An Inconvenient Genocide: Who Now Remembers the Armenians? - Softcover

Robertson, Geoffrey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1849548978 ISBN 13: 9781849548977

Publisher: Biteback Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

With a brilliant display of forensic advocacy, one of the greatest legal minds on the international stage forces a shameful but inconvenient truth upon the world." Helena Kennedy, QC

Winner Polemic of the Year, The Paddy Power Political Book Awards 2015

On April 24th, 2015 people around the world commemorated the centenary of the death of over one million Armenians. In their eyes, and in those of many around the world, they will be remembering a genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire. Turkey has always explained the dead as simply victims of a vicious civil war, and continues to this day to refuse to acknowledge the events as constituting genocide.

This argument has become, in turn, an international issue. Twenty national parliaments in democratic countries have voted to recognize the genocide, but Britain and the United States continue to equivocate for fear, it would seem, of alienating their NATO ally.

In this seminal book, Geoffrey Robertson QC, a former UN appeals judge, sets out to prove beyond all reasonable doubt that the massacres and deportations were a crime against humanity which amounted to genocide.

Geoffrey Robertson, QC, is founder and head of Doughty Street Chambers, the UK’s leading human rights legal practice. A barrister, academic, author, and broadcaster, Robertson is the author of several books including The Justice Game and Mullahs Without Mercy. He lives in London, England.

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About the Author:

Geoffrey Robertson: GEOFFREY ROBERTSON QC is founder and head of Doughty Street Chambers, the UK’s leading human rights legal practice. A barrister, academic, author and broadcaster, Robertson is the author of several books including Crime Against Humanity and The Tyrannicide Brief.

Review:

Geoffrey Robertson proves the genocidal intent behind the atrocities afflicted on the Armenians. After this compelling book, genocide denial and equivocation can never again be credible.”
Amal Clooney
Geoffrey Robertson takes us into the courtroom of history for a thrilling cross-examination exposing the hypocrisy and cowardice of the apologists for this colossal crime the extermination of over half the Armenians in Turkey. Forty-three of our states recognise this as genocide, so why can’t the United States?”
Tina Brown
With a brilliant display of forensic advocacy, one of the greatest legal minds on the international stage forces a shameful but inconvenient truth upon the world. Helena Kennedy QC
Geoffrey Robertson, with his usual forensic brilliance, makes the case for justice for the Armenian victims of the 1915 massacre. ” Sir Keir Starmer KCB QC
A devastating, searing indictment of complicity and cover-up over the extermination of one million people.” Peter Hain MP

“Geoffrey Robertson proves the genocidal intent behind the atrocities afflicted on the Armenians. After this compelling book, genocide denial and equivocation can never again be credible.”
Amal Clooney

“Geoffrey Robertson takes us into the courtroom of history for a thrilling cross-examination exposing the hypocrisy and cowardice of the apologists for this colossal crime – the extermination of over half the Armenians in Turkey. Forty-three of our states recognise this as genocide, so why can’t the United States?”
Tina Brown

“With a brilliant display of forensic advocacy, one of the greatest legal minds on the international stage forces a shameful but inconvenient truth upon the world. “ Helena Kennedy QC

“Geoffrey Robertson, with his usual forensic brilliance, makes the case for justice for the Armenian victims of the 1915 massacre. ” Sir Keir Starmer KCB QC

“A devastating, searing indictment of complicity and cover-up over the extermination of one million people.” Peter Hain MP

About this edition

• Publisher: Biteback Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1849548978
• ISBN 13: 9781849548977
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304