Armenia-Supporting the criminal justice reform and harmonizing the application of the European standards in Armenia
The main partners and beneficiaries of the Project are the Ministry of Justice, the Judiciary, the Justice Academy, the Representative of the Republic of Armenia before the European Court of Human Rights, Prosecutors’ Office, Special Investigation Service, Investigative Committee, Human Rights Defender’s Office and non-governmental organisations.
The main target groups are staff of the Ministry of Justice, stakeholders of the criminal justice reform, trainers of the Justice Academy, judges, prosecutors, investigators, staff of the Human Rights Defender’s Office and NGOs.
The final beneficiary is the population of Armenia who should enjoy a greater protection of its rights.
It is expected that as results of the Project:
- National criminal justice policy and practice will be better aligned with European standards;
- Judiciary will deliver higher quality criminal justice owing to a more harmonised application of European standards and national case-law;
- Capacity of the Justice Academy to train judges, candidate judges and judicial assistants on criminal justice and human rights is strengthened.
Project information
- Duration: 36 months (1 January 2019 - 31 December 2021)
- Place/country: Armenia
- Budget: EUR 875 000
- Funding: European Union and the Council of Europe
Guides on the new Criminal and Criminal Procedure Codes of Armenia ready for the national legal professionals as the new legislation enters into force
The Council of Europe has been working closely with the Armenian authorities on the criminal justice reform through legislative, methodological, and capacity-building support since 2015. Based on the legal expertise of the Council of Europe, conceptually new Criminal Code and Code of Criminal...
Prosecutors of Armenia enhanced their knowledge and skills on the new criminal and procedural legislation of Armenia
Two two- day seminars on “Selected issues of new Criminal (CC) and Criminal Procedure Codes (CPC) of Armenia” were organised for two groups of 48 prosecutors of Armenia on 25-26 January and on 22-23 February in the Justice Academy in Yerevan. During the first half of the seminars, the...
Annual Meeting of the Steering Committee
Online Steering Committee meeting of the Project “Supporting the criminal justice reform and harmonising the application of European standards in Armenia”, was held on 10 December. The Steering Committee is a strategic decision-making body of the Project. It aims to ensure the successful...
