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.