Certain chapters of Armenia’s new constitution, including the ones on human rights and freedoms, laws, parliament’s messages and resolutions, as well as the Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman), can be enforced soon, as envisaged by the transitional provisions – the day after the new constitution is promulgated provided it has been approved by means of a referendum.
Hovhannes Sahakyan, Chairman Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs, Parliament of Armenia, told Tert.am that the essence of the first three chapters and, generally, of transitional provisions is that such comprehensive documents are normally gradually enforced.
“That is, other laws stemming from the Constitution need regulating. And this is the purpose of transitional provisions,” Mr Sahakyan said.
All the constitutional provisions will gradually be enforced until 2018, after the Armenian president’s term of office expires.