MOTHER SEE OF HOLY ECHMIADZIN

CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
 

PROGRAMME

"CHRISTIANITY AND LAW"

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

(dedicated on 1700 years proclamation of Christianity as state religion in Armenia)
 
 
 

(October 4-5, 2000)
 

 

10.00 - 10.30
Ecumenicals pray.
Greeting speech of His Holiness Garegin II, Catholicos of all Armenians.

11.00-
Opening speech.
Mr. Gagik Harutyunyan, President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia.
 
Mr. Robert Kocharyan, address of the President of the Republic of Armenia to the international conference.

Utterance of belief and fairness.
Holy Father Eznik

11.30 - 13. 00
Report: "Biblical origins of law and statute".
Reporter: Archbishop Shahe Achemyan
Questions, discussion.

Report: "The law and right in bible"
Reporter: Mr. Viadislav Tsipin, Professor of Moscow seminary.
Questions, discussion.

13.00 - 14.30 - Break.

15 00 - 16.30
Report: "Biblical comprehension of human rights".
Reporter: Mr. Rafael Papayan, Member of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia, Member of the Supreme Spiritual Council of the Mother See of Holy Echmiadzin.
Questions, discussion.

Report: "Moral and religious principles in democratic state governing system".
Reporter: Mr. Lynn Buzzard, Professor (USA).
Questions, discussion.

16.30 - 17 00 - Coffee break.

17 00 - 18.30
Report: "Christianity and contemporary principles of constitutionalism".
Reporters: Mr. Valeri Poghossyan, Member of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia.
Mr. Karlen Mirumyan, Head of the department of Institute of Philosophy and Law of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia.
Questions, discussion.

Report: "Biblical comprehension of fairness".
Reporter: Mr. Peter Dogbramji, Senior Pastor,
United Armenian Congregational Church, Hollywood (USA)
Questions, discussion.

10.00 - 11.30
Report: "Christian and legal world-perception of contemporary individual".
Reporter: Mr. Gagik Hanityunyan, President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia.
Questions, discussion.

Report
Reporter: Mr. Vassilios Tsirbas (Greece)
Questions, discussion.

11.30 - 12.00 - Coffee break.

12.00 - 13.30
Report: "Christian principles in behavior of law-implementing "
Reporter: Ms. Alvina Gyulumyan, Member of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia.
Questions, discussion.

Report: "Initial period of formation of Armenian Statute Book".
Reporter: Mr. Azat Bozoyan, Head of the department of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the National Academy of the Republic of Armenia.
Questions, discussion.

13.30 - 15.00 - Break.

15 00 - 16.30
Report: "Jurisprudential value of canonical decisions of Armenian Apostolic Church".
Reporter: Ms. Astghik Kharatyan, Judge of Appeal Court of the Republic of Armenia.
Questions, discussion.

Report: "Stages of elaboration of the Constitution of Armenian Apostolic Church".
Reporter: Mr. Stepan Stepanyanz, Scientist of the Scientific Information Center of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia.
Questions, discussion.

Report: "Principle of complementarity and Christian morality".
Reporter: Mr. Felix Karapetyan, Head of the Chair of Social Sciences of Yerevan State Medicine University.
Questions, discussion.

16.30 - 17 00 - Coffee break.

17.00-
Summarry of the conference.
Adoption of resolution by the participants of the conference.

18.00 -
Reception of the participants of the conference.

19.00 -
Holy Mass.