During the deliberations
over the convention, some argued for a clear specification
of the reasons, or motives, for the destruction
of a group. In the end, instead of a list of such motives,
the issue was resolved by adding the words"as
such"—i.e., the motive or reason for the destruction
must be the ending of the group as a national, ethnic,
racial, or religious entity. Evidence of such a motive,
as one legal scholar put it,"will constitute an integral
part of the proof of a genocidal plan, and therefore
of genocidal intent."