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The book examines the extent to which the rights of Armenian minorities to exist, to enjoy their own culture, to profess and practice their own religion, and to use their own language in the community with other members of their group as well as their right to equality, non-discrimination and participation are respected, protected and fulfilled as it is required under international human rights law. Armenians in Lebanon and Turkey constitute a minority on four separate levels: ethnic, national, linguistic and religious. By examining the ways national and international human rights laws are enforced and protected, or violated and ignored, the thesis highlights the problems facing Armenians in Lebanon and Turkey since recent history until nowadays, and provides benefits which would be of great value to human and minority rights discourses.
List of contents
Zusammenfassung - Abstract - Acknowledgments - List of Acronyms - 1. Introduction - 2. Who Are Minorities and What Are Relevant Minority
Rights at the International and Regional Levels? - 3 The Rights of Armenian Minority in Lebanon - 4. The Rights of Armenian Minority in Turkey - 5. Comparison between Lebanese and Turkish Minority
Rights Regimes - 6. Conclusions - Bibliography
About the author
Kyfork Aghobjian completed his doctorate degree from the faculty of law at the University of Vienna focusing on international law and particularly human and minority rights. Following his graduation from the Aleppo State University Aghobjian moved to the UK and received an LL.M in International Law from the University of London/SOAS. He is a fellow with the United Nations Office of the High Commissionaire for Human Rights and has work experience with the UNDP, law firms, youth & social foundations and international/Intergovernmental organizations
