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rather a condemnation that will prevent this act
from being repeated.
Although Genocide as a phenomenon is being
discussed in various sections of society, we still
have a very blurry understanding of its nature
and essence. And this often leads to a number
of misperceptions. From a psychological point of
view, the 100 th anniversary naturally has great
significance. It is as if the events which occurred
100 years ago are separate from modern reality
and are relevant only as part of history or to the
writing of history. However, from the point of
view of international legal responsibility, it does
not matter at all how much time has passed after
the guilty ended their actions, and how much time
has passed from the moment when the act was
conducted. International law has the following
approach – as long as the guilty act has not been
condemned, as long as the guilty parties have
not been held responsible, the act continues to
be considered a violation which has damaged the
order of legal international relations. One can
return to the conditions which existed before the
act only by fully condemning it and reversing its
consequences.
Of course, there are a number of different
examples here, which show that a century does
not constitute the statute of limitations. In fact,
the concept of a statute of limitations is not very
relevant to international legal claims, because
it is the following question which is the center of
attention of international law – after the act, has
there been a demand to condemn and '&W7B