COUNCIL OF EUROPE TO ASSIST IMPROVEMENT OF ARMENIAN JUDICIAL SYSTEM
Noyan Tapan
Mar 27 2006
YEREVAN, MARCH 27, NOYAN TAPAN. The possibilities of cooperation in
different directions between the Council of Europe and the Armenian
judicial system were discussed at the March 27 meeting of RA Cassation
Court Chairman Hovhannes Manukian and Council of Europe Secretary
General’s Special Representative Boyana Urumova. As Noyan Tapan was
informed by the Cassation Court’s Spokesperson, the interlocutors
touched upon the current legislative developments in the Armenian
judicial system, especiallyn the revision of the draft Judicial
Code. Presenting separate provisions of the draft Judicial Code,
H.Manukian attached importance to the fact that it concerns almost
all spheres of the judicial system’s activity and in the future
will be a basis for working out trial codes. It was mentioned that
at the current stage of reforms there is a necessity to change the
current institutions and to form new ones (in particular, judicial
self-government bodies, meeting of judges, council of judges,
judicial department, judicial service). H.Manukian also touched
upon the application of the powers reserved for the Cassation Court
by the Constitution. The Special Representative of CE Secretary
General informed that the CE respective specialists will also
consider the draft Judicial Code and will present the corresponding
opinion. B.Urumova also attached importance to issues of professional
retraining, as well as translation of the European Court’s precedent
decisions.