“FRANCE ASSISTS TURKEY TO CORRECT ITS HISTORICAL RECORD”
SAID HIS HOLINESS ARAM I
01/24/2012
Commenting on the adoption of the bill by the French Senate last night, which declares that ‘denial of the Armenian genocide is a crime,’ His Holiness Aram I said that “France is opening the road for Turkey to correct its historical record. The vote of 23 January 2012 reminds us of the event during the Armenian Genocide when the French Navy evacuated some of our people and brought them to Lebanon to avoid the fate of their brothers and sisters. The vote is a continuation of France’s historical commitment to human rights”.
According to Aram I, “through this historical vote, France is assisting Turkey to join those courageous countries that have set a process for reconciliation: Germany’s admission of the Holocaust, the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Rwanda’s Gacaca Process, Serbia’s admission of the Srebrenica Genocide, Canada’s admission of the Genocide of the Aboriginal people”.
In the end His Holiness Aram I said. “This is an opportunity for Turkey to give up its negationist language, to cease calling countries committed to human rights as ‘irresponsible’ and to begin a new courageous journey of correcting its historical records and engaging in a reparation process.”
Organized
By
The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia
"THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE:
FROM RECOGNITION TO REPARATION"
Antelias – Lebanon
February 23-25, 2012
PROGRAM
Opening Session
Thursday 23rd February
Friday 24th February
INTERNATIONAL LAW AND ISSUES OF RECOGNITION AND REPARATION
Session One
Recognition of the Armenian Genocide and implications
Chair Prof. Malgosia Fitzmaurice, Chair of Public International Law, Queen Mary University of London, UK
1.- Toward a "constitutive" recognition of the Armenian Genocide: Juridical Approach
Prof. Fernando Teson, Prof. of Public International Law, Florida State University, USA
2.- Recognition for the restoration of human dignity: human rights approach.
Prof. Richard Wilson, Prof. of Public International Law, University of Washington, USA
3.- Recognition of the Armenian Genocide and Implications
Prof. Ove Brin, Prof. of International Law, Swedish National Defense College, Stockholm, Sweden
Session Two
Jurisdiction over the crime of Genocide
Chair 1.- Representing Genocide: Crime, Rights and the Impact on Judicial Intervention
Prof. Mark Findlay, Chair in International Criminal Justice, Deputy Director of the Institute of Criminology, University of Sydney,
Australia
2.- The International Criminal Court & Genocide: Prospects & Limitations
Prof. Carsten Stahn, Chair of International Criminal Law And Global Justice, Leiden University, The Netherlands Director, Grotius
Centre for International Legal Studies, The Hague
3.- European Court of Human Rights and the Armenian Genocide
Prof. Frederic Megret, Canada Research Chair in the Law of Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, Prof. of International Law, McGill
University, Canada
Session Three
State Responsibility under International Law
Chair Prof. Vera Gowlland-Debbas, Prof. of Public International Law Graduate Institute, University of Geneva, Switzerland
1.- State Responsibility: Issues arising from the Armenian Genocide
Prof. Marco Roscini, Prof. of Public International Law, University of Westminster, UK
2.- The Consequences of Turkey being the “Continuing” State of the Ottoman Empire in terms of International Responsibility for Internationally
Wrongful Acts
Prof. Patrick Dumberry, Prof. of Public International Law, University of Ottawa, Canada
3.- Questions related to implementation of Responsibility
Prof. Christian J. Tams, Prof. of Public International Law, University of Glasgow, UK
Session Four
The Right for Reparation
Chair Prof. Enzo Cannizzaro, Prof. of International and European law, La Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
1.- Individual Reparation for International Crimes
Prof. Rainer Hofmann, Prof. of Public International Law, University of Frankfurt, Germany
2.- Legal Action in Foreign Domestic Courts for Obtaining Reparation For International Crimes
Prof. Marcel Brus, Prof. of Public International Law, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
3.- International Tribunals Approach to Issues of Reparation
Prof. Michael Bohlander, Prof. of Public International Law, Durham University, UK
Saturday 25th February
ARMENIANS' RIGHTS AND PROPERTIES
