Terry Davis: The fact that not president but Constitution is guarantee of judicial system’s independence has become most important provision of reformed Constitution of Armenia

arminfo
2007-11-05 14:54:00

ArmInfo. The provision, according to which not the president but the
Constitution and legislation are guarantee of the judicial system’s
independence, is the most important one of the Constitution reformed
in November, 2005, Secretary General of the Council of Europe Terry
Davis told students of the Yerevan State University.

He also emphasized that November, 2005, Constitutional reforms
included a number of provisions which allow to confirm the democracy
development bases.

In particular, the provisions about the parliament’s participation in
appointment of members of the National Commission on TV and Radio
(the process of selection and appointment of candidates should
be maximum open and transparent- Terry Davis), appointment of an
ombudsman by the parliament, separation of the power branches,
elimination of administrative arrests, enabling citizens to appeal
to the Constitutional Court, T. Davis said.