| Opening
Addresses |
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Robert
Kocharian (English
/ Armenian
*.pdf)
President of the Republic of Armenia
Karekin II (English
/ Armenian
*.pdf)
Catholicos of All Armenians
Juan E. Mendez
(English *.pdf)
Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General on the Prevention
of Genocide
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| Session
I - Desecration of Human Rights, Past and Present |
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The ‘Odious Scourge’: Evolving Interpretations
of the Crime of Genocide (English
*.pdf)
William Schabas (Galway)
Director, Irish Centre for Human Rights, National University
of Ireland
Human Rights, International Law and the Armenian Genocide
(English *.pdf)
Alfred de Zayas, (Geneva)
Professor of Law, Former Secretary, UN Human Rights Committee
Can Genocide Be Avoided? (English
*.pdf)
Yehuda Bauer (Jerusalem)
Academic Advisor, Yad Vashem, Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance
Authority
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| Session
II - The Ultimate Crime |
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The
Significance of the Armenian Genocide After Ninety
(English *.pdf)
Roger W. Smith (Williamsburg,
Virginia)
Professor Emeritus of Government, College of William
Chair, Academic Board of Directors, Zoryan Institute
Responses
to Genocide: Comparison of Armenian and Rwandan Survivors
Donald E. Miller (Los Angeles,
California)
Professor, School of Religion, University of Southern California
The
Effects of Genocide Denial on the Deniers – Individuals
and Nations
Israel W. Charny (Jerusalem)
Executive Director, Institute on the Holocaust and Genocide
Editor-in-Chief, Encyclopedia of Genocide
Third Party Involvement in Prevention and Perpetration:
The Armenian Case (English
*.pdf)
Nikolay Hovannisyan
(Yerevan)
Director, Institute of Oriental Studies, Armenian National Academy
of Sciences
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| Session
III - Prevention and Action |
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Israel’s Position Regarding the Armenian Genocide
(English *.pdf)
Yossi Sarid (Jerusalem)
Member of the Knesset, Former Chair of the Meretz Party
Education Minister and Minister of the Environment in the Rabin
and Barak Governments
Factors Facilitating and Impeding Genocide
(English *.pdf)
Gregory Stanton (Fredericksburg,
Virginia)
James Farmer Professor of Human Rights, Mary Washington College
President of Genocide Watch, Director of the Cambodian Genocide
Project
The Pain of Knowledge: Reflections on Holocaust and
Genocide Issues in Education (English
*.pdf)
Yair Auron (Jerusalem)
Professor, The Open University of Israel and Kibbutzim College
of Education
Genocide in Rwanda and Sudan: A Comparative Assessment
of US and UN Responses
Eric Markusen (Copenhagen)
Senior Research Fellow, Department for Holocaust and Genocide
Studies
Danish Institute for International Studies
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Second
Day of the Conference, April 21, Thursday
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| Opening
Remarks |
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Andranik
Margaryan, (English
/ Armenian *.pdf)
Prime Minister of Armenia, President of the National Commission
for the
Commemoration of the 90th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide
Arkady Ghukasyan, (Armenian / Russian
*.pdf)
President of the Republic of Nagorno Kharabagh
Special Address
In the Name of Human Dignity
Lech Walesa
Former President of the Republic of Poland, Nobel Peace Laureate
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| Session IV – Ultimate Challenge: Truth, Reconciliation, and Transitional Justice |
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Impunity as a Factor in the Armenian Genocide and its
Sequela
Vahakn N. Dadrian (New York)
Retired Professor of Sociology, Director of Genocide Research,
Zoryan Institute
Dynamics of Denial: Coming to Terms with the Past in
Turkey and Japan
John Torpey (Vancouver)
Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology and Sociology,
University of British Columbia
Can Memory of Genocide Lead to Reconciliation?
Elazar Barkan (Claremont,
California)
Chair, Department of Cultural Studies, Claremont Graduate University
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| Session
V – Turkish-Armenian Relations: Divided by History United by
Geography |
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Obstacles to Armenian-Turkish Reconciliation (English
*.pdf)
Taner Akcam (Minneapolis,
Minnesota)
Visiting Associate Professor, Department of History, University
of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Promoting Recognition of the Armenian Genocide via Third-Parties
(English *.pdf)
Rouben Paul Adalian (Washington
DC)
Director, Armenian National Institute
Memory, Forgetting, and Silence: How Collectivities
Remember Their Past and Implications for Current Relations
Murat Belge (Istanbul)
Professor of Comparative Literature, Bilgi University
Test of Maturity: The Genocide Factor in Armenia's
Foreign Policy (English *.pdf)
Ruben Safrastyan (Yerevan)
Professor, Institute of Oriental Studies, Armenian National
Academy of Sciences
Looking Backward, Moving Forward (English *.pdf)
Richard Hovannisian (Los
Angeles, California)
Professor of Armenian and Near Eastern History, University of
California
Holder of the Armenian Educational Foundation Endowed Chair
in Modern Armenian History
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| Closing
Addresses |
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Marie-Anne Isler-Beguin, Chairwoman
Delegation to the EU-Armenia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee,
European Parliament
Vartan Oskanian (English
*.pdf)
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia
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