Differentiated legal approach to prisoners who have children under the age of 18 and guarantees for their relations in RA

Abstract

This paper is devoted to point the issues concerning child-incarcerated parent relations marking the huge significance of parental relations in a child’s life. It aims to highlight existing problems of the legislation in ensuring child’s regular direct contact when his parent is incarcerated and create possible solutions concerning this issue. After amending the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia in 2015, a huge period has started of developing domestic legislation and harmonizing it with international requirements of the conventions Armenia has ratified.