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DEAN TOM SAMUELIAN SPEAKS OUT ABOUT GENOCIDE REPARATIONS
JANUARY 14, 2015 in 1915 CENTENNIAL SERIES
YEREVAN, Armenia - Within the framework of the American University
of Armenia (AUA)'s 1915 Centennial series, Tom Samuelian, Dean of
the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, has recently been
involved in several conferences around the globe discussing genocide
recognition and future relations between Armenia and Turkey.
In December 2014, the Center for Excellence in Negotiations: Yerevan
(CEN Yerevan) held a conference on "Armenian Genocide Recognition
and Reparations: A Path to Restoring Historical Justice," which
discussed three important pillars: recognition, reparations, and
Armenian foreign policy. Samuelian, who serves as Senior Fellow of CEN
Yerevan, remarked that "An essential element of recognition of such
universal crimes is clear description of damages that the aggrieved
party, in this case the Armenian people, has incurred. There cannot
be recognition without reparations. Recognition without reparations
validates impunity for crimes against humanity which is an affront
to international law and the community of nations."
Samuelian discussed similar issues recently during an appearance
on the ArmNews program Banadzev, along with Stepan Khzrtian, an AUA
alum and Executive Director of CEN Yerevan, and Dr. Artak Shakaryan,
a political analyst and Yerevan State University professor. On the
topic of reparations for the genocide, Samuelian commented that it
is important for Armenians to understand what kind of reparations
they need.
>From September 26-27, 2014, Samuelian participated in the 5th
Armenians and Progressive Politics conference, which took place at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The conference, themed
"The Road to Justice," featured world-renowned intellectual, activist,
and MIT professor Noam Chomsky, who discussed Middle Eastern politics,
as well as author Peter Balakian and many influential academics, legal
professionals, and activists. Samuelian spoke at length about the need
for everyone, not just Armenians, to demand recognition of genocide.
He also discussed the politics behind recognition, explaining why
certain countries would or would not decide to speak out about crimes
against humanity.
Samuelian serves as Chair of AUA's 1915 Centennial Committee,
which has put together a year-long program of lectures, exhibits,
film screenings, and seminars related to the Armenian Genocide. The
centennial series has already featured lectures and talks by Levon
Avdoyan, Sarkis Shahinian, Harutyun Marutyan, Krikor Beledian, and
many more.
Additional speakers and events will be announced throughout the year.
http://newsroom.aua.am/2015/01/14/dean-tom-samuelian-speaks-out-about-genocide-reparations/
JANUARY 14, 2015 in 1915 CENTENNIAL SERIES
YEREVAN, Armenia - Within the framework of the American University
of Armenia (AUA)'s 1915 Centennial series, Tom Samuelian, Dean of
the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, has recently been
involved in several conferences around the globe discussing genocide
recognition and future relations between Armenia and Turkey.
In December 2014, the Center for Excellence in Negotiations: Yerevan
(CEN Yerevan) held a conference on "Armenian Genocide Recognition
and Reparations: A Path to Restoring Historical Justice," which
discussed three important pillars: recognition, reparations, and
Armenian foreign policy. Samuelian, who serves as Senior Fellow of CEN
Yerevan, remarked that "An essential element of recognition of such
universal crimes is clear description of damages that the aggrieved
party, in this case the Armenian people, has incurred. There cannot
be recognition without reparations. Recognition without reparations
validates impunity for crimes against humanity which is an affront
to international law and the community of nations."
Samuelian discussed similar issues recently during an appearance
on the ArmNews program Banadzev, along with Stepan Khzrtian, an AUA
alum and Executive Director of CEN Yerevan, and Dr. Artak Shakaryan,
a political analyst and Yerevan State University professor. On the
topic of reparations for the genocide, Samuelian commented that it
is important for Armenians to understand what kind of reparations
they need.
>From September 26-27, 2014, Samuelian participated in the 5th
Armenians and Progressive Politics conference, which took place at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The conference, themed
"The Road to Justice," featured world-renowned intellectual, activist,
and MIT professor Noam Chomsky, who discussed Middle Eastern politics,
as well as author Peter Balakian and many influential academics, legal
professionals, and activists. Samuelian spoke at length about the need
for everyone, not just Armenians, to demand recognition of genocide.
He also discussed the politics behind recognition, explaining why
certain countries would or would not decide to speak out about crimes
against humanity.
Samuelian serves as Chair of AUA's 1915 Centennial Committee,
which has put together a year-long program of lectures, exhibits,
film screenings, and seminars related to the Armenian Genocide. The
centennial series has already featured lectures and talks by Levon
Avdoyan, Sarkis Shahinian, Harutyun Marutyan, Krikor Beledian, and
many more.
Additional speakers and events will be announced throughout the year.
http://newsroom.aua.am/2015/01/14/dean-tom-samuelian-speaks-out-about-genocide-reparations/