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Law of Armenia

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The legal system of Armenia is a civil law system, sharing the patterns and characteristics common to other civil law countries. Armenia's Constitution was modeled on the French constitutional tradition, and its laws are organized as a codified, hierarchical body of enacted legislation rather than built up case by case through judicial precedent. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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1991 1
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Armenia 2
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Source Armenia 2015 Constitution, Constitute Project
Source Researching the Armenian Legal System, GlobaLex
Mkhitar Gosh, Jurists
Source Mkhitar Gosh (Wikipedia)
Source European Court of Human Rights: Composition of the Court
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1. Law of Armenia (Wikipedia)
2. Law of Armenia (Wikipedia)
Introduction, jurisdictions using it
Quote, Introduction, jurisdictions using it
Armenian law, that being the modern Legal system of Armenia, is a system of law acted in Armenia.
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List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)
  • In Group: German Civil Law Tradition, country row: Based on German civil law
  • In Legal Family: Civil Law, Section: Civil law
    Armenia
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European Court of Human Rights: Composition of the Court
European Court of Human RightsIncludes: Vahe Grigoryan, Judges of the Court, state
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Vahe Grigoryan Judge Armenia
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Armenia 2015 Constitution, Constitute Project
Includes: Constitution of Armenia, Chapter 1, foundations of constitutional order
Quote, Includes: Constitution of Armenia, Chapter 1, foundations of constitutional order
The Republic of Armenia is a sovereign, democratic, social, and rule-of-law state.
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Mkhitar Gosh (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Mkhitar Gosh, Wikipedia lead sentence
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was an Armenian scholar
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Researching the Armenian Legal System, GlobaLex
Includes: Constitutional Court of Armenia, Section on the court system, structure of the judiciary
Quote, Includes: Constitutional Court of Armenia, Section on the court system, structure of the judiciary
The Judiciary of Armenia consists of the Constitutional Court, the Court of Cassation, courts of appeal, courts of first instance of general jurisdiction, and the Administrative Court;
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