AMERICAN EXPERTS TRAIN ARMENIAN JUDICIARY

Panorama.am
15:37 30/10/06

American judicial system representatives organized trainings for
prosecutors, advocates and judges of Armenia. U.S. Justice Department
experts will present their experience of European Court of Human
Rights and the case law to their Armenian counterparts.

Particularly, they will discuss articles 4 and 6 of Human Rights
European Convention. Armenia has ratified the European Convention on
Human Rights in 2002.

Reports say the European Court receives more and more applications
from Armenia. The number reached 340 in 2005 as against 89 applications
in 2003.

Article 6 of European Convention on Human Rights provide for fair
trial. Mher Khachatryan, chairman of Criminal Cases Chamber of the
Appeal Court believes that fair trial must also deal with punishment
apart from court procedures.