ECHR Grand Chamber Verdict Of October 15, 2015: Pros & Cons
ECHR Grand Chamber Verdict Of October 15, 2015: Pros & Cons
Author(s): Ergϋn KirlikovaliSubject(s): Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Military history, Studies in violence and power, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Present Times (2010 - today), Inter-Ethnic Relations
Published by: Sage Yayınları
Keywords: Genocide; Armenian; Turkey; Ethocide; Tereset; Perincek; ECHR;
Summary/Abstract: On October 15, 2015, Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR or "the Court") delivered its judgment in the case of Perinçek v. Switzerland, [1]application no. 27510/08 (“the verdict"). By a majority, 17 judges held that there had been a violation of Article 10 (freedom of expression) of the European Convention on Human Rights, [2] perpetrated by Switzerland. By its criminal conviction of a Turkish politician (Perinçek) for publicly expressing his views on Swiss soil, regarding the "Turkish-Armenian Conflict," Switzerland breached Dr. Perinçek's right to free speech. Dr. Perinçek stated that the relocation policy concerning the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire in 1915 and massacres suffered by Armenians in 1915 and the following years had not amounted to genocide. The ruling is nothing less than a spectacular legal victory for Dr. Perinçek, Turkey, and Turks around the world, and a game-changer.
Journal: TURAN-SAM
- Issue Year: 9/2017
- Issue No: 35
- Page Range: 124-135
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English