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MICHAEL BAZYLER TO SPEAK AT 'ANC GRASSROOTS' PANEL ON TRANSNATIONAL JUSTICE
Michael Bazyler
asbarez
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
Chapman University Law Professor to Discuss U.S., European Cases for
Genocide Reparations
GLENDALE--The Armenian National Committee-Western Region announced that
Michael Bazyler will serve as a panelist in "Transnational Justice:
Contemporary Approaches," which will discuss current strategies for
Armenian Genocide recognition and reparations. The panel is part of
the ANC Grassroots weekend that will take place from Friday, November
25 to Sunday, November 27 at the Sheraton Universal Hotel.
Bazyler, along with fellow panelists Ambassador Ara Papian; Professor
Jermaine McCalpin; and ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian, will
discuss the current approaches to genocide reparations. Bazyler is
presently a consultant on the case against the Republic of Turkey and
two Turkish banks concerning Armenian-owned land that composes a U.S.
airbase in Incirlik, Turkey. The plaintiffs have alleged that Turkey
has run commercial operations and thereby profited after committing a
violation of international laws - moreover Turkey's own constitution
and the Lausanne Treaty - by confiscating those properties from their
rightful owners.
Bazyler is the author of "Holocaust Justice: The Battle for Restitution
in America's Courts," the definitive analytical study of how the
American courts and system of justice were used to address the
mass-scale theft initiated by the Holocaust. Bazyler also wrote the
introduction to the book "Raphael Lemkin's Dossier on the Armenian
Genocide," and has asserted that Lemkin was one of the greatest
and most influential lawyers and human rights activists in the last
century. Lemkin not only coined the word 'genocide' but was also the
key figure in the enactment of the 1948 United Nations Convention
for the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide.
Bazyler is currently a Professor of Law and The "1939â~@³ Club Law
Scholar in Holocaust and Human Rights Studies at Chapman University
School of Law in Orange, California. He is also a research fellow at
the Holocaust Education Trust in London; and the holder of previous
fellowships at Harvard Law School and the United States Holocaust
Memorial Museum in Washington.
The three-day ANC Grassroots program is a groundbreaking weekend of
workshops and panel presentations that will educate the community
about civic leadership arising from grassroots efforts. ANC Grassroots
will bookend the Armenian National Committee of America - Western
Region Annual Banquet, which will take place on Saturday, November 26
at 7 p.m. The conference and Annual Banquet are open to interested
individuals throughout the entire United States, and participants
are encouraged to register early.
Tickets for ANC Grassroots, which includes the Friday night cocktail
in the Starview Room; as well as conference sessions on Friday,
Saturday and Sunday, which include breakfast, post-banquet dance,
and a keynote luncheon on Sunday, are $150. Tickets for the Annual
Banquet are $200. Those interested in attending the Annual Banquet
and ANC Grassroots can purchase a package for $300.
Students with valid ID can purchase discounted tickets to the Annual
Banquet and Conference.
Visit the Web site for more information, to register and purchase
tickets.
The Armenian National Committee-Western Region is the largest
Armenian American grassroots community organization in the Western
United States. Working in coordination with a network of offices,
chapters, and supporters throughout the Western United States and
affiliated organizations around the country, the ANC-WR works to
promote understanding regarding issues of concern to the Armenian
American community.
Michael Bazyler
asbarez
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
Chapman University Law Professor to Discuss U.S., European Cases for
Genocide Reparations
GLENDALE--The Armenian National Committee-Western Region announced that
Michael Bazyler will serve as a panelist in "Transnational Justice:
Contemporary Approaches," which will discuss current strategies for
Armenian Genocide recognition and reparations. The panel is part of
the ANC Grassroots weekend that will take place from Friday, November
25 to Sunday, November 27 at the Sheraton Universal Hotel.
Bazyler, along with fellow panelists Ambassador Ara Papian; Professor
Jermaine McCalpin; and ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian, will
discuss the current approaches to genocide reparations. Bazyler is
presently a consultant on the case against the Republic of Turkey and
two Turkish banks concerning Armenian-owned land that composes a U.S.
airbase in Incirlik, Turkey. The plaintiffs have alleged that Turkey
has run commercial operations and thereby profited after committing a
violation of international laws - moreover Turkey's own constitution
and the Lausanne Treaty - by confiscating those properties from their
rightful owners.
Bazyler is the author of "Holocaust Justice: The Battle for Restitution
in America's Courts," the definitive analytical study of how the
American courts and system of justice were used to address the
mass-scale theft initiated by the Holocaust. Bazyler also wrote the
introduction to the book "Raphael Lemkin's Dossier on the Armenian
Genocide," and has asserted that Lemkin was one of the greatest
and most influential lawyers and human rights activists in the last
century. Lemkin not only coined the word 'genocide' but was also the
key figure in the enactment of the 1948 United Nations Convention
for the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide.
Bazyler is currently a Professor of Law and The "1939â~@³ Club Law
Scholar in Holocaust and Human Rights Studies at Chapman University
School of Law in Orange, California. He is also a research fellow at
the Holocaust Education Trust in London; and the holder of previous
fellowships at Harvard Law School and the United States Holocaust
Memorial Museum in Washington.
The three-day ANC Grassroots program is a groundbreaking weekend of
workshops and panel presentations that will educate the community
about civic leadership arising from grassroots efforts. ANC Grassroots
will bookend the Armenian National Committee of America - Western
Region Annual Banquet, which will take place on Saturday, November 26
at 7 p.m. The conference and Annual Banquet are open to interested
individuals throughout the entire United States, and participants
are encouraged to register early.
Tickets for ANC Grassroots, which includes the Friday night cocktail
in the Starview Room; as well as conference sessions on Friday,
Saturday and Sunday, which include breakfast, post-banquet dance,
and a keynote luncheon on Sunday, are $150. Tickets for the Annual
Banquet are $200. Those interested in attending the Annual Banquet
and ANC Grassroots can purchase a package for $300.
Students with valid ID can purchase discounted tickets to the Annual
Banquet and Conference.
Visit the Web site for more information, to register and purchase
tickets.
The Armenian National Committee-Western Region is the largest
Armenian American grassroots community organization in the Western
United States. Working in coordination with a network of offices,
chapters, and supporters throughout the Western United States and
affiliated organizations around the country, the ANC-WR works to
promote understanding regarding issues of concern to the Armenian
American community.