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Article
II
of
the
Genocide
Convention
defines
genocide
as
“
acts
committed
with
intent
to
destroy
,
in
whole
or
in
part
,
a
national
,
ethnical
,
racial
or
religious
group
,
as
such
”
(
emphasis
added
)
.
According
to
the
interpretation
by
the
Court
of
Appeal
,
the
Lithuanian
partisans
constituted
“
part
”
of
the
ethno
-
national
group
(
see
paragraph
36
of
the
present
judgment
)
and
the
applicant
’s
conviction
for
genocide
could
therefore
be
justified
under
Article
II
of
the
Genocide
Convention
.
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