INTRODUCTION TO

ARMENIAN JUSTICE
SYSTEM
AUA ~ SPRING 2018
Mr. Aram Vardevanyan, PhD
 STATE BRANCHES OF POWER

What is state power?

How are state powers

controlled?
Who is the holder of state

power?
STATE BRANCHES OF POWER
 The power belongs to the PEOPLE
 The people shall exercise their power through free
elections, referenda, as well as through state and
local self-government bodies and officials provided
for by the Constitution. 
Usurpation of power by any organization or
individual shall be a crime.
 (Constitution of RA, Art. 2)
STATE BRANCHES OF POWER
 State power shall be exercised in
conformity with the Constitution and the
laws, based on the separation and
balance of the legislative, executive and
judicial powers.
 (Constitution of RA, Art. 4)
STATE BRANCHES OF POWER
 Checks and
 Balances of SP STATE
POWER

LEGISLATIVE EXECUTIVE JUDICIAL

BRANCH BRANCH BRANCH
PARLIAMENT GOVERNMENT COURTS OF LAW
 Legislative branch
 The Legislative branch (Parliament, National
Assembly) shall be the representative body of the
people. 
 The National Assembly shall implement the
legislative power by adopting laws, code’s,
constitutional laws and including the appointment
of various high state officials. 
 The National Assembly shall exercise supervision
over the executive power, shall adopt the State
Budget and perform other functions…
 EXECUTIVE BRANCH
 The Government shall be the supreme body of the
executive power. 
 The Government shall, based on its programme,
develops and implements the domestic and foreign
policies of the State. 
 The Government shall exercise general management
of the bodies of the state administration system. 
 The matters pertaining to the executive power and not
reserved to state administration bodies or other local
self-government bodies shall fall under the
competence of the Government.
 JUDICIAL BRANCH
 Justice is administered only by the Judicial branch. 
 The judicial branch consists of Courts.
 The Republic of Armenia has three level justice
system
 First Instance General Jurisdiction Courts
 Specialized courts as in The Administrative Court
 Appellate Instance for general jurisdiction courts
and the Administrative Court
 The Court of Cassation