FORMER JUSTICE MINISTER APPELS TO NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TO AVOID LEGISLATIVE SUPERORDERLINESS

Noyan Tapan
Jun 08 2007

YEREVAN, JUNE 8, NOYAN TAPAN. The two-digit economic growth
registered in Armenia for several years can continue only in case
of implementation of the appropriate political reforms, Davit
Harutyunian, former justice minister, candidate for the post of
chairman of the NA Standing Committee of State and Legal Issues,
stated in the parliament on June 7. According to him, such reforms
are impending, and the role of the Standing Committee of State and
Legal Issues in their implementation is considerable.

D. Harutyunian said that some of the political reforms, particularly
those on the judicial system, were made by the previous National
Assebly but reforms are envisaged in some other important sectors
as well. According to him, special attention should be given to
the further reforming of the local self-government system and the
improvement of electoral processes.

Attaching importance to the role of the standing committee,
D. Harutyunian at the same time noted that they should give up the
idea of regulating everything by means of legislative acts. He also
undelined the importance of feedback which will allow to anaylze the
efficiency of a legislative act some time after its adoption and to
make necessary corrections.