EXECUTIVE BODY – JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT TO BE CREATED IN RA JUDICIAL SYSTEM

Noyan Tapan
May 05 2006

YEREVAN, MAY 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The draft law on judicial service,
which was passed in first reading by the RA National Assembly,
envisages the creation of a judicial department. The Head of the RA
Cassation Court Staff Edgar Sedrakian told NT correspondent that the
judicial department will be accountable to the RA Council of Justice,
the Council of Court Chairmen, the General Assembly of Judges, and,
to some extent, to the Chairman of the RA Cassation Court.

According to E. Sedrakian, the new body to be created is called
upon to assist and promote the independence of courts, strengthen
the independence of the judiciary, while not interfering in the
administration of justice, as well as to ensure the full and efficient
execution of powers given to Armenian courts, the RA General Assembly
of Judges, the RA Council of Court Chairmen and the RA Council
of Justice and their participation in civil legal relations. The
judicial department will represent a single system of vertical
subordination composed of structural and separated (consisting of
the RA court staffs) units. The main task of the body is to create
favorable conditions for efficient functioning of judicial power by
implementing the appropriate personnel policy, financial, material,
technical and other measures. The department will fulfil such functions
as to examine the functioning of Armenian courts, work out proposals
for improving their activities and financing, analyze and summarize
judicial practice and statistics, organize the work of court archives
and the development and introduction of necessary program measures
of court proceedings and record keeping, as well as to organize
information and legal support of court activities and carry out work
on coordination of the legislation.

The department will also keep the personal files of judges and court
employees, implement preparatory work for holding competitions to fill
vacancies in the judicial service and organize the work of competition
commissions, supervise budget resource spending by Armenian courts
and the judicial department’s units, and perform an audit of their
financial activities.