On 24-25 January, the Department for the Execution of Judgments participated in the Workshop on the practical aspects of reopening of domestic judicial proceedings following the European Court’s judgments and decisions, held in Yerevan.
The event brought together judges and judicial experts of the Court of Cassation of Armenia and of the Office of the Representative of Armenia on International Legal Matters. The participants discussed the role of the judiciary in the execution of the European Court’s judgments as well as the criteria and various legal and practical aspects of the reopening of cases at the domestic level, including following unilateral declarations and friendly settlements.
On the margins of this event, the Department held a bilateral meeting with the Office of the Representative of Armenia on International Legal Matters to discuss cases pending execution against Armenia under enhanced and standard supervision. In particular, the discussion focused on the Virabyan group of cases, scheduled to be examined by the Committee of Ministers at its Human Rights meeting in March 2024.
The workshop was organised within the framework of the Project “Support to the effective execution of the judgments of the European Court of Hunan Rights in Armenia”, funded by the Human Rights Trust Fund and implemented in the framework of the Council of Europe Action Plan for Armenia for 2023-2026.
