On 4 February 2022, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia and the Office of the Council of Europe in Yerevan hosted the presentation of the new website of the High Court.
During the presentation the President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia Mr. Arman Dilanyan delivered a welcome address on the occasion of the 26th Anniversary of the Founding of the Constitutional Court. In his congratulatory address, Mr. Arman Dilanyan particularly mentioned that during the 26 years of its activity, the High Court passed an important path of institutional development and it remained always and in any situation faithful to its main mission, namely, ensuring the supremacy of the Constitution through the constitutional justice. President of the Constitutional Court expressed his gratitude to the European counterparts for the assistance and advising in the process ofinternal reforms at the Constitutional Court. The Head of the Delegation of the European Union in the Republic of Armenia, Ambassador Ms. Andrea Wiktorin, the Head of the Council of Europe Office in Yerevan Ms. Martina Schmidt and Deputy Head of Co-operation Programmes Division, Department for the Implementation of Human Rights, Justice and Legal Co-operation Standards, Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law, Council of Europe Ms. Lilit Daneghian delivered welcoming remarks. The event was attended by the representatives of the executive, legislative and judiciary branches of power, heads of diplomatic missions accredited in the Republic of Armenia, as well as by representatives of civil society.
The new website of the Constitutional Court is aimed at strengthening public relations, raising transparency of its activities and public accountability of the High Court, therefore ensuring its compliance with the best European standards. Henceforth, the website visitors can also access the brand-new search system of the decisions and interactive timeline of pending cases of the Constitutional Court, which were developed within the frames of the given project.
The European Union and the Council of Europe are working together in the framework of the “Partnership for Good Governance II” to support judicial reforms in the Republic of Armenia and ensure access to information that will enhance citizens’ trust in the judiciary.
The new website of the High Court has been created with the financial support of the project ''Support to the judicial reform – enhancing the independence and professionalism of the judiciary in Armenia'', co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe in the framework of the Partnership for Good Governance II.