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GREEKS' CLAIM MAY PROVE JUDICIAL PRECEDENT FOR ARMENIANS
news.am
Aug 3 2010
Armenia
The Cypriot Greeks' legal action is well-founded, as it contains
the legal term "loss of accommodation right," which is a term of
international law, the specialist in Turkic studies Artak Shakaryan
told a press conference on August 3. According to him, the term means
that a state that captured another country's territory must pay for
using the territory.
As to whether the claim may be satisfied, he said that the Greek lobby
in rather strong in the United States, and the Greeks hope to win.
Besides demanding compensations, they want the issue to remain
on the international agenda and seek legal ways of settling it,
Shakaryan said.
Last year the Greeks demanded U.S. $1,000bn, whereas they demand only
U.S. $170bn now. In this context the expert said that case law has
great power in the U.S. judicial system. "Even if they get U.S.
$160,000 compensation, it may serve as a precedent for laying claims
to U.S. $1,000bn. It is not the money, but logic, that is important,"
the expert said. He added that the U.S. judicial system has not had
such a precedent. Therefore by reducing the amount the Greeks may be
trying to facilitate the establishment of a judicial precedent.
Cypriot Greeks residing in the U.S. lodged a claim. They demand U.S.
$170bn for the occupation of Cyprus.
From: A. Papazian
news.am
Aug 3 2010
Armenia
The Cypriot Greeks' legal action is well-founded, as it contains
the legal term "loss of accommodation right," which is a term of
international law, the specialist in Turkic studies Artak Shakaryan
told a press conference on August 3. According to him, the term means
that a state that captured another country's territory must pay for
using the territory.
As to whether the claim may be satisfied, he said that the Greek lobby
in rather strong in the United States, and the Greeks hope to win.
Besides demanding compensations, they want the issue to remain
on the international agenda and seek legal ways of settling it,
Shakaryan said.
Last year the Greeks demanded U.S. $1,000bn, whereas they demand only
U.S. $170bn now. In this context the expert said that case law has
great power in the U.S. judicial system. "Even if they get U.S.
$160,000 compensation, it may serve as a precedent for laying claims
to U.S. $1,000bn. It is not the money, but logic, that is important,"
the expert said. He added that the U.S. judicial system has not had
such a precedent. Therefore by reducing the amount the Greeks may be
trying to facilitate the establishment of a judicial precedent.
Cypriot Greeks residing in the U.S. lodged a claim. They demand U.S.
$170bn for the occupation of Cyprus.
From: A. Papazian