Re: Genocide
Dear Crimson, you appear to be very selective with your TARC story. The truth is that it was TARC was disbanded in September 2002 primarily due to vociferous Armenian opposition, originating from the the diaspora. The reason was vaguely due to the following finding:
"ALTHOUGH THE GENOCIDE CONVENTION DOES NOT GIVE RISE TO
STATE OR INDIVIDUAL LIABILITY FOR EVENTS WHICH OCCURRED
PRIOR TO JANUARY 12, 1951, THE TERM "GENOCIDE", AS DEFINED IN
THE CONVENTION, MAY BE APPLIED TO DESCRIBE SUCH EVENTS."
Effectively confirming that although the events of 1915 can be classified as 'genocide', there's no legal basis for retrospectively claiming any compensation. And frankly nothing has changed today that will alter this conclusion. In other words, Turks will have to come to terms with recognizing the events as genocide and Armenians will have to come to terms with the reality that there will be no reparations.
Originally posted by Crimson Glow
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Dear Crimson, you appear to be very selective with your TARC story. The truth is that it was TARC was disbanded in September 2002 primarily due to vociferous Armenian opposition, originating from the the diaspora. The reason was vaguely due to the following finding:
"ALTHOUGH THE GENOCIDE CONVENTION DOES NOT GIVE RISE TO
STATE OR INDIVIDUAL LIABILITY FOR EVENTS WHICH OCCURRED
PRIOR TO JANUARY 12, 1951, THE TERM "GENOCIDE", AS DEFINED IN
THE CONVENTION, MAY BE APPLIED TO DESCRIBE SUCH EVENTS."
Effectively confirming that although the events of 1915 can be classified as 'genocide', there's no legal basis for retrospectively claiming any compensation. And frankly nothing has changed today that will alter this conclusion. In other words, Turks will have to come to terms with recognizing the events as genocide and Armenians will have to come to terms with the reality that there will be no reparations.
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