On 14 June, training on “Justice Sector: the Need to improve the Judicial Acts Compulsory Enforcement Service” for the representatives of the civil society organisations, participants of CSO Incubator in the framework of the EU funded “Commitment o Constructive Dialogue” Project took place. 10 CSO representatives attended the training.
Mr. Marat Atovmyan, Mentors’ Group Coordinator/Justice and Related Sectors Mentor of the “Commitment to Constructive Dialogue” project presented both the legislative and institutional issues and corruption risks which were based on the reports received during the practice of the service and spoke about the reforms in the sector as well.
Marat Atovmyan spoke about the clarification by the Board of Central Bank in 2015, which is a guide to all banks for the enforcement of judicial acts. “This is a positive aspect in terms of a common business style for all banks.”
At the end of the course, Mary Harutyunyan, Christine Ghukasyan, Tigran Danielyan and Narek Yenokyan Expert Lawyers of the project, provide individual consultations to CSO representatives.
The “Commitment to Constructive Dialogue” project is implemented with the financial support of the European Union by a Consortium of civil society organisations, which are the Armenian Lawyers’ Association (lead organisation), Agora Central Europe (NGO based in the Czech Republic), the Armenian Centre for Democratic Education-CIVITAS, the International Centre for Human Development, the SME Cooperation Association and the Union of Communities of Armenia. The project is funded by the European Union and launched on 15 December, 2016. Duration of the project is 34 months.
The main objective of the Project is to enhance the influence of CSOs on the public policy process, and the specific objectives are to strengthen the ability of CSOs to build coalitions and to strengthen the ability of CSOs to focus on constructive and strategic policy engagement with local and central government partners. The Project has a grant component, which anticipates providing sub-grants to the civil society organisations and CSO Coalitions (Networks).
The 9 target areas of the project are: Justice, Human Rights, Public Finance Management, Business, Education, Social sphere: Social inclusion of children with disabilities, Agriculture, Economy, and Energy. It is anticipated to disclose the issues that exist in the sectors through Government – CSO constructive dialogue format with the competent authorities of the sector; develop, advocate and improve public policy programs through innovative ideas and solutions.
The Armenian Lawyers’ Association (ALA) was established in 1995 with a mission to promote to the establishment of the rule of law, democracy and formation of the civil society in Armenia, where the people are aware of their rights and where their rights are protected. Before February 2016, ALA used to be called Armenian Young Lawyers Association.
