"Raphael Lemkin's Dossier on the Armenian Genocide" publishedMay 28, 2008 - 17:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Raphael Lemkin's Dossier on the Armenian Genocide," a stunningly graphic book published by CAR., the Center for Armenian Remembrance, constitutes an important contribution for scholars, human rights activists and others seeking to know what the originator of the term genocide and the "father" of the Genocide Convention had to say about the Armenian Genocide, the CAR told PanARMENIAN.Net This timely book, which was published through the efforts of Attorney Vartkes Yeghiayan, is the perfect antidote to the denialist campaign that has lately intensified by the banning of a book in Toronto and its replacement by books by denialist historians Bernard Lewis and Guenther Levy. It is impossible not to be touched by the eyewitness reports that Lemkin has meticulously compiled in this dossier. The reader will quickly be convinced that the brutal campaign against the Armenians is the very definition of Genocide. This book has the power to inflame the reader with indignation, sorrow and righteous anger. "Raphael Lemkin's Dossier on the Armenian Genocide" also contains a lucid foreword by eminent professor Michael J. Bazyler, and a meticulous, complete bibliography on Lemkin by Eddie Yeghiayan. "Raphael Lemkin's Dossier on the Armenian Genocide" is the fifth book in the "The Armenian Genocide and the Armenian Case" series put out by CAR Publishing. Raphael Lemkin was one of the greatest and most influential lawyers and human rights activists in the last century. Not only did he coin the word "genocide," but was also the prime mover for the enactment of the United Nations Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide (the "Genocide Convention"), the international law document that in 1948 made genocide an international "crime of crimes." Distressed by the cyclical slaughter of Armenians by Turks in 1894, 1909, and 1915, Lemkin compiled a dossier and searched for legal remedies to punish perpetrators of mass murder and to deter and prevent future genocides. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |