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The
applicant
’s
conviction
was
therefore
based
upon
legal
provisions
that
were
not
in
force
in
1953
and
,
most
importantly
,
could
not
have
been
in
force
at
the
relevant
time
,
given
that
Lithuania
was
under
occupation
.
Such
provisions
were
applied
retroactively
.
It
follows
that
this
would
constitute
a
violation
of
Article
7
of
the
Convention
unless
it
can
be
established
that
his
conviction
was
based
upon
international
law
as
it
stood
at
the
relevant
time
.
The
applicant
’s
conviction
,
in
our
view
,
must
therefore
be
examined
from
that
perspective
.
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