Location: Yerevan, Armenia
Category:
Type: Full Time
Deadline: 4/23/2017 6:00:21 PM
Salary: Maximum lump sum of 150 EUR per day, including VAT.
Description
The main purpose of the position is to contribute to revising of the draft law on making revisions to the Judicial Code of the Republic of Armenia in line with the Council of Europe (CoE) standards and participate in the dialogue with the National Assembly. The National Consultant for Revising the Draft Judicial Code of the Republic of Armenia shall work under the overall guidance of the Head of the Division for Legal Cooperation of the DG I of the CoE and the direct supervision of the Project Officer based in Yerevan and in Strasbourg.
Responsibilities
In coordination with the Project team and the leadership of the Organization, the following tasks should be undertaken in the framework of the consultancy:
- Identify local experience and most applicable best practices related to the assignment and draft regulative directions for the Judicial Code;
- Conduct meetings with the representatives of all relevant agencies and organizations if necessary for clarifying questions/ issues related to successful implementation of this assignment;
- Work closely with other members of the Working Group on the revision of the Judicial Code;
- Participate in all meetings and roundtable discussions related to the topic of this assignment organized by the CoE, Ministry of Justice (MOJ) or other stakeholders involved in the processes;
- Work closely with the international expert(s) contracted by CoE for ensuring the compliance of the proposed legal norms to the Judicial Code to the CoE standards. The local expert(s) shall consider the expert opinion of the international expert and accordingly revise draft Code, unless those expert opinions are fully or partially incompatible with the strategic directions, aims and purpose of legislative reforms in Armenia in the field of justice;
- Revise the draft law on making revisions in the Judicial Code based on the recommendations of the international experts and interested ministries, state agencies and other interested parties;
- Report as requested, on the progress of the tasks in charge in accordance with the tasks agreed upon;
- Make an assessment of the final draft Code before adoption by the National Assembly of Armenia;
- Work closely with the representatives of the National Assembly for clarifying the proposed amendments to the Judicial Code and the revisions of the related legal acts;
- Draft amendments and additions to the following legal acts that are deriving from the draft law on making revisions in the Judicial Code of the Republic of Armenia:
a) Draft law on making additions and changes in the Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Armenia;
b) Draft law on making additions and changes in the Civil Procedure Code of the Republic of Armenia.
RequiredQualifications
- University degree in Law;
- At least 7 years of professional experience in law or policy drafting in the justice field at international and/ or national level;
- Familiarity with the national as well as international legal frameworks in the justice sphere;
- Strong knowledge of the current legal frameworks of Armenia and the main strategic directions, policies and conceptions of legislative reforms in the field of justice;
- Good knowledge of the Council of Europe standards in the field of administration of justice;
- Excellent knowledge and experience on the techniques and specifics of drafting legal acts in accordance with the requirements of the Law of the Republic of Armenia on Legal Acts and other relevant regulations;
- Proven ability to work in a team; strong interpersonal and communication skills;
- Experience with similar international projects in the area of legislative drafting.
Benefits
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