The Office of the Representative on International Legal Matters hosted a delegation headed by Claire Ovey, Director of Human Rights at the Council of Europe. Welcoming the guests, Liparit Drmeyan, Head of the Office, emphasized the importance of the Council of Europe’s support in the protection of human rights. Special attention was drawn to the […]

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Liparit Drmeyan, the Head of the Office of the Representative on International Legal Matters, met with Osvaldo Zavala Giler, the Registrar of the International Criminal Court (ICC). They discussed the steps taken to implement the Rome Statute of the ICC following its ratification. Drmeyan and Zavala emphasized the importance of the ICC providing expert opinions […]

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By expressing its readiness to host the Advisory Center on International Investment Dispute Resolution (the “Center”) to be established under the auspices of the United Nations, Armenia is taking a significant step toward becoming a regional hub for the development of international law. The Center is designed to assist states – particularly developing and least […]

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On 12 February 2025, the Republic of Armenia received the Statement of Claim filed by the Republic of Azerbaijan in an arbitration initiated under the 1979 Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats. This follows a procedural calendar issued by the arbitral tribunal after the first procedural hearing on 12 April […]

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The Annulment Committee issued its decision in the case of Rasia FZE and Joseph K. Borkowski v. Republic of Armenia (ICSID Case No. ARB/18/28) on 5 November 2024. The ICSID annulment proceedings sought to annul the arbitral award in connection with the dispute over the construction of a southern railway and express roadway. The dispute […]

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The Office of the Representative on International Legal Matters welcomes the judgments of 12 November 2024 of the International Court of Justice, which have completely rejected all preliminary objections raised by Azerbaijan in the case concerning the Application of the Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Armenia v. Azerbaijan) and upheld […]

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On September 4 and 5, 2024, the Office of the Representative for International Legal Affairs hosted the delegation from the Department for the Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), led by Claire Ovey, Director of the Human Rights Directorate of the Council of Europe. The visit aimed to discuss the […]

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  Meeting of Co-ordinators of the execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights At the 4th Council of Europe Summit in Reykjavik, the Heads of States and Governments recommitted to ensuring the full, effective, and prompt execution of the final judgments of the Court, and also affirmed the need for a co-operative and […]

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On 12 April 2024, the Republic of Armenia participated in a first procedural hearing in the arbitration proceedings between Azerbaijan and Armenia under the 1979 Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats. The hearing was held at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Peace Palace in The Hague, with Armenia’s […]

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On February 13 Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Mher Grigoryan chaired the plenary session of the Interagency Commission coordinating the implementation of the international obligations assumed by the European Convention on Human Rights, established by the Decision of the Prime Minister N1443-A of December 17, 2021. Representatives from the judiciary and legislator bodies were also present […]

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