Overview
- Examines the legal nature and consequences of the Armenian massacres of 1915-1916
- Deals with various interesting questions of international law raised by the topic
- Explores how the massacres and the response to them have affected Turkey’s relations with the European Union
Part of the book series: Studies in the History of Law and Justice (SHLJ, volume 15)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Which Possible Legal Consequences?
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Denying the Armenian Massacres
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The Armenian Massacres and the European Union: Active Player or Festin de Pierre?
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About this book
This peer-reviewed book features essays on the Armenian massacres of 1915-1916. It aims to cast light upon the various questions of international law raised by the matter. The answers may help improve international relations in the region. In 1915-1916, roughly a million and a half Armenians were murdered in the territory of the Ottoman Empire, which had been home to them for centuries. Ever since, a dispute between Armenians and Turkey has been ongoing over the qualification of the massacres. The contributors to this volume examine the legal nature and consequences of this event. Their investigation strives to be completely neutral and technical. The essays also look at the broader issue of denial. For instance, in Turkey, public speech on the matter can still trigger criminal prosecution whereas in other European States denial of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity is criminalized. However, the European Court of Human Rights views criminal prosecution of denial of the Armenian massacres as unlawful. In addition, one essay considers a state’s obligation to remember by looking at lessons learnt from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Another contributor looks at a collective right to remember and some ideas to move forward towards a solution. Moreover, the book explores the way the Armenian massacres have affected the relationship between Turkey and the European Union.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Emanuela Pistoia is currently Associate Professor of European Union Law at Università di Teramo, Italy. Her main research topics are cooperation in criminal matters, differentiated integration, the EU security and defence policy, competition law, immigration policy, European citizenship.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Armenian Massacres of 1915–1916 a Hundred Years Later
Book Subtitle: Open Questions and Tentative Answers in International Law
Editors: Flavia Lattanzi, Emanuela Pistoia
Series Title: Studies in the History of Law and Justice
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78169-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-78168-6Published: 12 June 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08631-2Published: 05 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-78169-3Published: 30 May 2018
Series ISSN: 2198-9842
Series E-ISSN: 2198-9850
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 332
Topics: Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History, Legal History, International Criminal Law , European Law, Human Rights