criminal
Tribunal
for
the
former
Yugoslavia
(
ICTY
)
stated
in
Prosecutor
v.
Radoslav
Brđanin
(
ICTY-99
-
36
-
T
,
trial
judgment
,
1
September
2004
,
§
682
)
that
the
“
groups
are
not
clearly
defined
in
the
Genocide
Convention
or
elsewhere
”
.
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