Who we are
The Europe in Law Association (ELA) is a human rights non-governmental organization founded by a group of Armenian lawyers on 31 January 2011.
The ELA’s mission is to elucidate, disseminate and strengthen the core European values of liberty, human dignity, responsibility, and universality legalized into the fundamental goals of human rights and fundamental freedoms, democracy, and rule of law.
News
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The Demands Put forward to the Authorities by Civil Society
An organization, which does not have official access to the procedural, non-public, restricted documents of the Venice Commission, published the protocol part related to the Republic of Armenia, which was presented during the plenary session of the Venice Commission on July 15 of 2019. According to the highlights of the translated version of the protocol, (…) 1. The RA authorities accepted that the current vetting process is neither necessary nor useful. 3. The wording “judge”-“member” of the
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EAP CSF ARMENIAN NATIONAL PLATFORM STATEMENT on the Necessity of Radical Changes in the Judicial System of Armenia
The Armenian National Platform of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF ANP) expresses its deep concern with regard to the crisis over the RA Constitutional Court (CC). Without commenting on the well-known contradictions in the statements of the newly elected judge Vahe Grigoryan and members of the Court, we state the following. For many years, the Armenian judiciary, including the Constitutional Court, has not enjoyed public trust, has failed to meet the standards
05.07.2019 -
The Constitution Must be Interpreted in Line with the Will of the Constituent Power
JUDGE TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA To: The President of the Republic of Armenia The National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia The Government of the Republic of Armenia The General Assembly of Judges of the Republic of Armenia Members to the Constitutional Court Ms. A. Gyulumyan Ms. A. Petrosyan Mr. H. Nazaryan Mr. F. Tokhyan Mr. A. Khachatryan Mr. H. Tovmasyan Mr. A. Tunyan Judge to the Constitutional Court
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Lousineh Hakobyan was Elected as the National Coordinator of the EaP CSF NP
On 7 June 2019 Ms Lousineh Hakobyan, President of the Europe in Law Association was elected as the National Coordinator of the National Platform of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum. The Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF) aims to strengthen civil society in the Eastern Partnership countries as well as foster cooperation and the exchange of experience between civil society organisations from partner countries and the EU. EaP CSF’s mission is to facilitate
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ELA Participated in EU’s EaP CFS WG1 Meeting
In 2018 the Europe in Law Association was elected as a Delegate to the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum by the Armenian National Platform of the EaP Civil Society Forum. The Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF) aims to strengthen civil society in the Eastern Partnership countries as well as foster cooperation and the exchange of experience between civil society organisations from partner countries and the EU. EaP CSF’s mission is to facilitate and strengthen the active and expert engagement
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ELA Monitors the Elections of Candidates for Judges at Domestic Courts
On 25-26 April 2019, Mr Tigran Yegoryan, Senior Legal Adviser with the human rights NGO Europe in Law Association, monitored the process of written examinations held with a view to replenishing the list ofcandidates for judges in the area of civil, criminal and administrative law specialisations. ELA will continue its observation mission also during the process of interviews with the applicants and issue its final observation mission report. The report will contain recommendations on the
06.05.2019
ELA in the media
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Government to discuss on the draft of the Electoral Code reform project
Government to discuss on the draft of the Electoral Code reform project. Live
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Wiretapping: a threat to national security
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Game rules
14.09.2018
What we do
Capacity building
Europe in Law accomplishes its mission of strengthening and disseminating the universal values among the bodies of public administration, local self-government, the judiciary, the wider jurist community, the civil society and the larger public by capacity building at individual, institutional and societal levels. ELA’s capacity-building efforts aim to develop favourable conditions for individuals to build and enhance their knowledge of...
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Standard-setting
The history of international law is replete with cases when NGOs have successfully stimulated international or national law-making. As early as 1983, 23 NGOs through the Informal NGO Ad Hoc Group on the Drafting of the Convention on the Rights of the Child were able to influence the process of convention negotiations. Another successful example is the coalition of 11...
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Legal Advice and Assistance
The provision of legal advice and assistance has been and will continue to be one of the essential means whereby the Europe in Law fulfills its mission in Armenia and wider Europe. One important area in which ELA’s legal assistance has turned useful is the rights of the media and their workers. While co-operating with several media, ELA has assisted...
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Research and analysis
Research and analysis constitute an essential component of the programmes implemented by ELA since 2011. Research and analysis are pivotal in representing cases in domestic courts, as well as the ECtHR, in which ELA’s professional staff have been involved advocating for the dissemination of the core human rights. In furtherance of efforts aimed at introducing the best international human rights...
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Advocacy
Advocacy – organizing people with a view to influencing political decision-making and policy – has been in the focus of ELA’s attention throughout its existence. ELA has successfully engaged in media advocacy to influence decision-makers on a number of important occasions. As experts in a number of fields, ELA’s members have presented their views and clarifications to public officials on a number of...
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