Session One
Toward a Qualitative and Quantitative data of Armenian
Rights and Properties
Chair Prof. Marina Kurchiyan, Acting Director of the Center for Socio-Legal Studies, Oxford University, UK
1.- Properties Belonging to the Holy See of Cilicia
Dr. Ohannes Geukjian, Professor of Political Science, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
2.- The economical dimension of the Armenian Genocide
Prof. Susan Karamanian, Associate Dean for International & Comparative Legal Studies, George Washington University, USA
3.- Axis Rule of Turkey: The Genocidal Intent Behind Legalized Seizure of Armenian Property
Prof. Taner Akcham, Prof. of History, Clark University, USA
Session Two
Attempts for Reparation
Chair Prof. Giuseppe Cataldi, Prof. of International law, Vice-President, University of Naples, Italy
1.- Reparational Efforts for Lost Armenian Properties
Prof. Henry Theriault, Prof. of History, Worcester University, USA
2.- Recovering Armenian Properties in Turkey through the French Authorities in Syria and Lebanon in the 1920s
Prof. Vahe Tashjian, Prof. of History, Paris I La Sorbonne University, France
3.- Contemporary Status of Lost Armenian Properties Under Turkish Law
Prof. Sait Cetinoglu, Free University Ankara Independent Initiative, Turkey
4.- The Question of Return of Church Properties in the American Congress
Kenneth Hachikian, Chairman, Armenian National Committee of America, USA
Session Three
Compensation Process in Prospect
Chair Prof. Marie Jacobsson, Vice-Chairman of the United Nations International Law Commission, Professor of International
Law, University of Lund, Stockholm, Sweden
1.- International Criminal Responsibility for the Destruction and Plunder of Cultural Property
Prof. Roger O’keefe, Deputy Director of the Lauterpacht Center For International Law, University of Cambridge, USA
2.- Damages and Compensation in International Law
Prof. Irmgard Marboe, Prof. of Public International Law, University of Vienna, Austria
3.- Between Restitution and Compensation
Prof. Gabriele Della Morte, Prof. of Public International Law, Catholic University of Milan, Italy
Closing Session
Assessment of future political and juridical procedures
Chair Prof. Nora Bayrakdarian, Prof. of International Law, Lebanese University, Lebanon
- General discussion
- Concluding remarks by His Holiness Aram I
Organized
By
The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia
"THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE: FROM RECOGNITION TO REPARATION"
Antelias – Lebanon
23-25 February, 2012
List of Lecturers and Chairpersons
1. Prof. Taner Akcham, Prof. of History, Clark University, USA
2. Prof. Nora Bayrakdarian, Prof. of International Law, Lebanese University, Lebanon
3. Prof. Michael Bohlander, Prof. of Public International Law , Durham University, UK
4. Prof. Ove Bring, Prof. of International Law , Swedish National Defense College, Sweden
5. Prof. Marcel Brus, Prof. of Public International Law , University of Groningen, The Netherlands
6. Prof. Enzo Cannizzaro, Prof. of International and European law , La Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
7. Prof. Giuseppe Cataldi, Prof. of International law , Vice-President, University of Naples “L’Orientale”, Italy
8. Prof. Sait Cetinoglu, Free University Ankara Independent Initiative, Turkey
9. Prof. Gabriele Della Morte, Prof. of Public International Law , Catholic University of Milan, Italy
10. Prof. Patrick Dumberry, Prof. of Public International Law , University of Ottawa, Canada
11. Prof. Mark Findlay, Chair in International Criminal Justice, Deputy Director of the Institute of Criminology, University of Sydney, Australia
12. Prof. Malgosia Fitzmaurice, Chair of Public International Law, Queen Mary University of London, UK
13. Dr. Ohannes Geukjian, Prof. of Public Science, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
14. Prof. Vera Gowlland-Debbas, Prof. of Public International Law , Graduate Institute, University of Geneva, Switzerland
15. Kenneth Hachikian, Chairman, Armenian National Committee of America, USA
16. Prof. Rainer Hofmann, Prof. of Public International Law , University of Frankfurt, Germany
17. Prof. Marie Jacobsson, Vice-Chairman of the United Nations International Law Commission, Professor of International Law,
University of Lund, Stockholm, Sweden
18. Prof. Susan Karamanian, Associate Dean for International & Comparative Legal Studies, George Washington University, USA
