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,
neither
the
four
Geneva
Conventions
of
12
August
1949
nor
the
United
Nations
Convention
of
November
1968
on
the
Non‑Applicability
of
Statutory
Limitations
to
War
Crimes
and
Crimes
against
Humanity
,
which
came
into
force
on
11
November
1970
,
appear
to
provide
a
legal
basis
retrospectively
for
the
proceedings
instituted
against
the
applicant
in
1998
,
especially
as
under
national
law
,
prosecution
of
the
offence
had
been
statute
-
barred
since
1954
(
see
paragraph
18
below
)
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