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Wednesday, January 02, 2008

Turkey Paid $1.3M by 1934 to Settle Armenian Claims ~ Turkish Armenians

"Turkey Paid $1.3M by 1934 to Settle Armenian Claims

Armenian Genocide Claims Dismissed by Roger Alford

(From the Opinio Juris weblog)

A federal district court in Los Angeles has rendered an important decision dismissing claims for alleged victims of the Armenian Genocide. At issue in Deirmenjian v. Deutsche Bank is a California statute, Code of Civil Procedure § 354.45, which extended until December 31, 2016 the statute of limitations for, inter alia, looted assets claims brought by victims of the Armenian Genocide or their heirs or beneficiaries. Here is the key section of the decision:"

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