RA JUDICIAL SYSTEM TO UNDERGO CONSIDERABLE CHANGES
Noyan Tapan
Feb 07 2007
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 7, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA NA discussed in the second
reading on February 6 the draft legislative packages on making
additions and amendments to the RA Judicial Code and the law "On
Conscription." This arises of the demands of making corresponding to
the 2005 constitutional amendments and additions and implementing
the 2nd stage of judicial-legal reforms. In the words of Davit
Haroutiunian, the main speaker, RA Justice Minister, by the presented
draft the RA judicial system will considerably differ from the one
functioning at present. Particularly, courts of first instance of
general competence will be created which will examine not difficult
civil, criminal and administrative cases. Difficult cases will
be examined at the specialized courts of 1st instance. 3 criminal
and 3 civil courts of first instance: Yerevan, North and South, and
one administrative court which serve the whole territory of the RA,
will be founded in the RA. According to the draft no changes will
be concerning other points: 2 Appeal Courts: Criminal and Civil,
the Court of Cassation will remain, but change of contingent will
take place. The Economic Court will be dissoluted. The considerable
part of cases being examined by the latter will be examined by the
Civil Court, and the others will be moved to administrative courts
and courts of general competence. The judges who are at present among
the Economic Court staff and carry on cases on bankruptcy will be
involved in the staff of specialized Civil Courts after the mentioned
reforms. The draft on coming into force of the RA Judicial Code was
also discussed in the first reading at the Parliament. According to it,
particularly, the norms regulating the judicial legal relations will
come into force not later than on January 1, 2008. The RA Economic
Court will stop its activity after that term.
From: Baghdasarian