• New player in the field of law: the impact of artificial intelligence on human rights and regulation thereof 

  Tovmasyan, Zoya (American University of Armenia, 2020)

  The purpose of the research is to reveal possible risks and opportunities of human rights that arise from the application and development of AI. The approach chosen for the analysis is to identify how relevant international ...
• Safeguarding children’s rights in the criminal procedure as offenders: whether the Armenian legislation provides enough guarantees for the protection of juvenile offenders’ rights 

  Ghukasyan, Varduhi (American University of Armenia (AUA), 2020)

  In our society children are considered as one of the vulnerable social groups, moreover, in many situations, unfortunately, they are the most defenseless mankind. Not every child has a shaped personality in his early ages ...
• RA tax law regulations: transfer pricing practice in Armenia 

  Poghosyan, Vahe (American University of Armenia, 2020)

  As transfer pricing regulations are newly incorporated into the Tax Code of Armenia and we do not have enough practice to make clear conclusions about the productivity of those rules, in this paper I will mainly concentrate ...
• Personal data protection: liabilities of financial organizations in regard with their customers. Whether the use of a client's personal data for the reasons other than the intended purpose by financial institutions is lawful under Armenian law where the data was collected for conducting client due diligence based on the "Know Your Customer" principle 

  Kyandaryan, Tatevik (American University of Armenia, 2020)

  This paper aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of data protection law in the Republic of Armenia and international practices regarding the engagement of state liability for legislative changes. The reasons how banks ...
• The extra-judicial mechanics and challenges for the protection of labor rights in the Republic of Armenia 

  Soghomonyan, Syuzanna (American University of Armenia, 2020)

  In a democratic country, which is governed by the rule of law, apart from the judicial system, it is equally essential to have effective extra-judicial remedies protecting the rights and legal interests of employees. In ...
• Cancellation of trademark registration as a result of non-use 

  Hovhannisyan, Svetlana (American University of Armenia, 2020)

  The purpose of this paper is to 1) to identify the main issues present in the Law of the Republic of Armenia on Trademarks regarding the cancelation of the trademark registration as a result of non-use, 2) study the relevant ...
• The particularities of exceptional review of judgments entered into force in the criminal procedure of Armenia: recent developments 

  Zakharyan, Sofia (American University of Armenia, 2020)

  Exceptional review procedures have the aim of restoring a right in case of its violation in previous proceedings. Such exceptional review procedure empowers courts to reopen a case due to the emergence of new facts, or ...
• Minority shareholder rights: common forms of oppression and existing legal protection mechanism and remedies in the Armenian legislation 

  Sirakanyan, Shushana (American University of Armenia, 2020)

  This Paper aimed to mainly show and underline the gaps and loopholes in the Armenian existing legislation regarding the rights of the minority shareholders. Alongside with the existing domestic legislation, international ...
• Privacy policy as a tool for IT companies to escape liability 

  Eksuzyan, Shahane (American University of Armenia, 2020)

  This paper is going to focus on GDPR-compliant privacy policy development for Armenia-based IT companies. The law on State Assistance of Information Technologies adopted in 2014 by the Republic of Armenia resulted in a ...
• Characteristics of using biometric data in an employment context: challenges in the Republic of Armenia and possible solutions in the light of international best practice 

  Sarukhanyan, Sergey (American University of Armenia, 2020)

  This paper analyzes the way the private sector, in particular, employers collect and use biometric data of their employees, justifying it in various ways. We will speak about the model of guidelines, approvals, and ...
• The role and effectiveness of e-justice in the Republic of Armenia. Whether the e-justice system facilitates the exercise of the rights and obligations of and is equally accessible for all its stakeholders 

  Grigoryan, Seda (American University of Armenia, 2020)

  This paper is addressed to study and to ascertain the question of whether the E-justice system facilitates the exercise of the rights and obligations of and is equally accessible for all its stakeholders. By illustrating ...
• The regulation of medical devices in the Republic of Armenia. Whether the legislation of the Republic of Armenia complies with the state’s international obligations and international best practices regarding the regulation of medical devices and what are the possible scenarios for legal regulations 

  Khudaverdyan, Ruzanna (American University of Armenia, 2020)

  The term “medical devices” covers a vast range of equipment, from simple tongue depressors to hemodialysis machines. Like medicines and other health technologies, they are essential for patient care – at the bedside, at ...
• Finding balance between freedom of expression and hate speech restriction in the Republic of Armenia 

  Ishkhanyan, Rafayel (American University of Armenia, 2020)

  Regulating hate speech represents a problem of balancing the right to freedom of expression with other human rights, namely right to be free from discrimination and right to dignity. In 2019, several new state-sponsored ...
• The administrative appeal of the administrative acts in the Republic of Armenia 

  Dilbandyan, Oksana (American University of Armenia, 2020)

  The research is designed as a practical tool to help unloading of administrative courts. Hence, the core question that needs an answer is the following: whether the mandatory system of administrative appeal of administrative ...
• Interrelation between action of quashing and action of compelling under administrative procedure code of RA. Whether the current regulation of examining the action of quashing together with the action of compelling by virtue of law ensures effective restoration of human rights considering the specific limitations of applicable legislation and evidence for these types of actions? 

  Arakelyan, Narine (American University of Armenia, 2020)

  The judicial control of the Administrative court of the Republic of Armenia (hereinafter “the Court”) is considered to be an important measure for both individuals and legal entities to apply to the Court with the claims ...
• The essential role of intellectual property policies for educational and research institutions: a proposal to implement intellectual property policies in higher education institutions in the Republic of Armenia 

  Gechidjian, Mercedes (American University of Armenia, 2020)

  Learning, research, and civil engagement are core missions of educational and research institutions. These institutions enforce the transfer of knowledge to those in society who can use the investigations and educational ...
• Piercing of the corporate veil in Armenia. Are the existing regulatory features of corporate veil piercing sufficient to tackle certain corporate misdeeds committed in the Republic of Armenia? 

  Hovhannesyan, Maykl (American University of Armenia, 2020)

  Piercing the corporate veil is the practice of disregarding the limited liability characteristic of a corporation in order to make its shareholders, either individuals or parent entities, bear personal liability for the ...
• Conflict of human rights: respect for private life and freedom of expression 

  Khachatryan, Marine (American University of Armenia, 2020)

  This thesis paper will underscore the main aspects of the right of freedom of expression and the respect for private life to reveal and understand their roles, the “job” of the media and the notion of responsible journalism ...
• The role of the Republic of Armenia in ensuring the right of the child to a family. Whether the transformation of child care and protection institutions in the Republic of Armenia ensures the proper exercise of the right of the child to a family 

  Avagyan, Marine (American University of Armenia, 2020)

  This Paper aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the right of the child to a family in the context of the best interests of the child and the deinstitutionalization process aimed to ensure the exercise of the mentioned ...
• Do the changes in requirement determining the investor’s nationality serve as ground for states to make jurisdiction objections in investment arbitration? 

  Shahinyan, Lilit (American University of Armenia, 2020)

  When an individual or legal entity applies to a dispute resolution tribunal and there has been a change in the applicant's nationality criteria, should the applicant be entitled to exercise investor rights or the state ...

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