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Conference: The Armenian Genocide Legacy 100 Years On

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THE HAGUE – On 5, 6 and 7 March 2015, 22 experts gathered for a conference at The Hague Institute for Global Justice to look at the legacy of the Armenian Genocide from the perspective of law, humanities, media, arts and letters, politics and education. Speakers focused on the influence that the Genocide and its denial have had on research and practice in their disciplines. The conference was organized by Alexis Demirdjian (Centennial Project Foundation), the NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies (NIOD) and the University of Southern California Institute of Armenian Studies (USC IAS).
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New Web Site Assesses Armenian Genocide Losses

Yerevan – Armenian Genocide Losses 1915, armeniangenocidelosses.am, is a new web site created by an independent research group in Armenia, including Tom Samuelian, David Davidian, Hovhannes Asryan, Tigran Sahakyan and others too numerous to name here. “The goal is to provide a framework for informed discussion on the extent of the harm resulting from this genocide.”

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It presents a formula based on international norms and precedents, which call for reversible harm to be reversed and irreversible harm to be compensated. Reversible harm includes land, property and rights that can be restored. Irreversible harm includes lost lives, destroyed property, and other intangible harm caused and benefit gained by delay and denial of the Armenian Genocide. The total harm caused and benefit gained from the Armenian Genocide is estimated to be in excess of $3 trillion.
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Armenian Bar Association Launches Genocide Legal Journal

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On the occasion of the centennial of the Armenian Genocide, the Armenian Bar Association will publish a law journal encompassing a collection of manuscripts focusing on the range of potential legal responses to the events of 1915-1923, which resulted in genocide and dispossession.

A call for papers is hereby initiated on the 100th day before the 100th year and is directed exclusively to students currently enrolled in any law school in the world. The authors of the top three articles will be awarded monetary scholarships, with $3,000 for first place, $2,000 for second place, and $1,000 for third place. The deadline to submit manuscripts is April 24, 2015.
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Claim for reparation to help Turkey get rid of “Sevres Syndrome”

Thomas Samuelian and Stepan Khzrtian. Photo: Photolure
Thomas Samuelian and Stepan Khzrtian. Photo: Photolure

Yerevan /Mediamax/. Armenia’s clear formulation of the claim for reparation of the Armenian Genocide damages will help Turkey get rid of the “Sevres Syndrome” and recognize the first genocide committed early in the 20th century.

CEN (Center for Excellence in Negotiations) Yerevan Senior Fellow, Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at AUA Thomas Samuelian stated it in Yerevan today.

Upon the initiative of CEN Yerevan, “Armenian Genocide Recognition and Reparations: A Path to Restoring Historical Justice” conference will be held in Yerevan tomorrow. The strategy of the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide, legal-political ways of reparation and Armenian diplomatic measures taken in this context will be touched upon during the conference.

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