GENOCIDE AND INTERNATIONAL LAW TO BE TOPIC OF BEIRUT CONFERENCE

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Aug 24, 2009

BEIRUT-An international academic conference on the Armenian Genocide
and International Law will take place from September 2 to 4 at
Haigazian University.

Organized by the Haigazian University and the Armenian National
Committee-Middle East, the conference will discuss the Armenian
Genocide from the perspective of international law and tackle issues
such as professional ethics and genocide denial, the consequences of
the Genocide and the rights of the Armenian nation within the context
of international law, and means of further promoting the field of
Armenian Genocide Studies.

A number of scholars in genocide studies and experts in international
law are invited for this twoday conference. They will be arriving
from Armenia, Canada, Egypt, Ireland, Lebanon, England, Switzerland,
Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States. The participants
include professors and scholars Taner Akcam, Bilgin Ayata, Seyhan
Bayraktar, Georges Charaf, Haik Demoyan, Richard Hovannissian,
Khatchig Mouradian, Mohammad Rifaat, William Schabas, Roger Smith,
Henry Theriault, Ugur Ungor, Ragip Zarakolu, and Alfred De Zayas.

The papers which will be presented during the four sessions of the
Conference will cover: "The Problem of Minorities and Majorities: The
Case of the Ottoman Empire," "Demographic Engineering in the Ottoman
Empire and the Armenian Genocide," "The Armenian Question According
to Arab Sources," "Genocide and International Law (60 Years after
the Convention, Problems and Prospects)," "The Armenian Genocide:
Issues of Justice and International Law," "The Armenians, Raphael
Lemkin and the UN Genocide Convention," "Turkish Nationalism and
the Armenian Genocide Issue in Turkey Today," "Genocide Denialism
and Law in Turkey," "The Evolution of the Armenian Genocide Denial
in Turkish Press," "Kurdish-Armenian Relations and the Armenian
Genocide," "Professional Ethics and the Denial of Armenian Genocide,"
"Restorative Justice and Alleviating the Consequences of Genocide,"
"Universalizing the Legacy of the Armenian Genocide." The proceedings
of the conference will be later published in a book.

Concurrently, on Thursday, September 3 and Friday, September 4,
as well as on Tuesday, September 8 there will be evening public
lectures. Details will be announced later. Haigazian University
Armenian National Committee-Middle East Beirut-Lebanon August 24, 2009