Toronto, Canada - The Journal of Law and Public Policy at the University of St. Thomas and the International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (A Division of the Zoryan Institute) are jointly organizing and sponsoring a conference on the “Treatment of the Armenian Genocide in National & International Law.” The conference will bring together legal specialists with a variety of expertise in national (Turkey, US, Britain) and international law and genocide. The event will take place on February 5th, 2010 at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis with the participation of the Cafesjian Family Foundation and the Minneapolis Foundation...

As Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal completes its third year of publication, its latest issue presents some interesting and influential new directions in the field. The topics presented include: the insidious role rape plays within a genocidal context, affecting not only women but entire societies; insight into the paradox of genocide prevention; a review and critique of comparative genocide theory; the importance and effects of teaching genocide; and the role hate speech plays in ethnic violence and genocide...