The development of International law and the attitudes of some countries towards the Armenian genocide

Abstract

The subject of this research paper is the attitudes of some States, towards the phenomenon of genocide, particularly the Armenian genocide. The attitudes of the following countries the USA, Turkey, Israel towards the Armenian genocide will be presented in this research paper. In the framework of this research paper the author discusses the development of International Law regarding the punishment of the phenomenon called “genocide” as the crimes against humanity. In the framework of the development of international law, analyzing the reading materials as well as based on the reliable opinions of different scholars, the author tries to find an answer to the question whether the Genocide Convention is applicable in the Armenian case or not. For many scholars this question is quite clear and does not require additional debates, simply because the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide was adopted in 1948, and it does not have a retroactive effect on the events occurred in 1914-15 in the Ottoman Empire. Within the scope of this paper, the essayist will present arguments on the researchable question and by scrutinizing the gathered data analysis. This researchable question will be debated as a question which can be considered as a one of the integral parts in the process of the development of international law.