I will not be naive enough to expect that the decisions of the international court, including the ICJ or the ECtHR, can definitely bring drastic changes in these complex conflict situations. Yeghishe Kirakosyan, the representative of Armenia for international legal affairs, stated this at the 5th Global Forum Against the Crime of Genocide, in Yerevan Friday.

According to Kirakosyan, in the case of Armenia's lawsuits at international courts, they concern racial discrimination, hate speech, and when the problem reaches this level, you cannot wait for that country to miraculously transform into a country with ideal laws.

"It's not going to happen. And you can't say to the international judicial system, ‘Why doesn't it happen at once?’ It takes time, and that doesn't even mean there's no impact here.

When we were talking about violations and autocratic countries that are attempting to break the international system, are attempting to play with international law, this is a problem because autocratic countries are attempting to use international law as a tool in relations between countries. In the case of some countries, it can also affect peace, which is also a problem," Kirakosyan said.

Commenting on Armenia's joining the Rome Statute International Criminal Court, he noted that many people in Armenia do not see why Armenia has joined it.

"Expectations from this joining were quite high in Armenia. (…) I believe that this legislation can have a much better effect on the country's behavior. In general, international courts are a very important component to define security and peace because these are the only tools we have," stressed the representative of Armenia for international legal affairs.