Lawsuit of Armenian-Americans against Turkey a special process

The lawsuit of Armenian-Americans – heirs of Armenian Genocide victims against Turkey is a special process, the outcome of which can be useful for all heirs of Genocide victims, Head of the International Treaties Department at Constitutional Court Vladmir Vardanyan said.

According to him, lawyers needs to prove that the lawsuit concerns not only the two Armenians who brought it but everybody in any way connected with this issue.

“In many respects, the court verdict will depend on it,” Vardanyan said.

He mentioned that the Turkish authorities will do their utmost to dismiss the lawsuit or to protract is for years.

Vardanyan said it is not a mere chance that simultaneously with the lawsuit of the two Armenians, Greek Cyprians brought almost similar lawsuit. “From the political point of view, Turkey is in a complicated situation,” the speaker said.

“If the court proves that the Armenians were deprived of their property with violation of the international law, the American court can demand a compensation from Turkey on the basis of the state legislation,” he stressed.

Vardanyan believes that the U.S. will try to defend the rights of its citizens, but all issues concerning property compensation of Armenian Genocide victims’ heirs cannot be solved by the court verdict.