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LAWSUIT OF ARMENIAN-AMERICANS AGAINST TURKEY A SPECIAL PROCESS
Aysor
Aug 5 2010
Armenia
The lawsuit of Armenian-Americans - heirs of Armenian Genocide victims
against Turkey is a special process, the outcome of which can be
useful for all heirs of Genocide victims, Head of the International
Treaties Department at Constitutional Court Vladmir Vardanyan said.
According to him, lawyers needs to prove that the lawsuit concerns
not only the two Armenians who brought it but everybody in any way
connected with this issue.
"In many respects, the court verdict will depend on it," Vardanyan
said.
He mentioned that the Turkish authorities will do their utmost to
dismiss the lawsuit or to protract is for years.
Vardanyan said it is not a mere chance that simultaneously with the
lawsuit of the two Armenians, Greek Cyprians brought almost similar
lawsuit. "From the political point of view, Turkey is in a complicated
situation," the speaker said.
"If the court proves that the Armenians were deprived of their property
with violation of the international law, the American court can demand
a compensation from Turkey on the basis of the state legislation,"
he stressed.
Vardanyan believes that the U.S. will try to defend the rights of its
citizens, but all issues concerning property compensation of Armenian
Genocide victims' heirs cannot be solved by the court verdict.
From: A. Papazian
Aysor
Aug 5 2010
Armenia
The lawsuit of Armenian-Americans - heirs of Armenian Genocide victims
against Turkey is a special process, the outcome of which can be
useful for all heirs of Genocide victims, Head of the International
Treaties Department at Constitutional Court Vladmir Vardanyan said.
According to him, lawyers needs to prove that the lawsuit concerns
not only the two Armenians who brought it but everybody in any way
connected with this issue.
"In many respects, the court verdict will depend on it," Vardanyan
said.
He mentioned that the Turkish authorities will do their utmost to
dismiss the lawsuit or to protract is for years.
Vardanyan said it is not a mere chance that simultaneously with the
lawsuit of the two Armenians, Greek Cyprians brought almost similar
lawsuit. "From the political point of view, Turkey is in a complicated
situation," the speaker said.
"If the court proves that the Armenians were deprived of their property
with violation of the international law, the American court can demand
a compensation from Turkey on the basis of the state legislation,"
he stressed.
Vardanyan believes that the U.S. will try to defend the rights of its
citizens, but all issues concerning property compensation of Armenian
Genocide victims' heirs cannot be solved by the court verdict.
From: A. Papazian