ARM-2004-3-006
a) Armenia / b) Constitutional Court / c) / d) 17-09-2004 / e) DCC-509 / f) On the conformity with the Constitution of obligations set out in Protocol no. 14 to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, amending the control system of the Convention / g) to be published in Teghekagir (Official Gazette) / h) .
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Fundamental Rights - Civil and political rights - Procedural safeguards, rights of the defence and fair trial - Effective remedy. |
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ECHR, Protocol no. 14, conformity with the Constitution
Headnotes:
The obligations set forth in Protocol no. 14 to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, amending the control system of the Convention provide for additional guarantees to secure the protection of human rights and freedoms in accordance with the norms and principles of International Law and for the implementation of the right of judicial protection of rights and freedoms by an international court. Those obligations are in conformity with the Constitution.
Summary:
The President of the Republic lodged an application with the Constitutional Court for a review of the conformity with the Constitution of the obligations stated in Protocol no. 14 to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, amending the control system of the Convention.
The Constitutional Court stated that according to the Protocol, Armenia assumed the following obligations:
- to recognise the institutional structures of the Court as set forth in the above-mentioned Protocol; and
- to provide all conditions necessary for the execution of the effective consideration of cases by the European Court of Human Rights.
Armenia also reconfirmed its obligation to execute the final judgments of the European Court concerning cases to which it is a Party.
The Constitutional Court found that the obligations set forth in the Protocol were in conformity with the Constitution.
Armenian.