DRAFT RA JUDICIAL CODE ADOPTED IN FIRST READING
Noyan Tapan
Dec 25 2006
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. At the December 25 sitting, RA NA in
first reading adopted draft packages on making addition and amendment
to the Judicial Code and law "On Compulsory Military Service." In the
words of RA Minister of Justice David Haroutiunian, the necessity to
adopt Judicial Code proceeds from the requirements of bringing the
legislation on judicial power in correspondence with constitutional
amendments and from implementation of second stage of court and legal
reforms. It envisages all-embracing and united regulation in spheres
of court formation, judge’s status, his appointment, advancement,
bearing discipline responsibility. The bill, in particular, envisages,
founding a judicial school for professional training of persons
included in the list of judges’ candidatures. For the purpose of
providing normal process of organization of educational process at
the school the government proposes extending the right of deferment
from military service for continuing studies to the school students,
too, which is envisaged for post-graduate students studying in state
scientific-educational system’s state order. Judicial school’s students
will be called up for compulsory military service after finishing the
school. According to this, the respective amendment and addition is
envisaged in law "On Compulsory Military Service."
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress