Constitution does not function in Armenia
Support A1+!Member of the RA Constitutional Court, Professor Felix Tokhyan thinks Armenia needs constitutional amendments.
"Our problem is that the Constitution does not operate efficiently. Moreover, the main values enshrined in the country's Organic Law - freedom, justice, human dignity, family, protection of homeland, are not dully respected and enacted in our daily life," he told a press conference on July 5, the RA Constitution Day.
Our Constitution doesn't determine president-parliament, president-government relations. It provides the country's stability rather than protects human rights.
Mr. Tohkyan underlines that the major drawback was that the Constitution was adopted in conditions of political intolerance, without the consent of main political forces.
Anyway, he noted the adoption of the Armenian Constitution in 2005 was a move forward.
To meet Constitution requirements, the expert suggests establishing a competitive state, elaborating relevant mechanisms and acknowledging schoolchildren with constitutional norms.
"Armenia lacks an unbiased, independent and competent judicial system," Felix Tokhyan observed.
The article on human rights is frequently violated in Armenia. The reason is not public ignorance or distrust for the system. In these circumstances, the expert advises people to fight for their rights.
