https://dspace.aua.am/xmlui/handle/123456789/2355 2026-04-03T21:06:42Z 2026-04-03T21:06:42Z Paylan, Sheila Sargsyan, Lusine https://dspace.aua.am/xmlui/handle/123456789/2583 2025-10-01T06:37:45Z 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z

Putting remedial secession back on the table to reverse the ethnic cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh Paylan, Sheila; Sargsyan, Lusine In the wake of the forced dissolution of the de facto Republic of Nagorno Karabakh and the ensuing ethnic cleansing of its Armenian population, international legal mechanisms have proven insufficient in addressing and reversing the egregious human rights violations committed. This article reevaluates the doctrine of remedial secession, arguing its necessity as a countermeasure to such violations, particularly in the context of unrecognized states like Nagorno-Karabakh. Through a detailed analysis of the blockade of the Lachin Corridor and the Armenian accession to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, this article highlights the shortcomings of the international community’s response and proposes remedial secession not only as a theoretical framework but as a practical necessity. Furthermore, this article discusses the implications of remedial secession in light of the Responsibility to Protect principle, emphasizing the need for a human rights-based approach to international conflicts that transcend traditional sovereignty and territorial integrity debates. This article draws on a comprehensive review of international law, human rights. This article was published in the Southwestern Journal of International Law, Volume 31, Issue 1, 2024.

2024-01-01T00:00:00Z Anbarson, Vana https://dspace.aua.am/xmlui/handle/123456789/2396 2024-04-02T10:12:49Z 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hagop Barish : a genocide survivor’s life story Anbarson, Vana; Hagop Barish was just a young Armenian boy living with his family in the city of Mardin. That is until the 1915 Armenian genocide took place and wreaked havoc on the city and its residents. With chaos, destruction, and massacres taking place, little Hagop bore witness as his home and the people he once knew were taken away from him. Now a full-grown adult, Hagop continues to live his day-to-day life in Syria and embarks on a new journey of starting a family and becoming a parent. But will he live up to being a good father and role model? Or will his past experiences affect the way he disciplines his children?

2023-01-01T00:00:00Z Harutyunyan, Nune https://dspace.aua.am/xmlui/handle/123456789/2357 2023-04-05T09:54:44Z 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z

Does the type of local governance influence the implementation of ICTs for rural development initiatives? Harutyunyan, Nune The external factors that influence the implementation of ICTs for rural development initiatives have not been widely surveyed. This paper will attempt to present a novel spectrum of research, examining the role of the type of local governance in implementing ICTs for rural development initiatives within agriculture, choosing mobile phones as the type of technology for examination. Comparing Bolivia and Armenia, the paper finds that though often overlooked by the central government and other stakeholders, the local administration indeed possesses a role in how these ICT initiatives are structured and implemented. However, given the multisided layers of such activities, its significance to be defined in isolation remains challenging. This dissertation was written by Nune Harutyunyan, BAEC’18 AUA; M.Sc. in Development Management, London School of Economics.

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