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Statement of the Ministry of Justice on the issue of reducing judges’ pensions
The Ministry of Justice declares that it still has not received the draft posted by the partnering Ministry on the unified website for publication of draft legal acts (www.e-draft.am).
Vigen Kocharyan presents in Washington DC the reforms under implementation in the judicial-legal sector in Armenia
During the conference, Vigen Kocharyan touched upon the implemented and envisaged projects for reforms in the human rights protection sector and the judicial-legal sector in Armenia, as well as presented the developments in relation to implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Armenia, including the progress achieved by the Republic of Armenia in the processes of nationalisation and implementation of the 17 Goals included in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Suren Krmoyan: "Civil society and the Government must be the co-implementers of the reforms in Armenia"
He emphasised that the OGP is the tool that makes it possible to engage civil society in the process of implementing reforms in the public administration system. "A relevant toolkit is required to turn the vote of confidence given to the Government by citizens into tangible results and to implement necessary reforms based on that vote of confidence ,"
Issues on establishing a common practice for application of penalties discussed with representatives of credit organisations
Director of the "Centre for Legislation Development and Legal Research" Foundation of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Tigran Markosyan, representatives of the Central Bank and experts of the Foundation also participated in the meeting.
Artak Zeynalyan presents achievements of post-revolutionary Armenia at meeting with high-ranking officials in South Korea
Artak Zeynalyan expressed gratitude to the OGP for inviting the Armenian delegation to the meeting, as well as to the Republic of Korea for organising the important event.
Ministry of Justice discusses perspectives of co-operation with USAID
During the meeting, the parties touched upon the long-term and strong partnership between the Ministry of Justice and the USAID. In this context, Artur Hovhannisyan highly appreciated the support of the Agency to the reforms being implemented in a number of sectors in Armenia and viewed the jointly implemented projects as successful.
Professional discussion on improvement of cases under examination through the procedure of simplified proceedings
Among the participants of the discussion were First Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Artur Hovhannisyan; member of the Supreme Judicial Council Sergey Meghryan; Director of the Foundation Tigran Markosyan; judges of the Court of Cassation, the Civil Court of Appeal and the first instance courts of general jurisdiction of the city of Yerevan and marzes, as well as representatives from the Ministry of Finance, the Central Bank, the Union of Banks of Armenia, the Staff of the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia, the Chamber of Advocates, the "Centre for Legislation Development and Legal Research" Foundation of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia and civil society representatives.
Minister of Justice touches upon regulations of the Law "On amnesty" at a meeting with journalists
During a meeting with journalists today, the Acting Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia touched upon the regulations of the law.
Legislative reforms for persons deprived of liberty to exercise their rights
In particular, as a result of the studies carried out at penitentiary institutions of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia in 2016, a number of issues related to exercise of the rights of persons deprived of liberty were recorded and were touched upon in the annual report on the activities of the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia as a national preventive mechanism for the year 2016.
Artak Zeynalyan and President of the Venice Commission discuss a number of issues of mutual interest
Welcoming the visit of the delegation to Armenia, the Acting Minister noted that the values predetermined during the meeting held within the scope of the visit to Venice in June were being preserved and that the new Government was implementing them.
A number of issues devoted to protection of the best interest of the child discussed
Suren Krmoyan noted that the rights of the child are regulated in detail and the concept of "the best interest of the child" is prescribed by the Constitution and laws. Nevertheless, in both criminal and civil proceedings, the practical problems that often emerge are problems, the solution to which requires not only legal mechanisms, but also extensive work and mechanisms in terms of psychology and society.
Artak Zeynalyan participates in event entitled "Creative imprisonment"
Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Suren Krmoyan expressed gratitude to his counterparts for the initiative devoted to protection of the rights and interests of persons in places of imprisonment and noted that, in case of existence of effectively operating systems and projects for prison education, the positive impact would be visible for the whole society. According to the Deputy Minister, the Government has recently been implementing large-scale reforms in the sectors of criminal justice and criminal punishments. "Penitentiary institutions are undergoing radical changes.
