Today the Representative of the Republic of Armenia on International Legal Matters Yeghishe Kirakosyan submitted to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) the Written Statement of Observations and Submissions on Preliminary Objections of Azerbaijan with respect to the Memorial of Armenia in the case concerning Application of the International Convention on the Elimination of All […]

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Council of Europe organised a workshop on reopening of criminal cases following ECtHR judgments and decisions on 27 July in Yerevan. This was an important initiative aimed at facilitating the discussion on reopening of cases at national level in case of unilateral declaration or friendly settlement. With the participation of 35 stakeholders, including judges and […]

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On July 12 the European Court of Human Rights upon the request of the Armenian Government to order Azerbaijan to remove all impediment to traffic along the Lachin Corridor, reminded the parties that the interim measure indicated to the Government of Azerbaijan on 21 December 2022 is still in force. Thus the European Court of […]

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The launching event organised on 28 April in Yerevan, marked the official start of the Project “Support to the effective execution of the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights in Armenia”, that is funded by Human Rights Trust Fund and implemented under the Council of Europe Action Plan for Armenia for 2023-2026. The […]

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On 21 April 2023 the official launching event of a new Project “Fostering Human Rights in the Armed Forces in Armenia’’ (‘the Project’) was held in Yerevan. The main objective of the Project is to contribute to better protection of human rights within the armed forces, by empowering women’s role in the armed forces through […]

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The Republic of Armenia (“Armenia”) regrets the attempt by the Republic of Azerbaijan (“Azerbaijan”) to further its public relations agenda through initiating an arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty (“ECT”). Azerbaijan’s claims concerning the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict have nothing to do with the ECT’s obligations pertaining to investment and trade in the energy sector. Azerbaijan’s attempt […]

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  In respect of Armenia’s request for the indication of provisional measures, the Court observed that, since 12 December 2022, the connection between Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia via the Lachin Corridor has been disrupted. The Court noted that a number of consequences have resulted from this situation and that the impact on those affected persists to […]

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On August 3, 2018 the arbitration case Rasia FZE and Joseph k. Borkowski v. Republic of Armenia (ICSID case no. ARB/18/28), was registered at ICSID. On 20 January 2023 the Arbitral Tribunal issued the Arbitration Award completely rejecting the claims of the Claimants and obliging them to compensate the Republic of Armenia a total amount […]

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On 18 January 2023, the Republic of Armenia received notice that the Republic of Azerbaijan (“Azerbaijan”) is commencing an arbitration against Armenia under the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (the “Bern Convention”). Armenia regrets that Azerbaijan has chosen to pursue an adversarial process under an international instrument the very […]

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