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Minister of Justice receives Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom to the Republic of Armenia

26/06/2017
During the meeting, Davit Harutyunyan presented the priority programmes of the Ministry and discussed with the Ambassador the possibilities of co-operation in the activities for implementation of an anti-corruption policy in Armenia and development of the new Labour Code of the Republic of Armenia.

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Activities aimed at improving prison healthcare presented

23/06/2017
During the meeting, a number of legislative drafts related to the sector of prison healthcare developed by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia were presented to the participants.

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Minister of Justice receives Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the French Republic to the Republic of Armenia

23/06/2017
The Minister highly appreciated the existing co-operation between the Ministries of Justice of Armenia and France and noted that there was great potential for deepening of the co-operation.

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MoJ calls on citizens, civil society and businesspeople to participate in activities for development of draft legal acts

15/06/2017
The unified platform for publication of draft legal acts provides citizens, civil society and representatives of the business sector with the opportunity to actively participate in law-making activities being implemented by the State, ensuring joint effective co-operation between the State, the society and representatives of the business sector.

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Minister of Justice receives Head of the Delegation of the European Union

09/06/2017
The Minister expressed his gratitude to the head of the institution for supporting the important programmes being implemented in Armenia and expressed hope that the co-operation would be continuous and the result - tangible.

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Minister of Justice participates in opening of office for provision of free legal aid

07/06/2017
Minister of Justice Davit Harutyunyan expressed his gratitude to the authors and supporters of the initiative for completing such a task and emphasised that the advocates bear social responsibility in terms of making their professional capacities serve the public.

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Minister of Justice and Head of CoE Office discuss issues of mutual interest

06/06/2017
Head of the Council of Europe Office in Yerevan Natalia Voutova congratulated Davit Harutyunyan on being appointed Minister of Justice and expressed willingness for deepening of the co-operation.

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Deputy Minister participates in RA-EU Subcommitee session

30/05/2017
The inter-agency delegation of the Republic of Armenia included representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, the Police of the Republic of Armenia, the General Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Armenia, the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia and the State Migration Service.

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Prime Minister introduces newly appointed Minister Davit Harutyunyan to Staff of the Ministry of Justice

30/05/2017
The Prime-Minister congratulated Mr. Harutyutyan on being appointed to the new position and noted: "The Ministry of Justice is a very important link of the Government, given also the existing challenges - the new Constitution and necessary amendments to laws.

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Draft Law of the Republic of Armenia "On regulatory legal acts" considered

29/05/2017
Around three dozens of representatives invited from the stakeholder bodies attended the meeting held within the framework of the GIZ Programme "Legal Approximation towards European Standards in the South Caucasus". International experts Frederick Vitten, (Germany) and doctor-professor Otto Luchterhandt (Hamburg University) participated in the discussion as well.

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Staff of Ministry of Justice participates in nation-wide cleaning day event

29/05/2017
On 27 May, the employees of the structural and separated subdivisions, as well as the SNCOs of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia participated in sanitary cleaning, improvement and landscaping activities in the capital within the framework of the “Clean Armenia” nation-wide cleaning day programme.

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Subsequent session of the Council for Juvenile Justice held

26/05/2017
During the session, Lecturer of the Justice Academy of the Republic of Armenia T. Poghosyan presented the on-line distance learning course "Protection of minors during criminal proceeding", in the framework of which the key players dealing with the issues of juvenile justice - judges, prosecutors, as well as other employees of the justice system - undergo professional training.

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