Armenia’s national-judicial staff debate constitutional amendments to underpin sustainable development
Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE)
Aug 3
/noticias.info/ YEREVAN, 2 August 2005 – Judges, prosecutors, and
staff members of Armenia’s Constitutional Court met today in Yerevan
to discuss constitutional guarantees for sustainable development in
the country.
The event, which was organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan together
with the United Nations Development Programme, among others, was
aimed at introducing key principles of sustainable development to the
participants, highlighting the need to incorporate these principles
in the Armenian constitution. The participants also discussed aspects
of the Aarhus process as well as the UN Millennium Goals relevant
to Armenia.
“Meaningful discussions about sustainable development are of particular
importance at the current stage, when the draft constitutional
amendments are being finalized,” said Ambassador Vladimir Pryakhin,
Head of the OSCE Office. “Such debates make sure that these essential
principles are incorporated in the main body of Armenia’s legal
framework.”
The Chairman of the Constitutional Court, Gagik Harutyunyan, also
welcomed the initiative. “Such meetings serve as an inspiration for
future work in this field,” he said.
Karine Danielyan, President of the Association for Sustainable
Development and Chairperson of the UN Environmental Programme’s
National Committee, welcomed the event as a further step to take into
account international expertise and the principles of sustainable
development in the process of amending the Constitution.
The event was co-organized as a joint contribution to the UN Decade of
Education for Sustainable Development by Armenia’s Aarhus Centre, the
Association for Sustainable Development, and the NGO, Constitutional
Rights Centre.