19. Prof. Marina Kurchiyan, Acting Director of the Center for Socio-Legal Studies, Oxford University, UK
20. Prof. Irmgard Marboe, Prof. of Public International Law, University of Vienna, Austria
21. Prof. Frederic Megret, Prof. of International Law , Canada Research Chair in the Law of Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, McGill University,
Canada
22. Prof. Roger O’Keefe, Deputy Director of the Lauterpacht Center for International Law , University of Cambridge, USA
23. Prof. Marco Roscini, Prof. of Public International Law , University of Westminster, UK
24. Prof. Carsten Stahn, Chair of International Criminal Law and Global Justice, Leiden University, The Netherlands
25. Prof. Christian Tams, Prof. of Public International Law, University of Glasgow, UK
26. Prof. Vahe Tashjian, Prof. of History, Paris I La Sorbonne University, France
27. Prof. Fernando Teson, Prof. of Public International Law , Florida State University, USA
28. Prof. Henry Theriault, Prof. of History, Worcester University, USA
29. Prof. Richard Wilson, Prof. of Public International Law , University of Washington, USA
‘SPIRITUAL FORMATION IS CENTRAL TO THE LIFE AND SERVICE
OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE CATHOLICOSATE OF CILICIA’
STATED ARAM I
During a meeting of the brotherhood at the Catholicosate this week, His Holiness Aram I spoke of the importance of Spiritual Formation along with the acquisition of knowledge. He said. “The modern world, with its scientific and technological advancements is changing very fast. To accompany our people in these fast changing societies, clergy should be well equipped in order to communicate with youth and respond to the needs and concerns of our people; preach the Good News of the Bible and teach our Spiritual values. To respond to this noble task, clergy need continual education for spiritual renewal and acquisition of knowledge.”
To this effect he continued, he was encouraging seminarians and priests to study languages. There was already an agreement with Haigazian University and one of their mother-tongue English Faculty was teaching English at the Seminary; two priests were studying English at the Language Department of Haigazian University. A clergy was studying French at the French Cultural Center, and another priest was studying German at the Goethe Institute. He then announced that two members of the brotherhood will soon attend the National Conservatory of Music.
Speaking of the clergy serving in parishes abroad, he said that two clergy were enrolled in universities in Canada, and another one in Greece. At the end of the meeting he said. “Education should not be used for personal ends but to serve the mission and fulfill the vision of the Catholicosate of Cilicia for the sake of the Armenian Church, Armenia and our demands for our Just Cause.”
“THE ARMENIAN BOOK SHOULD REMAIN OUR RELIABLE COMPANION”
Said Aram I during his Sunday sermon
On Sunday 15 November 2012, His Holiness Aram I devoted his sermon to the “2012 Year of the Armenian Book” that he had earlier proclaimed.
After reviewing the 500 years of the history of the printed book and its contribution to the spiritual and intellectual heritage of the Armenian people, His Holiness said that the Armenian book should remain the reliable friend of every Armenian. He concluded his sermon with a special call to Armenian writers and thinkers, to wealthy Armenians, to community organizations and finally to the families and the schools to value the Armenian book.
His Holiness asked current writers, poets and academics to write in Armenian in order to transmit the spiritual and cultural heritage of the past, convey the present and link the Armenian creative mind to global issues and endeavors.
He invited benevolent Armenians to contribute to the publication of books, or, create Foundations towards that end.
The Catholicos then requested from publishers to make the books accessible to the public by reducing the prices.
His Holiness also encouraged individual initiatives to set up ‘neighborhood libraries’ accessible to the public so that the people discover the value of the Armenian book.
Catholicos Aram I then concluded, “The Armenian book should remain the reliable companion of the Armenian family, the school, and the community organizations. It will contribute to the spiritual and intellectual growth of every Armenian. Because of its power to enrich and enlighten, it will equip our people to enter into dialogue with civilizations.”
