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Valerie Boyer filed a new bill aimed at punishing the denial of
genocide and crimes against humanity of the twentieth century
At a time when we are preparing to commemorate the centenary of the
Armenian genocide, there is no law still allows France to punish
denial of genocide and crimes against humanity, with the exception of
the Holocaust.While two genocides are officially recognized by France,
the Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide of 1915 (recognized by the law
of 29 January 2001), only the denial of the Holocaust is that
sanctioned by the Gayssot day, thus creating competition briefs. This
unjust situation must end, both for the criminalization of the denial
of the genocide of 1915 than for the other genocides that wish to
recognize France.
I already had in 2011 proposed a law along the lines of EU law on the
fight against racism and repression of genocide recognized by French
law with which the Armenian genocide. The bill was adopted by all
groups in the National Assembly and the Senate on January 23 2012
Unfortunately, it was the subject of censorship of the Constitutional
Council, on the grounds that the denial part of freedom of expression,
ending the attempted criminalization of Holocaust denial.
Yet the opportunity to punish denial of all genocides and crimes
against humanity echoes a burning issue in the context of persecution
against Eastern Christians in Iraq in particular, described by Ban
Ki-Moon of crimes against humanity.
It is necessary and urgent to legislate to propose a new
classification of denial.I'm so used to working to draft an
alternative and innovative version, the fruit of reflection that I
conducted with leading lawyers criminal lawyers. That is why I propose
that denial is no longer considered by the law as a simple abuse of
freedom of expression, but as a crime against humanity.
This has two advantages: exit the opposite by the Constitutional
Council on freedom of expression and protection of all genocides
recognized by our law legal impasse.
This is a legislative enriched that I suggest to co-signed by my
colleagues, a nonpartisan law to the public interest that overcomes
the partisan considerations. This text is intended to be universal
because it protects all genocides recognized by French law and is in
compliance with Human Rights.This law will soon be available on the
website of the National Assembly and wish consideration intervene soon
because this cause is close to my heart but it is especially critical
to our commitment and our law.
Wednesday, September 3, 2014,
Stéphane © armenews.com
http://www.armenews.com/article.php3?id_article=102958
From: A. Papazian
Valerie Boyer filed a new bill aimed at punishing the denial of
genocide and crimes against humanity of the twentieth century
At a time when we are preparing to commemorate the centenary of the
Armenian genocide, there is no law still allows France to punish
denial of genocide and crimes against humanity, with the exception of
the Holocaust.While two genocides are officially recognized by France,
the Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide of 1915 (recognized by the law
of 29 January 2001), only the denial of the Holocaust is that
sanctioned by the Gayssot day, thus creating competition briefs. This
unjust situation must end, both for the criminalization of the denial
of the genocide of 1915 than for the other genocides that wish to
recognize France.
I already had in 2011 proposed a law along the lines of EU law on the
fight against racism and repression of genocide recognized by French
law with which the Armenian genocide. The bill was adopted by all
groups in the National Assembly and the Senate on January 23 2012
Unfortunately, it was the subject of censorship of the Constitutional
Council, on the grounds that the denial part of freedom of expression,
ending the attempted criminalization of Holocaust denial.
Yet the opportunity to punish denial of all genocides and crimes
against humanity echoes a burning issue in the context of persecution
against Eastern Christians in Iraq in particular, described by Ban
Ki-Moon of crimes against humanity.
It is necessary and urgent to legislate to propose a new
classification of denial.I'm so used to working to draft an
alternative and innovative version, the fruit of reflection that I
conducted with leading lawyers criminal lawyers. That is why I propose
that denial is no longer considered by the law as a simple abuse of
freedom of expression, but as a crime against humanity.
This has two advantages: exit the opposite by the Constitutional
Council on freedom of expression and protection of all genocides
recognized by our law legal impasse.
This is a legislative enriched that I suggest to co-signed by my
colleagues, a nonpartisan law to the public interest that overcomes
the partisan considerations. This text is intended to be universal
because it protects all genocides recognized by French law and is in
compliance with Human Rights.This law will soon be available on the
website of the National Assembly and wish consideration intervene soon
because this cause is close to my heart but it is especially critical
to our commitment and our law.
Wednesday, September 3, 2014,
Stéphane © armenews.com
http://www.armenews.com/article.php3?id_article=102958
From: A. Papazian