ORGANISATION, MANAGEMENT, ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES, AND LEGAL QUALIFICATION OF THE MASSACRES OF ARMENIANS IN 1988 IN KIROVABAD (GANDZAK)

Abstract

Anti-Armenian pogroms in the city of Kirovabad (Gandzak) of the Azerbaijan SSR in November-December 1988 were organized. This is proved by the reaction (lack of it) of the healthcare system to the massacres, the inaction of law enforcement agencies, and sometimes their active participation in the crimes, disruption of public services in the Armenian part of the city, and the presence of instigators in the city. Historical data on the Kirovabad massacres are sufficient to claim that crimes defined by the international criminal law took place in Kirovabad and other settlements of Azerbaijan in 1988. The crimes committed against the Armenians in Kirovabad correspond to the elements of the crime of genocide, as well as the crimes against humanity both with their objective and subjective aspects.