“As a rule, if a crime is committed by one group against another ethnic or religious group, it is nearly impossible for the perpetrator to punish itself.” JusticeGenocideEthnic Cleansing Book:A Shameful Act: The Armenian Genocide and the Question of Turkish Responsibility Source: A Shameful Act: The Armenian Genocide and the Question of Turkish Responsibility
“In general, those who resort to mass murder on a collective scale always put forward the justification that they acted on behalf of the nation.” PatriotismNationalismGenocideArmenian GenocideMass Murder Author:Taner Akçam
“[In response to atrocities against Armenians] the British government issued a joint memo with France and Russia on 24 May 1915. The first draft, proposed by Russia, contained the phrase "crimes against Christianity and civilization," but France and Britain feared this would offend their own colonial Muslim populations and succeeded in changing the phrase to "crimes against humanity." This paved the way for the concept to assume its place after the war as one of the most important categories in international law.” GenocideInternational LawWorld War 1Crimes Against HumanityTurkeyArmenian Genocide Author:Taner Akçam