2004 – 2006
STRATEGIC PLAN
OF
ARMENIAN YOUNG LAWYERS ASSOCIATION
| CONTENTS | |
| 1. | Historical Overview |
| 2. | Brief Analysis of the Organization’s Activities |
| 3. | Future Vision |
| 4. | Mission and Values |
| 5. | AYLA's Strategic Goals, Objectives and Action Plan |
| 6. | Expectations |
| 7. | Monitoring and Evaluation |
| 8. | Appendix 1 |
5. AYLA's Strategic Goals, Objectives and Action Plan
Goal 1. Raising the level of legal consciousness of the population and protection of the legal rights and interest:
Objective 1.1
Provide legal assistance to the socially vulnerable people.
Action 1.1.1
Providing free legal services to socially vulnerable layers of the population
of RA through AYLA's Yerevan and regional offices (in house and on the phone).
Period - 2004-2006.
Person responsible - AYLA Vice-President
Action 1.1.2
Protection of the rights and legal interests of the refugees and asylum seekers
in the court.
Period - 2004-2006.
Person responsible - AYLA Vice-President
Action 1.1.3
Organization of seminars and special trainings aimed at raising the professional
level of the legal advisers (advocates) of AYLA as well as for the members
of the Coalition.
Period - Once in a year
Person responsible - AYLA Vice-President
Action 1.1.4
Elaboration and application of the quality standards of the legal advice.
Period - 2004-2006.
Person responsible - AYLA Vice-President
Objective 1.2
Dissemination of information on legal and social services provided by the State
among the population.
Action 1.2.1
Publication and dissemination of legal information bulletins based on the statistic
analysis of the requests and questions of the people, which applied for the
assistance to AYLA offices.
Period - Once in a year
Person responsible - AYLA Vice-President
Action 1.2.2
Publication and dissemination of information bulletins and a manual on public
services provided by the State.
Period - Once in a year
Person responsible - AYLA Vice-President
Action 1.2.3
Dissemination of legal information through mass media.
Period - 2004-2006.
Person responsible - AYLA Vice-President
Action 1.2.4
Establishment of joint information centers aimed at insuring the transparency
of the State and local government bodies' activities.
Period - Once in a year
Person responsible - AYLA Vice-President
Objective 1.3
Provide free legal services to the population using the new methods.
Action 1.3.1
Providing legal advice through Internet in cooperation with other interested
organizations.
Period - 2004-2006.
Person responsible - AYLA Vice-President
Action 1.3.2
Free of charge provision and instalment of computer software program of Armenian
legislation in Internet in cooperation with other interested organizations.
Period - 2004-2006.
Person responsible - AYLA Vice-President
Action 1.3.3
Testing and development of public awareness program.
Period - 2004-2006.
Person responsible - AYLA Vice-President
Objective 1.4
Publication of legal periodicals.
Action 1.4.1
Publication of the legal periodical in cooperation with other interested legal
organizations.
Period - 2004-2006.
Person responsible - AYLA Vice-President
Expected results:
a) The socially vulnerable layers of Armenian population will gain the opportunity
to receive qualified and free legal services, which will protect the beneficiaries'
rights as well as solve the problems, which they raised.
b) The professional level of AYLA's legal advisers (advocates) will be improved.
The quality of the provided services will be improved as well due to elaboration
and application of the quality standards of legal advice.
c) The level of the legal awareness of Armenian population will improve, including
the knowledge on public services provided by the State.
d) The organization will publish and disseminate among its beneficiaries corresponding
information bulletins and a manual, based on the statistic analysis of the
requests of people, which applied to AYLA offices.
e) The organization will publish and disseminate information bulletins and
a manual based on the research of the complete information on public services
provided by the State in educational, health and social security spheres.
f) Based on the study and analysis of the visitors' opinions AYLA will elaborate
and apply new methods of providing services, which will assist in permanent
improvement of the level of free legal services provided by the organization
as well as expand its geography.
g) AYLA will have its own periodical - the tool or rather the microphone, which
will provide opportunity to participate in the decision making processes more
efficiently.
Goal 2. Development of professional skills and adjacent abilities of the new generation of young lawyers, advocates and the law students.
Objective 2.1
Organization of activities aimed at the development of skills and abilities
of the new generation of young lawyers, advocates and the law students.
Action 2.1.1
Organization of courses, seminars, trainings, conferences and moot court competitions
on differed aeas of Armenian Law, as well as on Human Rights and European
Law, and exchange of experience.
Period - 2004-2006.
