Lalabekyan v. Vaziri
A case brought in U.S. federal court on behalf of victims of the Artsakh blockade against the CEO of Anglo-Asian Mining PLC, alleging aiding and abetting false imprisonment and violations of the Torture Victims Protection Act in relation to the blockade of the Artsakh Armenians. The case alleges conduct in furtherance of the blockade and in an attempt to gain access to two gold and copper mines in Artsakh.
Djernazian et al v. Xana Capital, et al.
A matter brought and pending in Israeli court involving the displacement of Jerusalemite Armenians from certain crucial areas of the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem, commonly known as the Cow's Garden. The case attacks strategic efforts to deconstruct the unique status of the Armenian Quarter and depopulate the Armenian community of Jerusalem within the Old City.
Ghazarian v. Turkey
A case brought against Turkey before the U.N. Human Rights Council and also in U.S. federal court regarding the right of return resulting in a default judgment against Turkey and exposing the Turkish Foreign Ministry’s attempt to interfere with U.S. judicial proceedings to influence a federal judge. Of course, the precedent is important as the right of return is a critical theme as to Artsakh.
National Museum v. Walters Museum
A matter involving the misattribution of Armenian cultural heritage and characterization of the same as Turkish, which was handled through negotiation and resolved in favor of the Armenian National Museum properly attributing a seventeenth century Ottoman treasure as Armenian in artisanship. The appropriation of cultural heritage will be a key legal front in Azerbaijan’s ongoing occupation of Artsakh.