Members of the Supreme Judicial Council of the Republic of Armenia, Presidents and judges from different court instances both from Yerevan and regions of Armenia, and the Ministry of Justice representatives discussed the Decision SJC-65-VO-165 (30 August 2021) of the Supreme Judicial Council of the Republic of Armenia ''On prescribing benchmark periods of the average duration of case examination as per individual types and complexity of cases''. The event was organised in collaboration with the Supreme Judicial Council of the Republic of Armenia on 21 April 2022.
The presentation on the Decision made by a member of the Supreme Judicial Council was followed by the presentation of the opinion on the Decision and recommendations related to the judicial data collection made by the Council of Europe international consultant.
The round table discussion brought together the interested parties who exchanged their views in relation to the Decision, main highlights of the opinion as to the compliance of the Decision with the best practices of the Council of Europe member states, and the recommendations provided as to possible improvement of the Decision. Though there is always a room for further improvement and development of any legal act, nonetheless it was stated that the Decision could serve as an excellent foundation in setting clear timeframes for expected completion time of certain case types.
The round table discussion on the Decision SJC-65-VO-165 (30 August 2021) of the Supreme Judicial Council of the Republic of Armenia ''On prescribing benchmark periods of the average duration of case examination as per individual types and complexity of cases'' was organised by the project "Support to the judicial reform – enhancing the independence and professionalism of the judiciary in Armenia," funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe within the framework of the Partnership for Good Governance II 2019-2022.
