ECHR VERDICT PROVE ARMENIA NEEDS TO DRAW CONCLUSIONS – EX-MINISTER OF JUSTICE
09:59 15.07.13
Armenia’s former Minister of Justice, Advisor to the President of
the Constitutional Court of Armenia Gevorg Danielyan believes that
the European Court of Human Rights’ (ECHR) unfavorable verdicts prove
the need for Armenia to draw necessary conclusions.
According to him, Armenian judges should bear administrative
responsibility in this case. However, Danielyan said, they may
plead being governed by local laws which run counter to European
conventions. But Danielyan does not consider such arguments convincing.
“Under Armenia’s Constitution, the international conventions signed
by Armenia are superior to the national laws. So, in case national
laws are not in conformity with international conventions, Armenian
judges should be governed by international conventions. Otherwise,
they violate Armenia’s Constitution. A professional judge must be
able to go beyond restrictions and make the right decision,” he said.
About 150,000 complaints are under the ECHR’s consideration now,
which is the reason why one complaint takes four to five years. This
accounts for the lower number of complaints from Armenia.
With Armenia’s participation a number of proposals have been made,
which, Danielyan believes, are hardly realistic. Specifically,
Armenia has been offered to double the number of judges, but objected.
“When people see decisions are made more quickly, they will lodge
more complaints. So we objected,” he said.
Armenian News – Tert.am
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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