Person responsible - AYLA Executive Secretary
Objective 2.2
Realization of internal reforms of AYLA.
Action 2.2.1
Organization of professional committees, clubs and divisions of law students
in AYLA structure and realization of their activities.
Period - 2004-2006.
Person responsible - AYLA Executive Secretary
Action 2.2.2
Organization of computer training and other courses for AYLA members. Organization
of various cultural and sport events.
Period - 2004-2006.
Person responsible - AYLA Executive Secretary
Objective 2.3
Furnishing the AYLA offices with necessary resources.
Action 2.3.1
Purchase of modern legal literature and other necessary resources, including
own office spaces for AYLA regional branches.
Period - 2004-2006.
Person responsible - AYLA Executive Secretary
Expected results:
a) The level of the legal knowledge and professional skills of the new generation
of young lawyers, advocates and law students will raise and they will get
more actively involved in the processes of the current legal and judicial
reforms in Armenia.
b) Strengthening of AYLA’s institutional capacity, in particular the
human recourse capacity.
c) Strengthening of the resource base of the organization, which is necessary
for natural and professional activities of AYLA.
Goal 3. Assistance to the reform and develompent of the advocacy institute in Armenia.
Objective 3.1.
Prompt assistance to the reforms of advocacy legislation.
Action 3.1.1
Assistance to the reform of the acting law "On Advocacy" or to the
adoption of the new law "On Advocacy and Advocacy Activities", through
discussions, mass media, and lobbying of the draft law in cooperation with
partner organizations and experts which will foreseen possibility of having
one professional advocates' organization (union, chamber etc), substituting
state examination committee to independent examination committee wich will
be formed by the professional organization of advocates where advocates will
have majority, as well as adoption of other provisions prmoting development
of advocacy institute.
Period - 2004-2006.
Person responsible - AYLA Vice-President and member advocates
Objective 3.2.
Assistance to the development of advocacy institute in Armenia.
Action 3.2.1
Assistance in internal organizational reforms of the Union (Chamber) of Advocates
of the Republic of Armenia in cooperation with the management of the Union
(Chamber), partner organizations and experts.
Period - 2004-2006.
Person responsible - AYLA Vice-President and member advocates
Action 3.2.2
Organization of activities aimed at the development of the advocacy institute
in Armenia, carrying out the advocacy campaign to enhance the role of the
advocates through mass media and in cooperation with partner organizations
and experts.
Period - 2004-2006.
Person responsible - AYLA Vice-President and member advocates
Expected results:
a) Creation of the favourable legislation field for the development of the
advocacy institute in Armenia through corresponding reforms, in particular
through the possibility to join the advocates in a single professional structure
(such as the union, chamber or other); creation of an independent committee
with the overwhelming majority of advocates by the Advocates Union, as well
as elaboration of a more efficient structure for qualification exams of the
advocates (e.g. based only on testing system) and enacting other propositions,
which will assist to the development of the advocacy institute.
b) Realization of the democratic and participatory internal reforms in the
Advocates Union (Chamber) of Armenia.
c) Enhancing the role and authority of the advocacy institute among the population;
development of self-dependence and independency of the advocates.
Goal 4. Assistance to the development of NGO sector in Armenia.
Objective 4.1.
Assistance to the reforms of the legislation field regulating NGO activities.
Action 4.1.1
Realization of reforms of the legislation field regulating NGO activities through
the research of the field, suggestions and discussions as well as organizing
activities with the involvement of mass media and lobbying the draft law
in cooperation with partner organizations and experts.
Period - 2004-2006.
Person responsible - AYLA Executive Secretary and Board Members
Objective 4.2.
Assistance to the development of the Armenian NGO sector.
Action 4.2.1
Support to organization and implementation of an Advocacy Campaign and other
activities aimed at realization of a comprehensive research of the NGO sector
as well as rising of its role in cooperation with partner organizations and
experts.
Period - 2004-2006.
Person responsible - AYLA Executive Secretary and Board Members
Action 4.2.2
Organization of trainings and providing of corresponding professional literature
as well as other necessary means aimed at strengthening of the Coalition
of Law Organizations where AYLA participates.
Period - 2004-2006.
Person responsible - AYLA Executive Secretary and Board Members
Expected results:
a) Creation of the favourable legislation field promoting the development of
NGO Sector through the corresponding law reforms (such as providing the right
directly realize entrepreneurship activities, decentralization of NGO registration
and re-registration process, etc.).
b) Realization of a comprehensive research of NGO sector, rise of the role
of NGOs among population and development of the NGO sector.
c) Strengthening of the Coalition of law organizations:
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