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Draft Law of the Republic of Armenia "On freedom of information" discussed
Suren Krmoyan stressed that the new draft Law was developed on the basis of the request of the civil society, as well as the issues emerged during implementation of the acting Law adopted in 2003, which are the subject matter of this Law. According to him, the new draft Law is targeted at the exercise of human rights, the fight against corruption and participatory governance. The Deputy Minister stressed the importance of and highlighted the regulations concerning the introduction of an electronic inquiry system, the proactive policy of bodies possessing information, as well as the maintenance and publication of information registers.
Website of the Expertise Center of the Ministry of Justice re-launched
On the electronic platform, citizens can get acquainted with the types and subtypes of expert examinations being conducted at the Expertise Center, with the structure of the Center, the criminal forensic objectives set before its subdivisions, the types and prices of expert services provided to the society within the scope of entrepreneurial activities, the legislation of the Republic of Armenia concerning the activities of experts, the functions and goals of the Center, as well as the news about and activities of the organisation.
Employees of the Probation Service test electronic monitoring devices
The training — held within the scope of the Grant Project of the Council of Europe “Testing of electronic monitoring devices in the pilot subdivisions of penitentiary institution" — is being conducted by Ayvares Dalderise, expert from Israel.
Workshop entitled “Personal Data Protection and Video Surveillance” held
In 2015, we adopted a new Law “On personal data protection”, which is quite up-to-date and provides clear and exhaustive grounds for personal data protection. In addition, the functions of the body exercising control over lawfulness of data processing are envisaged as well,” A. Hovhannisyan said.
Draft Law “On the Constitutional Court” considered with representatives of the Venice Commission
Artur Hovhannisyan welcomed the visit of the experts to Armenia and highlighted the usefulness and significance of bilateral meetings held on a regular basis. During the meeting, a number of provisions of the draft Constitutional Law of the Republic of Armenia “On the Constitutional Court” were discussed.
Vigen Kocharyan receives representatives of Observation Mission of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe
The representatives of the Observation Mission stated that, during these elections they aim to observe the practical application of legal regulations provided for by the new Electoral Code of the Republic of Armenia in the elections of local self-government bodies.
Website e-draft.am presented at Yerevan State University
Dean of the Faculty of Law of Yerevan State University Gagik Ghazinyan, Deputy Head of Department for Drafting Anti-Corruption and Penitentiary Policies of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Diana Ghazaryan, and others were also present at the meeting with the students.
Agreement aimed at the digitisation of court archive materials in Armenia
Arpine Hovhannisyan highly appreciated the current co-operation with the US Embassy and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and expressed hope that the existing co-operation will further reinforce and will be continuous.
Minister participates in the Conference on the Empowerment of Girls and Women in Armenia
According to Arpine Hovhannisyan, one of the development criteria of any country is the position held by women in society and the attitude of the society towards them. "Each of us has a role model for perfection, that is, our mother, from whom we first of all learn the attitude towards the society", noted the Minister and added that our young country cannot afford such a "luxury" and refuse the opportunity of using the potential of our girls and women.
Citizens of the Republic of Armenia now have better access to state services
At the service offices, citizens of the Republic of Armenia may use a number of services provided by the service offices of the Agency for State Register of Legal Persons, the State Committee of Real Estate Cadastre, the Civil Status Acts Registration Agency, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, the Police of the Republic of Armenia and the State Migration Service of the Republic of Armenia.
Website e-draft.am was presented at Russian - Armenian University
Suren Krmoyan called upon the future lawyers to be active in the process of establishing a law-making state. The idea of creating the website, the need for it and the possibilities of its use in practice were presented during the meeting. In particular, representative of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Anna Harutyunyan noted that the users of the website have the opportunity to get acquainted with the drafts presented for public discussion, and, in case of registering on the website, also submit their comments and suggestions, which will mandatorily be included in the summary of comments and suggestions, ensuring transparency and publicity.
Unified office for provision of state services launched at Anelik Bank branch
The Minister attached importance to the launch of another office at the branch of Anelik Bank and emphasised that 67 state services provided by state bodies are also available at this unified office, saving both time and resources. "Our goal is to make the services provided by the state available to the citizens of the Republic of Armenia, giving them an opportunity to receive the service at a place close to and preferable for them", Arpine Hovhannisyan noted.
