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For
the
purposes
of
clear
reasoning
,
it
is
important
not
to
confuse
different
elements
of
the
drafting
process
of
the
Genocide
Convention
.
First
of
all
,
it
should
be
recalled
that
the
Genocide
Convention
was
adopted
in
reaction
to
the
proceedings
at
the
Nuremberg
International
Military
Tribunal
and
to
the
limitations
therein
,
whereby
crimes
against
humanity
were
linked
to
wartime
(
see
Resolution
96
(
I
)
referring
to
genocide
having
been
committed
in
the
past
;
see
also
K.
Inkuša
,
“
Mass
Deportations
of
1949
in
Latvia
as
a
Crime
Against
Humanity
”
,
Baltic
Yearbook
of
International
Law
,
volume
9
,
2009
,
p.
83
)
.
It
was
therefore
necessary
to
break
out
of
this
situation
,
since
the
most
heinous
crimes
could
also
be
committed
in
times
of
peace
and
against
a
State
’s
own
population
.
That
was
the
purpose
of
the
Convention
prohibiting
genocide
.
Secondly
,
the
entire
debate
about
the
definition
of
genocide
is
a
distinct
issue
which
continues
to
be
examined
and
developed
by
international
and
domestic
courts
.
Despite
the
many
complexities
surrounding
the
definition
of
genocide
,
the
words
of
R.
Lemkin
cited
above
(
see
paragraph
2
)
transmit
the
very
essence
of
the
crime
.
The
definition
of
genocide
as
adopted
in
the
Genocide
Convention
prohibiting
certain
acts
with
“
intent
to
destroy
,
in
whole
or
in
part
,
a
national
...
group
”
does
not
limit
or
contradict
R.
Lemkin
’s
description
of
the
essence
of
genocide
.
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