ՀԱՅԿԱԿԱՆ ՍՓՅՈՒՌՔԻ ՁԵՎԱՎՈՐՄԱՆ ՊԱՏՃԱՌՆԵՐԻ ԵՎ ՑԵՂԱՍՊԱՆՈՒԹՅԱՆ ՄԻՋԱԶԳԱՅԻՆ ԻՐԱՎԱԿԱՆ ՀԻՄՆԱՀԱՐՑԵՐԻ ՄԱՍԻՆ/ON THE CAUSES OF THE FORMATION OF THE ARMENIAN DIASPORA AND INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ISSUES OF GENOCIDE

Abstract

The article is dedicated to the causes, stages and main features of the formation of the Armenian Diaspora. The author mentions that the Armenian Diaspora is one of the largest Diasporas in the world in terms of the proportion of people living in the Homeland and in the Diaspora, as 2/3 of the nation lives outside the borders of the nation state. Historically, it mainly arose as a result of the Armenian Genocide, and in Diaspora Studies it is accepted as a Diaspora with a victim status, such as the Jewish and Palestinian Diasporas. Reference is made to the legal status of the Armenian Diaspora in different states. It is registered as a constitutional community (Lebanon), a religious community (Iran), nongovernmental organization (Western Europe, America), a national minority (Eastern Europe) and so on. Reference is also made to the issues of international legal responsibility for the Armenian Genocide. The conclusion is drawn about the need to review and supplement the international law to an extent that its norms are applied on an imperative basis. If a UN member state commits a crime, violates international norms and fails to fulfill its obligations, then it should be subject to international responsibility, regardless of its natural reserves and resources. The author analyzes the three forms of reimbursement of damages caused by an international offense: restitution, compensation and satisfaction. The challenges faced by the Diaspora and the problems of preserving the national identity are discussed, ways of confronting and solutions to these problems are proposed.