CC decisions are obligatory

A1Plus.am
22/01/10

"Each decision of the RA Constitutional Court is a complete document
with all provisions having equal legal significance," Ministry of
Defense Gevorg Danielyan told A1+ adding that the preamble is
similarly obligatory for the Armenian Parliament.

"In other words, all provision of a CC decisions have an obligatory
force," the Minister said.

Under the RA Law on the Constitutional Court (Part 5, Article 61)_CC
decisions are compulsory for state and local self-government bodies,
their officials as well as physical and legal persons throughout
Armenia.

"No one can accept a CC decision partly or with reservations as it is
a complete legal source," Gevorg Danielyan noted. "According to the
same Article, CC decisions and conclusions are final and are put into
effect after publication; hence they cannot be reviewed upon
mediation."

Let’s remind that Protocols aimed at normalization of bilateral ties
and opening of the border between Armenia and Turkey were signed in
Zurich by Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and his Turkish
counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu on October 10, 2009, after a series of
diplomatic talks held through Swiss mediation.

On January 12, 2010, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of
Armenia found the protocols conformable to the country’s Organic Law.

Commenting on the decision of the Armenian Constitutional Court, the
Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that "the decision contains
preconditions and restrictive provisions which impair the letter and
spirit of the Protocols" and demanded Armenia to review the CC
decision.