President of Venice Commission to arrive in Armenia on official visit
YEREVAN, JUNE 7, /ARKA/. A Council of Europe delegation led by President of the Venice Commission Claire Bazy Malaurie will be visiting Armenia on June 8-10 at the invitation of President of the Constitutional Court of Armenia Arman Dilanyan, the Constitutional Court’s press office said today.
It will be the first official visit of the Venice Commission President to Yerevan since 2018.
The European Commission for Democracy through Law - better known as the Venice Commission as it meets in Venice - is the Council of Europe's advisory body on constitutional matters.
The role of the Venice Commission is to provide legal advice to its member states and, in particular, to help states wishing to bring their legal and institutional structures into line with European standards and international experience in the fields of democracy, human rights and the rule of law. The full name of the Commission is the “European Commission for democracy through law”.
It also helps to ensure the dissemination and consolidation of a common constitutional heritage, playing a unique role in conflict management, and provides “emergency constitutional aid” to states in transition.
Its individual members are university professors of public and international law, supreme and constitutional court judges, members of national parliaments and a number of civil servants. They are designated for four years by the member states, but act in their individual capacity. -0-
