VENICE, Italiy ”“ The Venice Commission has published on its website the full text of the opinion on the draft Judicial Code of Armenia.
This opinion, which was requested by the Minister of Justice of Armenia Arpine Hovhannisyan, was adopted by the Venice Commission at its 112th Plenary Session in Venice from October 6-7.
In order to prepare this opinion, a delegation of the Commission visited Yerevan, met with Parliamentarians, executive authorities, judges, and other local stakeholders and representatives of civil society.
The prepared Draft Code has implemented positive changes brought by the constitutional reforms.
“Legal mechanisms proposed by the Draft Code are, in general, compatible with the European standards and best practices, they enhance the independence of judges and potentially may strengthen the public trust in the judiciary,”
