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OSCE TRAINS ARMENIAN LAWYERS ON PREPARING THIRD PARTY SUBMISSIONS
Third party submissions in constitutional and international human
rights procedures, and the enforcement of the European Court of Human
Rights (ECtHR) judgments will be discussed at a two-day workshop
organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan together with the Armenian
Chamber of Advocates that started in Yerevan today.
The workshop aims to identify avenues for drafting joint submissions on
specific human rights cases, including submissions on the execution
of judgements of ECtHR, in co-operation with international human
rights organizations.
The workshop brought together some 30 lawyers and human rights
defenders from various regions of Armenia; it is run by two experts
from the UK-based non-governmental organization Interights and several
local experts. Workshop participants will review the experience of the
execution and implementation of the ECtHR judgments, legal matters
related to reopening of cases, ECtHR case law on moral damage and
the validity of submissions to the Committee of Ministers.
The Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, Ambassador Andrey Sorokin,
underscored the role of advocates and human rights defenders in
promoting human rights and rule of law in the country. ~SA workshop
with such broad participation facilitates an open, informed and
professional discussion, crucial for continued enhancement of the
skills of legal practitioners and their effective involvement in
domestic and international instances,~T he said.
The workshop is a follow-up to the project launched by the Office
last year on preparation of amicus curiae (~Qfriends of the court~R)
briefs by lawyers and human rights defenders which resulted in the
preparation of seven written opinions to the Constitutional Court
and two requests for leave for submission to the ECtHR.
Ruben Sahakyan, the Chair of the Chamber of Advocates, said: ~SSince
2010, we have been successful in submitting opinions on each and
every application that the Constitutional Court has admitted into its
procedure. With the support from the OSCE we are striving to build
the capacity of the Chamber and its affiliated bodies in setting up
a working mechanism of amicus curiae briefs which remains until now
quite a unique experience for Armenia.~T
http://hetq.am/eng/news/27372/osce-trains-armenian-lawyers-on-preparing-third-party-submissions.html
Third party submissions in constitutional and international human
rights procedures, and the enforcement of the European Court of Human
Rights (ECtHR) judgments will be discussed at a two-day workshop
organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan together with the Armenian
Chamber of Advocates that started in Yerevan today.
The workshop aims to identify avenues for drafting joint submissions on
specific human rights cases, including submissions on the execution
of judgements of ECtHR, in co-operation with international human
rights organizations.
The workshop brought together some 30 lawyers and human rights
defenders from various regions of Armenia; it is run by two experts
from the UK-based non-governmental organization Interights and several
local experts. Workshop participants will review the experience of the
execution and implementation of the ECtHR judgments, legal matters
related to reopening of cases, ECtHR case law on moral damage and
the validity of submissions to the Committee of Ministers.
The Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, Ambassador Andrey Sorokin,
underscored the role of advocates and human rights defenders in
promoting human rights and rule of law in the country. ~SA workshop
with such broad participation facilitates an open, informed and
professional discussion, crucial for continued enhancement of the
skills of legal practitioners and their effective involvement in
domestic and international instances,~T he said.
The workshop is a follow-up to the project launched by the Office
last year on preparation of amicus curiae (~Qfriends of the court~R)
briefs by lawyers and human rights defenders which resulted in the
preparation of seven written opinions to the Constitutional Court
and two requests for leave for submission to the ECtHR.
Ruben Sahakyan, the Chair of the Chamber of Advocates, said: ~SSince
2010, we have been successful in submitting opinions on each and
every application that the Constitutional Court has admitted into its
procedure. With the support from the OSCE we are striving to build
the capacity of the Chamber and its affiliated bodies in setting up
a working mechanism of amicus curiae briefs which remains until now
quite a unique experience for Armenia.~T
http://hetq.am/eng/news/27372/osce-trains-armenian-lawyers-on-preparing-third-party-submissions.html