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PARLIAMENTARY HEARINGS ON THE RA DRAFT LAW "ON AMENDING THE FAMILY CODE OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA"
http://www.parliament.am/news.php?cat_id=2&NewsID=5469&year=2012&month=10&d ay=29&lang=eng
29.10.2012
On October 29 the NA Standing Committee on Protection of Human
Rights and Public Affairs organized parliamentary hearings on the RA
draft law "On Amending the Family Code of the Republic of Armenia"
The age difference determined for women and men during the marriage
registration is removed by the draft law, and 18 years is determined
as a minimum threshold of the marriage age.
Presenting the necessity of convening parliamentary hearings,
the Deputy Chairperson of the Committee Margarit Yesayan noted that
after presenting the draft law by the Government within the different
circles of the society, especially among the national minorities,
a wave of anxiety rose, which became a signal that there was a need
to additionally debate the problem of the marriage age.
The RA Deputy Minister of Justice Aram Orbelyan clarified the essence
of the bill among the raised problems. The latter said that taking
into account the problems, the Ministry had prepared the edited
version of the draft law, by which 18 years could be determined as a
marriage minimum age, by the consent of the parents and the trustees
17 years could be determined, for exceptional cases judicial order
is envisaged for the marriage in 16 years.
Touching upon the part of the health care of the amendment, the
Chief Obstetrician-Gynecologist of the RA Health Care Ministry
Razmik Abrahamyan noticed that it was justified from the view of
women's health maintenance, as 18 years is the optimal threshold of
becoming mother.
In their speeches the representatives of the state organizations,
NGOs, national minorities mainly considered the amended version
complete and admissible.
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http://www.parliament.am/news.php?cat_id=2&NewsID=5469&year=2012&month=10&d ay=29&lang=eng
29.10.2012
On October 29 the NA Standing Committee on Protection of Human
Rights and Public Affairs organized parliamentary hearings on the RA
draft law "On Amending the Family Code of the Republic of Armenia"
The age difference determined for women and men during the marriage
registration is removed by the draft law, and 18 years is determined
as a minimum threshold of the marriage age.
Presenting the necessity of convening parliamentary hearings,
the Deputy Chairperson of the Committee Margarit Yesayan noted that
after presenting the draft law by the Government within the different
circles of the society, especially among the national minorities,
a wave of anxiety rose, which became a signal that there was a need
to additionally debate the problem of the marriage age.
The RA Deputy Minister of Justice Aram Orbelyan clarified the essence
of the bill among the raised problems. The latter said that taking
into account the problems, the Ministry had prepared the edited
version of the draft law, by which 18 years could be determined as a
marriage minimum age, by the consent of the parents and the trustees
17 years could be determined, for exceptional cases judicial order
is envisaged for the marriage in 16 years.
Touching upon the part of the health care of the amendment, the
Chief Obstetrician-Gynecologist of the RA Health Care Ministry
Razmik Abrahamyan noticed that it was justified from the view of
women's health maintenance, as 18 years is the optimal threshold of
becoming mother.
In their speeches the representatives of the state organizations,
NGOs, national minorities mainly considered the amended version
complete and admissible.
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