Yeghishe Kirakosyan, adviser to the Armenian prime minister and Armenia’s representative to the European Court of Human Rights, spoke at Gould Law School on Monday at a convention titled “How Small States Use International Law. “Kirakosyan discussed issues of sovereignty, justice and human rights in the context of the recent confrontation between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Starting on September 13, Azerbaijan introduced unprovoked attacks against Armenia on the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, a domain of long-standing tension between the two former Soviet republics. The territory, identified worldwide as part of Azerbaijan, has a majority Armenian ethnic population. and has claimed independence since the last Soviet period. Although a ceasefire has halted the recent attacks, many Armenian academics at USC are concerned that the long-term escalation of the confrontation could lead to a full-scale war that will threaten Armenia’s sovereignty and in the long run. Long-term survival in the foreign scenario.
“The triggers for the prosecutions were movements that put an end to many herbal human rights violations for the crimes committed, and this inevitably led Armenia to prosecute,” Kirakosyan said.
Salpi Ghazarian, director of USC’s Institute of Armenian Studies, brought Kirakosyan to the hearing. Kirakosyan studied at Yerevan State University, where he earned a master’s degree in law and jurisprudence and a doctorate in law. Kirakosyan earned a temporary master’s degree in law and legal studies from Georgetown University.
In his speech, Kirakosyan outlined the steps Armenia has taken to initiate proceedings before the European Court of Human Rights and the International Court of Justice, the main court of the United Nations. The procedure concerned a request to Azerbaijan to comply with certain human resource situations, with the addition of civilian redress.
“It is very difficult to escape the ethnic and racist policies that have created favorable situations for crimes against humanity, which can lead to genocide,” Kirakosyan said of foreign law.
Kirakosyan discussed the example of the theme park that Azerbaijan built after the 44-day war in the Nagorno-Karabakh region in 2020. The theme park featured scenes of Azerbaijan’s victory over Armenia, and many Armenians denounced it as racist. Kirakosyan said Armenia had called for the closure of the park and Azerbaijan, despite everything, got rid of the mannequins and helmets used to constitute Armenian soldiers.
“We saw a replacement in the habit, and we saw a letter confirming that he had been moved and we had a public commitment from the country that he would no longer publish those articles,” Kirakosyan said. “It’s a small replacement for the habit I’ve largely described. “
Ghazarian said Kirakosyan’s description of his paintings forgets about the humanitarian tragedy and only the legal issues is indicative of his education as a lawyer.
“He is unbiased and clinical in the way he explains, but that’s what lawyers want to do to prevent man’s inhumanity to man,” he said.
Kirakosyan also highlighted the difficulties Armenia faces in the foreign arena as a small state due to its resources. In addition, the application poses challenges, he said.
“There’s a massive effort on paper, but it’s hard to enforce the actual situations of interest,” Kirakosyan said. “You can’t undo racist public policies that have lasted decades in one day. That is not possible. I perceive it. ” It will be carried to the next generation.
Kirakosyan said court proceedings can be long and arduous. Although he has been running those procedures for years, it’s easy to feel powerless in the face of the ongoing conflict, but he is still hopeful, he said.
“I think, even though I don’t see the notice having an effect now, I know that in the long run, those legal proceedings lead to very vital qualifications . . . And you can use those qualifications in another policy,” he said.
Samuel Agustín, a first-year foreign student, said the occasion helped open up his worldview.
“I’m just a spirit,” he said. And there will be a bit of bias where I come from. So having other voices contribute to my worldview has actually helped me perceive other people around the world.
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