Midterm evaluation of the Armenia rule of law program

2012EnglishInside title: ABA ROLI evaluation report | Evaluated project title: American Bar Association rule of law initiative (ABA ROLI) | ABA ROLI is part of USAID's Armenia rule of law program Rule of lawCODE: 111; Armenia Central And Eastern Europe

Metadata

Authors: Katz, Janet | Hakobyan, Ester
Contract/Code: AID-111-TO-11-00002 | AID-RAN-I-00-09-00016 | RAN-I-00-09-00016-00 | 111-A-00-00-00067-00 | AID-111-A-00-00-00067
Institution: 1891 - International Business and Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI) 8509 USAID. Mission to Armenia | 13413 Bur. for Policy, Planning Learning. Ofc. of Learning, Evaluation Research
Keywords: Rule of law | Judicial reform | Legal education | Human rights | Professional development | Courts JA32 Democratization (2964.0) | Rule of law (2149.0) | Post conflict societies (427.0)
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Source: Open PDF

Abstract

Armenia has made positive changes and enacted many new laws affecting rule of law since its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Armenia has become a signatory to the European Convention of Human Rights and other international treaties. Despite these new laws, however, corruption remains a significant impediment to legal reform. Economic conditions, though improving, still have an effect on Armenia, whose government and justice system are dependent on donors for implementing their programs and carrying out their duties.