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Results of study in bankruptcy field presented

16/07/2019
Today, the main results of study in the field of bankruptcy and the roadmap developed based on those results (http://moj.am/storage/uploads/0AM02.pdf ) were presented with the participation of First Deputy Minister of Justice Artak Asatryan.

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In response to the manipulation of the content of report of the 119th session of the Venice Commission

15/07/2019
The Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Justice remain faithful to the declared goal of implementing profound reforms aimed at restoring the trust in judicial power and the recovery of judicial system, and to the position of achieving that goal through clarification and expansion of the grounds for instituting disciplinary proceedings against a judge, as well as elaboration of an impartial mechanism for the assessment of the integrity and property status of judges.

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Minister of Justice receives Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Armenia

15/07/2019
Today, Minister of Justice Rustam Badasyan received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Armenia Sergey Kopirkin. Rustam Badasyan welcomed the Ambassador in the Ministry of Justice and expressed willingness to deepen the co-operation.

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Discussion on reforming the Law of the Republic of Armenia "On freedom of information" took place with participation of Anna Vardapetyan

12/07/2019
Today, a working discussion on reforming the Law of the Republic of Armenia "On freedom of information" took place with the participation of Deputy Minister of Justice Anna Vardapetyan. The discussion was organised through the joint efforts of the Ministry of Justice and Freedom of Information Centre NGO.

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Minister of Justice introduces new head of Penitentiary Service Artur Goyunyan to staff

12/07/2019
Today, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Rustam Badasyan introduced newly appointed head of the Penitentiary Service of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Artur Goyunyan to the staff of the Service.

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Draft Anti-Corruption Strategy discussed in Gyumri

11/07/2019
Deputy Minister of Justice Tigran Khachikyan discussed the draft Decision of the Government "On Approving the Anti-Corruption Strategy of the Republic of Armenia and its Implementation Action Plan for 2019-2022" with civil society representatives in the city of Gyumri. The discussion was organised by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia and the Armenian Lawyers' Association NGO.

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Minister of Justice meets with civil society representatives; meetings will be ongoing

11/07/2019
The Ministry of Justice has launched a series of discussions on two major documents with civil society representatives. On 10 July, Minister Rustam Badasyan received representatives of a number of non-governmental organisations and discussed conceptual approaches to and regulations of the draft Anti-Corruption Strategy and the Strategy for Judicial and Legal Reforms. The Minister expressed gratitude to the partnering organisations for accepting the invitation and attaching importance to the conduct of such meetings and assured that these meetings will be ongoing.

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Series of public discussions on draft Anti-Corruption Strategy launched

10/07/2019
Today, a public discussion on the draft Decision of the Government "On Anti-Corruption Strategy of the Republic of Armenia and its Implementation Action Plan for 2019-2022" took place with participation of Deputy Minister of Justice Tigran Khachikyan. The discussion was organised by the Ministry of Justice and the Freedom of Information Centre NGO.

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Vassilis Maragos: EU to provide multilateral assistance for judicial-legal reforms in Armenia

09/07/2019
Today, Minister of Justice Rustam Badasyan received the delegation led by Head of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus and Eastern Partnership Unit of the Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement of the European Commission Vassilis Maragos. Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Armenia, Ambassador Piotr Świtalski was present at the meeting as well.

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Deputy Minister of Justice receives delegation headed by Director of Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe Jean-Philippe Bozouls

09/07/2019
Today, Deputy Minister of Justice Tigran Khachikyan received Director of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe Jean-Philippe Bozouls and Head of the Department of Co-operation and External Relations of the Secretariat of the Congress Dmitri Marchenkov.

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Priorities for judicial-legal reforms and reforms in anti-corruption field discussed with high-level European experts

09/07/2019
Тoday, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Rustam Badasyan received high-level experts of the Council of Europe Diana Kovacheva (former Minister of Justice of Bulgaria, current Deputy Human Rights Defender of Bulgaria) and Gerhard Reissner (Former Chairperson of the Consultative Council of European Judges, International Association of Judges and European Association of Judges) headed by Head of the Council of Europe Office in Yerevan Natalia Voutova.

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Minister of Justice discusses judicial-legal reforms with EU Ambassador

08/07/2019
Тoday, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Rustam Badasyan received Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Armenia, Ambassador Piotr Świtalski. Minister Badasyan expressed gratitude to the Ambassador for providing ongoing support to the judicial-legal reforms in Armenia and expressed willingness to deepen the partnership.

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