ARKA News Agency, Armenia
July 4 2007

PUBLICATION `HUMAN RIGHTS: PENAL GUARANTEES’ PRESENTED IN ARMENIA

YEREVAN, July 4. /ARKA/. A publication `Human rights: penal
guarantees’ was presented in Armenia on Wednesday. PhD in Law, senior
scientific officer of the RA NAS Institute of Philosophy, Sociology
and Law, member of Council of Justice Robert Avagyan is the author of
the book.

`Publication of such books in Armenia is rather important, as it
gives idea about such basic phenomena as human rights, crime, ways of
defending one’s rights,’ said the author.

Avagyan said that Armenia’s Constitution, which citizens `read not
because of necessity but for having an idea about their rights and
freedoms’, plays a great role in raising the level of public
awareness in law. He pointed out that the Constitution is a basis for
adopting and reforming Civil Code and Criminal Code.

`The most dangerous manifestation of human rights violation is the
violation of rights when investigating a criminal case, when
committing a crime, especially murders,’ Avagyan said.

He pointed out a positive trend in reducing the number of crimes and
attempted murder. In particular, 55 murders and 24 attempted murders
were recorded in Armenia in 2005, correspondingly 75 and 21 similar
crimes in 2006. Avagyan said that this index is the lowest since
Armenia’s independence in 1990.

The book `Human rights: penal guarantees’ was published with the
support of RA NAS Institute of Philosophy, Sociology and Law. It
includes scientific publications, articles and reviews dedicated to
the qualification of crimes, issues of penal defense of economic
activity, issues of proving suspects and accused with a right for
defense.

The circulation of the book made 1.5ths copies, which will be spread
among Armenia’s higher educational institutions, journalists writing
on legal issues. The publication will be available in bookstores for
sale. L.M. -0–