100 LAWYERS TO TAKE PART IN ALL-ARMENIAN CONFERENCE OF LAWYERS
ARMENPRESS
Aug 25, 2009
YEREVAN, AUGUST 25, ARMENPRESS: About 100 lawyers presented
applications for participation in the All-Armenian Conference of
Lawyers scheduled for September 19-20 in Yerevan. The conference is
being organized by the Armenian Diaspora Ministry in collaboration
with the Armenian Constitutional Court.
Head of the task group established in the staff of the ministry
Arman Yeghiazaryan told Armenpress that 40 of the 100 will arrive
from USA, Russia, France, Iran, Argentina, Belgium, Switzerland,
Great Britain, Austria, Syria, Lebanon. The biggest delegation will
arrive from France. About 60 representatives from Justice Ministry,
Constitutional Court, Armenian Bar Chamber, Armenian Lawyers’ Union
will participate from Armenia.
Yeghiazaryan noted that the goal of the conference is to register
and unite the potential of Armenian lawyers living abroad, work out
stable and effective mechanisms of involving them into the inner
life of Armenia, create All-Armenian Association of Lawyers and on
its basis a specialized all-Armenian network.
The participants of the conference will discuss issues on preparation
and training of lawyers, on protection of rights of ethnic minorities,
issue on international recognition of the Armenian Genocide – from
the viewpoint of right, lobbying, legal protection of cultural
heritage etc.
The deadline for accepting applications for participation has been
prolonged until September 10.