‘THE CHURCHES OF THE MIDDLE EASE ARE CALLED TO SPEAK WITH ONE VOICE’
Stated His Holiness Aram I to the Press
At the end of the planning meeting of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), the Leadership met the press at the Cilicia Museum Hall of the Catholicosate.
His Holiness Aram I opened the conference with a brief introduction. He said that unity among the Churches in the Middle East is the priority at this moment of the history of the region. All churches belong to the Mystical Body of Christ irrespective of doctrinal differences. They form different parts of the same Body. The current events in the region urge us to pray together, reflect together, plan and act together in the service of our societies. He also said. “The Middle East Council of Churches is neither an organization, nor an institution apart from the life and witness of the Churches. It belongs to the Churches and the Churches own the Council.” He then presented and elaborated on the four programmatic priorities as adopted by the last General Assembly: Education and Formation, Diakonia, Christian-Muslim Dialogue and Ecumenical Relations.
1. Education and Formation understood not only as giving information, but as spiritual growth. It should begin at home; continue in schools and the Church. The MECC programme should prepare the future leadership of Christian communities of the Middle East.
2. Diakonia is an important vocation taught by the Gospels, hence an inseparable aspect of Christian life. Churches have historically expressed their diakonia through hospitals, old peoples’ homes, social centres and other projects. They should be enabled to continue their humanitarian work to serve the needy in their countries.
3. Christian Muslim Dialogue in the Middle East is part of the daily experience of the people, unlike other places where it is limited to theological dialogues. The MECC will reinvigorate its work to promote wider cooperation among all partners at all levels.
4. Ecumenical Relations to be strengthened among the four families of churches of the MECC, with Middle East Churches and their Diasporas, as well as with global and regional ecumenical structures. These relations should be based on new principles to respond to the challenges of globalization.
Catholicos Aram I then concluded. “The Church can neither be an observer, nor a follower. The Church is called to participate in all aspects of life that aim to build justice, promote the inherent dignity of the human being and human rights. These are not political goals but the core of the Church’s vocation.
After the introduction of His Holiness Aram I, The Syrian Catholic Patriarch Ignace Youssif III Younan, Archbishop Paul Matta (Maronite), Bishop Costa Kayal (The Representative of Patriarch Hazim), Rev. Dr. Habib Badr (Evangelical Churches) and Rev. Dr. Paul Rohanna, General Secretary, Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) took the microphone and emphasized the importance of churches working together in the Middle East.
HIS HOLINESS ARAM I PRESIDES OVER ECUMENICAL MEETINGS
01/12/2012
On Thursday 12 January 2012, His Holiness Aram I chaired several ecumenical meetings held in Antelias. The day began with a meeting with Archbishop George Saliba of the Sytrian Orthodox Church. His Holiness and the Archbishop discussed issues concerning the Oriental Orthdox Churches in the region and more specifically in Syria. They also discussed the forthcoming Roman Catholic Orthodox Dialogue to be held in Ethiopia in the coming weeks.
The Catholicos then received representatives of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), including, The Syrian Catholic Patriarch Ignace Youssif III Younan, Archbishop Paul Matta (Maronite), Bishop Costa Kayal (Antiochian Orthodox Church), Rev. Dr. Habib Badr (Evangelical) and the General Secretary of the MECC, Rev. Dr. Paul Rohanna. The meeting focused on the reorganization of the Council and priorities in view of the new challenges in the region.
HIS HOLINESS ARAM I CELEBRATES THE CHRISTMAS LITURGY
AT ST. GREGORY THE ILLUMINATOR CATHEDRAL
01/06/2012
On 6 January 2012, His Holiness Aram I celebrated the Christmas Liturgy at the St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral at the Catholicosate. He was assisted at the Alter by Archbishop Komitas Ohanian, Bishop Norayr Ashekian and the priests Mesrob Sarkissian and Ghevont Pentezian, and in the presence of official representatives and the faithful.
