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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

French court rules genocide law unconstitutional

French court rules genocide law unconstitutional

PARIS — France's Constitutional Council ruled Tuesday that a French law concerning the mass killings of Armenians a century ago violates the country's constitution.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who had personally backed the law, immediately said he would ask the government to prepare a new bill taking into account the council's ruling.

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