The

Judiciary The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law ...

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...

interprets and applies the laws of Armenia. Under the doctrine of the

separation of powers Separation of powers refers to the division of a state's government into branches, each with separate, independent powers and responsibilities, so that the powers of one branch are not in conflict with those of the other branches. The typic ...

, judiciary exercises judicial power separately from the

legislative power A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers of government. Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known as p ...

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and executive power of the

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

. Per the Constitution, it is defined with a hierarchical structure regulated by the Supreme Judicial Council of Armenia. On the other hand, The Ministry of Justice of Armenia ( hy, Հայաստանի արդարադատության նախարարություն) is a government agency which possesses executive authority and executes policies of the

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in sectors that are closely associated with laws and regulations.

Judiciary of Armenia

Based on article 7 of the

Constitution of Armenia The Constitution of Armenia was adopted by a nationwide Armenian referendum on July 5, 1995. This constitution established Armenia as a democratic, sovereign, social, and constitutional state. Yerevan is defined as the state's capital. Power is ...

, judiciary in Armenia is exercised only by the courts through a three-tier judicial system, with the guarantor of its unrestricted implementation being the Supreme Judicial Council.Supreme Judicial Council of Armenia
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Constitutional Court of Armenia

In its turn, the

Constitutional Court of Armenia The Constitutional Court of Armenia ( hy, Հայաստանի Հանրապետության սահմանադրական դատարան, translit=Hayastani Hanrapetut'yan sahmanadrakan dataran) is the highest legal body for constitutional review in ...

( hy, Հայաստանի սահմանադրական դատարան) is the highest legal body for

constitutional review Constitutional review, or constitutionality review or constitutional control, is the evaluation, in some country, countries, of the constitutionality of the laws. It is supposed to be a system of preventing violation of the rights granted by the con ...

. It is a judicial body which is separate and independent from the executive, the legislative and the judiciary. It is responsible for supervising the constitutionality of laws and other legislative instruments. The law of constitutional court of Armenia is defined both in

Armenian constitution The Constitution of Armenia was adopted by a nationwide Armenian 1995 Armenian constitutional referendum, referendum on July 5, 1995. This constitution established Armenia as a democracy, democratic, sovereignty, sovereign, social, and Constituti ...

and in law.

Courts

The Supreme Judicial Council of Armenia ( hy, Հայաստանի բարձրագույն դատական խորհուրդ) is the guarantor of the unrestricted implementation of the judicial system. It consists of five distinguished members elected by the

National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repre ...

, as well as five experienced judges elected by the general assembly of judges who forms the representative body of the judiciary.

Court of Cassation

The Court of Cassation of Armenia ( hy, Հայաստանի վճռաբեկ դատարան), based in the capital

Yerevan Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Y ...

covering the entire territory of Armenia.

Appellate Court

Known as the Court of Appeals of Armenia ( hy, Հայաստանի վերաքննիչ դատարան), including three types: Civil Court of Appeal ( hy, Վերաքննիչ քաղաքացիական դատարան), Criminal Court of Appeal ( hy, Վերաքննիչ քրեական դատարան), and Administrative Court of Appeal ( hy, Վերաքննիչ վարաչական դատարան). The courts are based in the capital Yerevan and their jurisdiction covers the entire territory of the republic. File:Civil Appeal & Administrative Criminal Appeal Court of the Republic of Armenia 07.jpg, Civil Court of Appeal File:Civil Appeal & Administrative Criminal Appeal Court of the Republic of Armenia 04.jpg, Criminal Court of Appeal File:Administrative Court of Appeal of the Republic of Armenia 02.jpg, Administrative Court of Appeal

Trial courts

Known as the Courts of First Instance of General Jurisdiction of Armenia ( hy, Հայաստանի առաջին ատյանի ընդհանուր իրավասության դատարաններ). Currently, there are 8 courts covering the 12 districts of the capital Yerevan, and 9 courts throughout the other 10 provinces of Armenia; one for each province, with the exception of Ararat and

Vayots Dzor Vayots Dzor ( hy, Վայոց Ձոր, ) is a province (''marz'') of Armenia. It lies at the southeastern end of the country, bordering the Nakhchivan exclave of Azerbaijan to the west and the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan to the east. It cover ...

provinces which are directed by a single court based in Ararat province.

Specialized courts

Additionally, there are two types of Specialized Courts ( hy, Մասնագիտացված դատարաններ) based in the capital Yerevan: Administrative court ( hy, Վարչական դատարան), and Bankruptcy court ( hy, Սնանկության դատարան).

References

External links

Judiciary of Armenia official website
{{Judiciaries of Asia