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An
understanding
of
the
historical
context
within
which
the
war
between
the
Lithuanian
national
partisans
and
the
Soviet
armed
forces
occurred
following
the
end
of
the
conflict
between
the
Union
of
Soviet
Socialist
Republics
(
USSR
)
and
Nazi
Germany
on
the
territory
of
Lithuania
and
the
other
two
Baltic
States
is
of
fundamental
relevance
to
this
case
.
Admittedly
,
this
is
not
an
episode
of
European
history
that
is
widely
written
about
.
However
,
the
principle
of
the
proper
administration
of
justice
requires
that
the
proceedings
be
organised
in
a
manner
that
permits
the
Court
to
be
aware
of
all
the
relevant
elements
.
This
appears
to
be
particularly
pertinent
in
a
case
which
requires
the
Court
to
take
note
of
dolus
specialis
which
,
as
the
ICJ
has
explained
,
may
depend
in
some
instances
,
where
no
clear
plan
is
apparent
,
on
“
genocidal
intent
being
established
indirectly
by
inferences
”
(
see
Croatia
v.
Serbia
,
cited
above
,
§
148
)
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