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    Conference on Armenian Genocide and International Law to be held in
    Beirut
    29.08.2009 14:41 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ International academic conference on the Armenian
    Genocide and International Law will take place at Haigazian
    University, Beirut-Lebanon September 3-4, 2009. 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 two-day 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 Akc,am, 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 E `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.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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