The spirit of the laws : the plunder of wealth in the Armenian genocide

The spirit of the laws : the plunder of wealth in the Armenian genocide / Taner Akçam and Ümit Kurt ; translated by Aram Arkun.

Pertinent to contemporary demands for reparations from Turkey is the relationship between law and property in connection with the Armenian Genocide. This book examines the confiscation of Armenian properties during the genocide and subsequent attempts to retain seized Armenian wealth. Through the cl...

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Main Authors: Akçam, Taner, 1953- (Author), Kurt, Ümit (Author)
Other Authors: Arkun, Aram (Translator)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Turkish
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, [2015]
Series:War and genocide ; v. 21.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Armenians > Turkey > History > 20th century.
Armenians > Legal status, laws, etc. > Turkey > History > 20th century.
Armenian question.
Armenians > Relocation > Turkey > History > 20th century.
Forced migration > Turkey > History > 20th century.
Pillage > Turkey > History > 20th century.
HISTORY > Middle East > General.
HISTORY > Military > World War I.
Armenian question
Armenians
Armenians > Legal status, laws, etc.
Armenians > Relocation
Forced migration
Pillage
Turkey > History > Mehmed V, 1909-1918.
Turkey
History
Online Access:Click for online access
Uniform Title:Kanunların ruhu.
Table of Contents:
  • The laws and decrees of the Committee of Union and Progress period
  • The Armistice period and the returning Armenians
  • The Turkish Republic prior to Lausanne
  • The Treaty of Lausanne : a turning point
  • After Lausanne : the Armenians remaining outside of Turkey
  • Turkey after Lausanne : virtually raising a wall around its borders like a fortress
  • Domestic legal regulations during the Republican period.

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