YEREVAN. – The National Assembly of Armenia on Wednesday adopted—in the second reading and in full—the new Judicial Code of the country.

Under this code, solely one general jurisdiction court of first instance will function in capital city Yerevan. 

In addition, a bankruptcy court will be established in 2019.

Also, the new Judicial Code specifies the rules of ethics, which a judicial self-governing body will confirm.

Furthermore, the code states that if losing a case at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), proceedings may be launched against Armenia’s judges.