Analysis on legal regulation regarding early conditional release system of the Republic of Armenia

Abstract

The early conditional release system exists in many countries, mainly in the Council of Europe (CoE) member states. The mechanism is accepted since its purpose is to ensure the effective resocialization of prisoners. However, if the system has any legislative or practical gaps, it will not only cause the violation of rights of convicted persons, but will have its negative impact on their proper reintegration into society. Therefore, many international documents, including those adopted by CoE, state the aim, purpose and especially, criteria for effective implementation of the mechanism. The Republic of Armenia is among those states which give a right for early conditional release by prescribing it within the relevant legal acts. However, taking into consideration the sensitiveness of the discussed system in the light of the rights protection of prisoners, as well as the notion on evolution of the system, within the current paper the analyses are conducted in order to reveal the cons and pros of the main regulations related to the early conditional systems which existed in the Republic of Armenia. Moreover, those legal solutions need to be analyzed taking into consideration relevant solutions accepted by the competent international bodies. Furthermore, the necessity to study the field in the light of the national legal framework and its overall logic also exists.