YEREVAN, JANUARY 21, NOYAN TAPAN. Each member of the Cassation Court, a body working by the mechanism of collegiate decision making, should have a sense of responsibility for every decision made. The Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan stated this at the January 21 meeting with the newly-appointed members of the Cassation Court. He pointed out that "a collegiate decision does not mean less personal responsibility". In the president's words, the Cassation Court will play a significant role at the current stage of reforms made in the legal system and the development of the country. "If we succeed in forming really independent and impartial judicial bodies and an adequate court practice, we will succeed in becoming a normal, developed and democratic country," he said. According to the RA presidential press service, the meeting participants discussed issues related to increasing the role of courts and efficient administration of justuce, as well as measures aimed at raising public trust in judicial authorities.

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