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    ECHR PRESIDENT CALLS FOR RESPECTING EUROPEAN RULE OF LAW VALUES

    13:00 ~U 03.07.13

    The president of the European Court of Human Rights has called for
    the Armenian authorities increased efforts towards respecting the
    Council of Europe's rule of law criteria.

    In a speech at a Yerevan-hosted pan-European conference devoted to the
    European standards of rule of law and the boundaries of authorities'
    discretion in the Council's member states, Dean Spielmann stressed
    the importance of respecting the rights and liberties set forth in
    the European Convention of Human Rights.

    He said that the conference in Armenia is very important in the
    light of the country's first presidency of the Council of Europe's
    Committee of Ministers. He noted that Armenia's first achievement
    over the period was the signing of the 15th Protocol to the Convention.

    The European official said that the finalization of the next protocol
    will be the next step for the country, raising the importance of
    human rights courts on the national level.

    Mr. Spielmann added that it is necessary to pass a certain path to
    make all those plans real.

    President of the Venice Commission Giani Bukikio, who spoke next,
    noted for his part that such a practice has become a good tradition
    for their structure.

    He praised the idea of organizing the meeting in Armenia in a period
    when the country is in charge of the Committee of Ministers. He
    stressed the need of making decisions based on real social
    circumstances, without forcing courts to blindly follow laws that
    cannot be enforced to a full extent.

    Bukikio said that it is necessary for a modern state to be flexible
    enough to react to all the existing challenges. According to him,
    the respect for human rights requires maintenance of balance by the
    authorities and a maximum transparency.

    Armenian News - Tert.am

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