In his sermon, the Catholicos first expressed his good wishes for the New Year to the President of Lebanon Michel Suleiman, to the President of Armenia Serge Sarkissian. He sent his brotherly love to His Holiness Catholicos Karekin II of all Armenians, and sent his blessings to Armenians in Armenia and Diaspora.
In his sermon, Catholicos Aram I described the Incarnation of Jesus in Bethlehem as the beginning of a new journey for humanity based on peace, justice and hope. He said. “The Light of Bethlehem showed the ‘True Way’ that prophets, philosophers, and political powers of the time could not offer to their people”. He then concluded. “To be Christian means living a life according to the teachings of Jesus through his parables and miracles, following a pattern of life based on love and exemplified through his Crucifixion and Resurrection. The ‘True Way’ is a Cross-centered life founded on faith, commitment and service. Injustice, oppression, hatred and hypocrisy are not part of Christian life.”
After the sermon, His Holiness Aram I referred to the situation in the Middle East and addressed the Armenian communities in Syria and Lebanon and said. “Christians should support movements that lead to reform, justice and reconciliation. They should also support movements that work for peace, advocate harmonious relations between Christians and Muslims, and promote Human Rights.” He then added. “Christians are inseparable members of Middle Eastern societies, and citizens of their countries with equal rights. Christians should safeguard the sovereignty of their homelands and affirm their rights as communities.”
Addressing the Armenian community in Syria, he said. “The Catholicosate of Cilicia is following closely the events in your country. We ask you to remain unified, defend the sovereignty of the country and be aware of your rights as community.”
Speaking to the Armenians in Lebanon, he said. “I am thankful to God that the conflicts in the region did not destabilize Lebanon. We should work towards strengthening the internal unity of the country through dialogue and cooperation.”
At the end of the Liturgy, His Holiness Aram I received Christmas wishes from Christian and Muslim Religious Leaders, Political Representatives, Ambassadors and other Armenian and Lebanese community representatives.
“WE SHOULD ASSESS THE PAST YEAR AND PLAN 2012
ACCORDINGLY IN ORDER TO ENCOUNTER ALL CHALLENGES AS A PEOPLE”
Declared Aram I on New Year’s Day
01/01/2012
On January 1 2012, after the Liturgy, His Holiness Aram I greeted the faithful in the Main Hall of his Residence. In his message, he said, “Let us assess the past year, learn from our failures and plan the next steps for community building. “ He then continued, we could implement our plans only through deep faith and strong commitment.”
In the end, the Catholicos identified five challenges to be met in 2012. “a) Renewal of spiritual life, b) Stronger cooperaption between Armenia and Diaspora, c) contribute to the prosperity of Armenia and Karabagh, d) Capacity building and reorganizing the Diaspora, e) a unified plan of action to pursue the Armenian Cause.
Live television broadcast of Christmas Mass via satellite from Antelias – January 6th, 2012
The Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International (LBCI) will broadcast LIVE via satellite the Christmas Mass presided over by His Holiness Aram I, from St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Antelias, on Friday 6 January 2012, beginning from 8:00 am UTC (GMT). For the Americas and Australia, check your local LBCI program schedule for exact time.
The Noursat and the MTV will also be broadcasting LIVE via satellite the Christmas Mass.
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Dear fellow Armenians,
Human resources is the indicator of a nation's or community's inner power and creative mind and a guarantor of its bright future. The Armenian Diaspora is rich with human resources. It is vitally important that we get a clear, accurate and comprehensive information about our human resources in the Diaspora. Indeed, "Information is power; and the power of knowledge and information becomes a source of deeper self-understanding and self-affirmation" according to His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of Cilicia.
The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia has initiated a program aimed at gathering information about our human resources in the Diaspora. By human resources we basically mean: community leaders, clergy, economists, people of media, writers, politicians, artists, public figures, medical doctors, teachers, university lecturers, businessmen, and generally specialists in the area of science and technology, etc. This initiative has the full support of His Holiness.
Thus, we kindly ask you to fill in the Form and submit it to the Catholicosate, Antelias, Lebanon. We also ask you to forward this e-mail (with the link http://www.armeniancatholicosate.org) to your friends.
Chancellery
ARMENIAN CATHOLICOSATE OF CILICIA