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<p>Research on the political aspect of the recognition of the Armenian genocide has mostly focused on the realpolitik and its impact in terms of legislation and relations between political actors. A new dimension in research regarding the Armenian genocide occurred by presenting legal performativity within memory laws in France and Germany. Here, I build on the understanding that performative analysis may help us uncover the deeper circumstances of the recognition of the Armenian genocide, going beyond the classical dichotomy—recognition/nonrecognition. The case of the Czech Republic revealed the problem in the division of executive power regarding foreign policy between the government and the president. Furthermore, the analysis revealed the parliamentary instruments legitimizing the recognition of the Armenian genocide.</p>
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Research on the political aspect of the recognition of the Armenian genocide has mostly focused on the realpolitik and its impact in terms of legislation and relations between political actors. A new dimension in research regarding the Armenian genocide occurred by presenting legal performativity within memory laws in France and Germany. Here, I build on the understanding that performative analysis may help us uncover the deeper circumstances of the recognition of the Armenian genocide, going beyond the classical dichotomy—recognition/nonrecognition. The case of the Czech Republic revealed the problem in the division of executive power regarding foreign policy between the government and the president. Furthermore, the analysis revealed the parliamentary instruments legitimizing the recognition of the Armenian genocide.

Legal Performativity: Recognition of the Armenian Genocide in the Czech Republic

Institute of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences

Journal of Nationalism, Memory & Language Politics

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Research on the political aspect of the recognition of the Armenian genocide has mostly focused on the realpolitik and its impact in terms of legislation and...

Legal Performativity: Recognition of the Armenian Genocide in the Czech Republic

Published Online: Oct 01, 2022

Page range: 194 - 210

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jnmlp-2022-0006

Keywords
Armenian genocide, Czech Republic, performative theory, recognition, genocide, memory law

© 2022 Gor Vartazaryan, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Legal Performativity: Recognition of the Armenian Genocide in the Czech Republic

Published Online: Oct 01, 2022

Page range: 194 - 210

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jnmlp-2022-0006

KeywordsArmenian genocide, Czech Republic, performative theory, recognition, genocide, memory law

© 2022 Gor Vartazaryan, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Armenian genocide, Czech Republic, performative theory, recognition, genocide, memory law