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The Armenian Genocide and International Law

September 3 - 4 , 2009
Haigazian University, Beirut, Lebanon


PROGRAM

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2009
Formal Opening Session: 6:00 p.m.
Guest Speaker: Marios Garoyian, President of the House of Representatives - Cyprus

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2009
Registration: 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Session One: 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Moderator: Dr. Arda Ekmekji
Discussant: Dr. Naila Kaidbey
• The Problem of Minorities and Majorities: The Case of the Ottoman Empire (in Arabic)
Dr. Georges Charaf
• Demographic Engineering in the Ottoman Empire and the Armenian Genocide
Dr.Ugur Ungor
• The Armenian Question According to Arab Sources ( in Arabic)
Dr. Mohammad Rifaat

Coffee Break: 10:30 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.
Discussion; 10:50 -11:30 a.m.

Session Two: 11:40 a.m. – 1:20 p.m.
Moderator: Giro Manoyan
Discussant: Dr. Rania Masri
• Genocide and International Law (60 Years after the Convention, Problems and
Prospects)

Dr. William Schabas
• The Armenian Genocide: Issues of Justice and International Law
Dr. Alfred De Zayas
• The Armenians, Raphael Lemkin and the UN Genocide Convention
Khatchig Mouradian

Discussion: 12:40 p.m. – 1:20 p.m.
Lunch: 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Session Three: 3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Moderator: Dr. Joseph Bayeh
Discussant: Dr. Ohannes Geokjian

• Turkish Nationalism and the Armenian Genocide Issue in Turkey Today
Dr. Taner Akcam
• Genocide Denialism and Law in Turkey
Ragip Zarakolu
• The Evolution of the Armenian Genocide Denial in Turkish Press
Dr. Seyhan Bayraktar
• Kurdish –Armenian Relations and the Armenian Genocide
Bilgin Ayata

Coffee Break: 4:00 p.m. – 4:20 p.m.
Discussion: 4:40 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.



FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2009
Session Four: 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Moderator: Antranig Dakessian
Discussant: Dr. Haig Demoyan

• Professional Ethics and the Denial of Armenian Genocide
Dr. Roger Smith
• Restorative Justice and Alleviating the Consequences of Genocide
Dr. Henry Theriault
• Universalizing the Legacy of the Armenian Genocide
Dr. Richard Hovannissian
Coffee Break: 10:30 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.
Discussion: 10:50 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

CLOSING SESSION: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.


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INOGS - International Network of Genocide Scholars
http://www.inogs.com

President: Jürgen Zimmerer (Sheffield)
Vice President: Henning Melber (Uppsala)
Executive Secretary: Dominik J. Schaller (Heidelberg)
Vice Executive Secretary: Jan-Bart Gewald (Leiden)

Journal of Genocide Research - the official INOGS Journal
http://www.informaworld.com/jgr

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