Monday, September 14 2020 12:28

ArmInfo. The National Assembly of Armenia discusses candidates for the position of judges of the Constitutional Court. The parliamentary correspondent of ArmInfo  reports this.

As ArmInfo previously reported, "Prosperous Armenia" faction does not  participate in the selection of judges of the Constitutional Court,  PAP MP Naira Zohrabyan said. She noted that the very procedure of  discussions in factions was violated. The deputy noted that, thereby,  the parliamentary culture is being violated. The applicants, Naira  Zohrabyan believes, should be interested in meetings with the  political forces represented in the parliament, presenting their  visions and answering questions. But since a Shakespearean epic has  been unfolding around the Constitutional Court in recent months, the  candidates realized that their further fate is being decided at the  plenary session of the National Assembly, considering it  inappropriate to meet with representatives of the two opposition  factions.

Ernvand Khundkaryan's candidacy is discussed first, he was nominated  by the General Assembly of Judges.  In his speech, Khundkaryan noted  that in Armenia since 2005, all issues related to constitutional  justice are resolved by the Constitutional Court. <Since 2015, the  Constitution has been amended. As in all parliamentary republics, the  Armenian parliament elects candidates for the position of judges of  the Constitutional Court. However, the General Assembly of Judges  also has the right to nominate candidates, "the candidate for the  Constitutional Court noted. He noted the need for constructive  cooperation of the Constitutional Court with other subjects of the  judiciary. <Cooperation between the Constitutional Court and other  subjects of the judiciary is carried out in a number of areas. In  particular, in criminal, civil and administrative cases, a judge  dealing with a particular case, in case of doubts about the  constitutionality of the case or the provisions of the case, can  appeal to the Constitutional Court, "Khundkaryan emphasized.  Also,  the candidate for the position of a judge of the Constitutional Court  stressed that the Constitutional Court does not monitor the work of  judges and does not assess their decisions. "The main goal of the  Constitutional Court is to study the constitutionality of the norm of  the decision, which was accepted by the court in order to avoid  violating the protection of human rights," Khundkaryan said. He also  stated that all branches of the judiciary should cooperate with each  other through dialogue.

"I believe that the world is developing and periodically there is a  need to amend the Constitution, not only by changing the text, but by  identifying any gaps in this or that legislative norm. And for  competent work in this area, it is necessary to strengthen the  composition of the CC. Khundkaryan also noted that for cooperation  between all subjects of the judicial system, it is necessary to hold  seminars, during which all problems that have arisen in different  circles of the judicial power will be discussed.

Khundkaryan noted that the Constitutional Court is also considering  the issue of the constitutionality of certain laws adopted by the  parliament. As for the problems existing in the judiciary, the  candidate for the position of judge of the Constitutional Court noted  that one of the problems is the lack of judges in the country.  According to Khundkaryan, there are about 250,000 cases per judge per  year, which is too high a burden.