The Seventh Scientific Conference “Advocacy: Current State and Prospects for Development in the Republic of Armenia”

For already seven years AYLA continues organizing the traditional Scientific Conference for the law students “Advocacy: Current State and Prospects for Development in the Republic of Armenia” for the law students having the aim to assist to raising the level of knowledge of the law students in the advocacy sphere, and to promote implementation of serious research activities by the students. The Final Oral Round of the Seventh Republican Conference was held on 6 December 2011.

The Conference was organized by the “LEGAL ALLIANCE” Law Firm in cooperation with the Armenian Young Lawyers Organization NGO and the Law Foundation of Armenia.

The Conference is already an established tradition, which has the aim to raise the level of knowledge of the law students in the advocacy sphere; to promote implementation of serious research activities by the students; and contribute to raising the role of the advocacy institute in the Republic of Armenia. It provides opportunity to hear the new ideas and solutions suggested by the lawyers of the new generation as well.

The Conference consists of two rounds: written and oral. 34 students from the law schools of Yerevan and from the regions had applied for participation in the conference. 30 applicants introduced their reports in time. In compliance with the official rules of the conference, the authors of the best 10 reports were authorized to take part in the final, oral round. The participants introduced their papers, which referred to the advocacy institute, the current legislation, as well as revealed the existing shortcomings and omissions. They had carried out comparative analyses of the RA and European legislation as well. They suggested their opinions to eliminate those shortcomings. A jury of well-known advocates in composition of Mr. Karen Zadoyan, the AYLA President and Mr. Vrezh Gasparyan, and Mrs. Anahit Hakobyan evaluated the best oral reports of the young lawyers.

Gohar Gevorgyan, 1st year student of Magistrate from the law department of Yerevan State University won the prize for the “Best Written Report” of the Scientific Conference for the law students “Advocacy: Challenges and Current State in the Republic of Armenia”.

Madlena Margaryan, 2nd year student of Magistrate from Armenian-Slavonic University was recognized the third in the oral round.

Gohar Gevorgyan, 1st year student of Magistrate from the law department of Yerevan State University won the second prize.

Anahit Harutyunyan, 1st year student of Magistrate from the law department of Yerevan State University was awarded the “Special Prize” of the scientific conference established by the AYLA President.

Meline Fereshatyan, 2nd year student of Magistrate from Armenian-Slavonic University was recognized “The Best Oralist” and the winner of the Competition.

The winners received valuable prizes and corresponding certificates. Participants of the written round of the Conference received participation certificates as well.