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OSCE OFFICE SUPPORTS PUBLICATION ON DEMOCRATIC CONTROL OF THE ARMED FORCES IN ARMENIA
armradio.am
14.11.2011 13:38
A compilation of articles on the OSCE Code of Conduct on
Politico-Military Aspects of Security, its history and political
context, and the experience of Armenia and other countries in
implementing the Code was presented in Yerevan today.
The volume provides a comprehensive overview of democratic control over
the security sector from the point of view of experts from Drastamat
Kanayan Institute for National Strategic Studies under the Armenian
Ministry of Defence, as well as other institutions, including the
Human Rights Defender's Office and Yerevan State University. The
compilation was supported by the OSCE Office in Yerevan.
The OSCE Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security is
one of the main OSCE mechanisms to address global security challenges.
Adopted in 1994, it remains a unique document aimed at regulating
the role of armed forces in democratic societies. It also commits
the OSCE participating States to developing a comprehensive mechanism
of civilian control over their armed forces, including the military,
paramilitary and security forces, intelligence services and the police.
"Without effective democratic civilian control and governance of
security sector institutions, there can be no substantial progress in
terms of overall security," said Lilian Salaru, the Politico-Military
Programme Officer at the OSCE Office in Yerevan. "I hope that this
new publication will raise interest among civil society, academics
and policy makers in the different systems and oversight bodies of
democratic control over the security sector from international and
Armenian perspectives."
"The idea for this compilation is a result of the close co-operation
between the OSCE Office and our Institute," said Varuzhan Avetisyan,
the Deputy Chief Editor of "Haikakan Banak" Defence Academic Journal,
Drastamat Kanayan Institute for National Strategic Studies under the
Armenian Ministry of Defence. "The publication is in line with the
main objectives of Armenia's ongoing defence reform and the process of
strengthening democratic values in the military. Democratic control
of the armed forces, defence sector management, and financial,
information and other frameworks are reviewed and analysed here in
the context of democratic values and contemporary legal standards,
and the publication offers recommendations for improvement."
armradio.am
14.11.2011 13:38
A compilation of articles on the OSCE Code of Conduct on
Politico-Military Aspects of Security, its history and political
context, and the experience of Armenia and other countries in
implementing the Code was presented in Yerevan today.
The volume provides a comprehensive overview of democratic control over
the security sector from the point of view of experts from Drastamat
Kanayan Institute for National Strategic Studies under the Armenian
Ministry of Defence, as well as other institutions, including the
Human Rights Defender's Office and Yerevan State University. The
compilation was supported by the OSCE Office in Yerevan.
The OSCE Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security is
one of the main OSCE mechanisms to address global security challenges.
Adopted in 1994, it remains a unique document aimed at regulating
the role of armed forces in democratic societies. It also commits
the OSCE participating States to developing a comprehensive mechanism
of civilian control over their armed forces, including the military,
paramilitary and security forces, intelligence services and the police.
"Without effective democratic civilian control and governance of
security sector institutions, there can be no substantial progress in
terms of overall security," said Lilian Salaru, the Politico-Military
Programme Officer at the OSCE Office in Yerevan. "I hope that this
new publication will raise interest among civil society, academics
and policy makers in the different systems and oversight bodies of
democratic control over the security sector from international and
Armenian perspectives."
"The idea for this compilation is a result of the close co-operation
between the OSCE Office and our Institute," said Varuzhan Avetisyan,
the Deputy Chief Editor of "Haikakan Banak" Defence Academic Journal,
Drastamat Kanayan Institute for National Strategic Studies under the
Armenian Ministry of Defence. "The publication is in line with the
main objectives of Armenia's ongoing defence reform and the process of
strengthening democratic values in the military. Democratic control
of the armed forces, defence sector management, and financial,
information and other frameworks are reviewed and analysed here in
the context of democratic values and contemporary legal standards,
and the publication offers recommendations for improvement."