Armenian cassation court judge hails legal, judicial reforms
04.04.2009,
02:22
The judicial and legal reforms backed by RA President Serzh Sargsyan have contributed to transparency and effectiveness of Armenia’s judiciary and brought it in line with the global standards, said Chairman of the RA Court of Cassation Arman Mkrtumyan.
YEREVAN, April 3. /ARKA/. The judicial and legal reforms backed by RA President Serzh Sargsyan have contributed to transparency and effectiveness of Armenia’s judiciary and brought it in line with the global standards, said Chairman of the RA Court of Cassation Arman Mkrtumyan.
“To execute systematic reforms, practicing lawyers and theorists have helped to adopt a special concept,” the judge said. Shortly after being elected RA President, Serzh Sargsyan initiated three-phase judicial reforms. The first stage of the reforms ended on January 1, 2009, with the second phase lasting from January 1 to March 1, 2009.
Pointing out drastic changes in Armenia’s judiciary during that period, Mkrtumyan said the reforms aimed at solving urgent problems and ensuring transparency of the country’s judiciary. To achieve this goal, Armenia abolished specialized courts and the institute of lawyers accredited by the RA Court of Cassations, the judge added.
Mkrtumyan hailed the twofold rise in the Armenian judges’ wages. The monthly salary of common jurisdiction judges has been set at 440,000 drams, while judges of the RA Court of Appeals monthly earn 572,000 drams. The salary of the RA Cassation Court’s judges has been set at 660,000 drams.
The judge stressed the importance of establishing a three-stage judiciary in Armenia (common jurisdiction courts, RA Court of Appeals and RA Court of Cassations).
Armenia also has an administrative court. ($1-370.85 drams) . –0--
“To execute systematic reforms, practicing lawyers and theorists have helped to adopt a special concept,” the judge said. Shortly after being elected RA President, Serzh Sargsyan initiated three-phase judicial reforms. The first stage of the reforms ended on January 1, 2009, with the second phase lasting from January 1 to March 1, 2009.
Pointing out drastic changes in Armenia’s judiciary during that period, Mkrtumyan said the reforms aimed at solving urgent problems and ensuring transparency of the country’s judiciary. To achieve this goal, Armenia abolished specialized courts and the institute of lawyers accredited by the RA Court of Cassations, the judge added.
Mkrtumyan hailed the twofold rise in the Armenian judges’ wages. The monthly salary of common jurisdiction judges has been set at 440,000 drams, while judges of the RA Court of Appeals monthly earn 572,000 drams. The salary of the RA Cassation Court’s judges has been set at 660,000 drams.
The judge stressed the importance of establishing a three-stage judiciary in Armenia (common jurisdiction courts, RA Court of Appeals and RA Court of Cassations).
Armenia also has an administrative court. ($1-370.85 drams) . –0--
