Badinter argues French bill violates constitutional principles

Considering the French bill criminalizing denial of Armenian allegations regarding the incidents of 1915, France's former Justice Minister Robert Badinter indicates that the bill violates constitutional principles. In an article entitled "Parliament is not a Tribunal" which was published on the French daily Le Monde, Badinter stresses that contrary to the Holocaust, the "Armenian genocide" was not officially declared as a "genocide" and thus violates constitutional principles. "The French Parliament has not received any constitutional authority to tell the story. It is up to historians to do this," writes Badinter.