On 27 April 2021 the online presentation of the Handbook on improving the quality of judicial decisions developed by the Council of Europe international consultant Oleksandr Ovchynnykov, took place in the framework of the project ''Support to the judicial reform – enhancing the independence and professionalism of the judiciary in Armenia.''
The Project is focused on the assessment of legislation related to the justice system of Armenia and the provision of recommendations as to strengthening the independence, impartiality and efficiency of the judiciary in Armenia, in line with the Council of Europe standards.
The development of the Handbook was a continuation of the two-day training on legal drafting of judicial decisions for national judges and assistants of judges, representing civil and administrative courts of different instances held on 23-24 February, 2021 and led by Mr. Oleksandr Ovchynnykov. The content of the training was based on the Council of Europe standards with a particular emphasis on the Council of Europe documents on the quality of justice, as developed by various Council of Europe bodies, including the CEPEJ and the CCJE.
The presentation of the Handbook was attended by the representatives from Supreme Judicial Council, Court of Cassation, Administrative Court, Administrative Court of Appeal, Civil Court of Appeal, Court of Bankruptcy and other first instance courts of general jurisdiction of different regions of Armenia.
This event was organised in the framework of 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 in their Partnership for Good Governance II (2019-2022).