RA Court of Cassation celebrates the 10th anniversary

armradio.am
10.07.2008 16:40

RA President Serzh Sargsyan today visited the Court of Cassation and
participated in the reception organized on the occasion of the 10th
anniversary of the Court. In his congratulatory speech President
Sargsyan noted, in part:

`Dear Judges,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I congratulate the whole court system of the Republic of Armenia on the
occasion of the 10th anniversary of establishment of the Court of
Cassation.

It has become a tradition among us to sum up the achievements and
determine the future deeds when celebrating jubilees. If we are to sum
up your activity over the past ten years, we must note that during this
short period you have done an appreciable work in the direction of
formation of the Court and organization of its activity.

We can state without exaggeration that you carry the important
responsibility of forming new judicial traditions. Having had
achievements of state-legal mind, we have not had our courts. For many
years foreigners have administrated justice for us, justice, which
could be put in quotes on many occasions. Today, in the new historical
reality we have developed our system, which is called to return real
justice to the citizens of Armenia, justice based on the letter of the
law, national moral values, universal standards and European
experience.

Being the highest instance of the three-layer Armenian court system,
the role of the Court of Cassation became especially important as a
result of the constitutional amendments. Being separated from
constitutional justice, the Court of Cassation is called to be the
guarantor of the universal application of the law, as well as the
shaper of the judicial precedent. Sure, this is a great responsibility.

Today the greatest dissatisfaction of the Armenian society is the
discontent with injustice, and justice is the greatest demand. This
demand should be primarily satisfied in the courts. Courts in general
and the Court of Cassation, in particular, have a decisive role in the
formation of an atmosphere of trust in our country.

I’m confident that all the problems existing in the system are
solvable, and the correct practical application of the international
and local legislation will become a principle of activity.

Once again I congratulate you on the occasion of the 10th anniversary
of the Court of Cassation and wish you success and hard work in the
honorable activity of acquiring our people’s trust.’

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress