a) Armenia / b) Constitutional Court / c)  / d) 07-01-2004 / e) DCC-467 / f) On the conformity with the Constitution of the obligations set out in the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings / g) Tegekagir (Official Gazette) / h) ..

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Terrorism, bombing / Treaty, constitutional requirements.

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The obligations set out in the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings are in harmony with the principles of sovereignty, the protection of human rights and freedoms, and foreign policy, enshrined in  Articles 1, 4 and  9 of the Constitution.

Summary:

On the basis of an appeal lodged by the President of the Republic, the Constitutional Court considered the conformity with the Constitution of the obligations set out in the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings.

The Constitutional Court stated that the Republic of Armenia assumed under the Convention the following obligations:

­ to establish as criminal offences under its domestic law the offences set out in Article 2 of the Convention and to make those offences punishable by appropriate penalties which take into account the grave nature of the offences;

­ to take appropriate measures in order to establish its jurisdiction over the offences set out in the Convention, when such offences are committed in the territory of the Republic of Armenia or by one of its citizens; and

­ to afford other Contracting Parties legal assistance in connection with criminal investigation or criminal or extradition proceedings in respect of the offences set out in the Convention.

The Court found that the obligations set out in the Convention were in conformity with the Constitution.

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