Mechanisms of protection of rights and interests of minors discussed by notaries of CIS countries in Minsk

The role of a notary in protecting the interests and rights of minors was discussed at an international round table in the CIS Executive Committee in Minsk on September 24, the correspondent of the Minsk-Novosti news agency reports.

Leading experts of the Commonwealth countries in the field of protection of the rights of minors gathered in the Belarusian capital. The round table was attended by representatives of the CIS Executive Committee, the Ministries of Justice of Armenia and Belarus, the Commission of Commissioners for the Rights of the Child (Ombudsmen) of the CIS member states.

The participants focused on mechanisms for protecting the rights and interests of minors in the notarial activities of the Commonwealth countries, as well as measures to improve the effectiveness of this work at the interstate level. Particular attention was paid to the practical aspects of notarial support of transactions involving children, registration of inheritance and protection of hereditary property until the minor heir enters the rights, certification of powers of attorney and consents of his legal representatives when performing various notarial actions.

In her welcoming speech, Head of the Basic Organization of the CIS Member States in the field of notarial activities, Chairman of the Belarusian Notary Chamber Elena Grinkevich emphasized:

Notaries of Belarus protect the rights and legitimate interests of minors. This is one of the main tasks that is included in the functions of the notary. The interests of minors in our country are given exclusive attention, this is a very important and responsible segment in the legislation. Today everything is settled in it, and we do not have any special problems with the application of norms. Therefore, I think that colleagues will be interested to hear about the Belarusian experience in the registration of inheritance rights and transactions with real estate, in the issuance of various consents and powers of attorney. In turn, we will gladly get acquainted with the developments of foreign colleagues.

Representatives of notaries of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan shared their professional experience at the round table.

Saule Kazakeeva, a notary from Almaty, Kazakhstan, spoke about the importance of interaction with the guardianship and guardianship authorities.

- Minors are the gene pool of a nation in any country, regardless of geographical location and legislation. These are our children. The role of the notary in their respect is very great, because we protect the property rights of minors, which places a high responsibility on us. The property rights of children do not always coincide with the interests of adults, and our task is to protect children from adverse consequences, Kazakeeva said. We can recommend to all colleagues from other countries our experience of interaction with guardianship and guardianship bodies. We are currently using innovative technologies here. Consolidation of efforts of the notary and guardianship authorities should lead to positive results. These bodies protect the interests of the minor, protect him even from his own parents, that is, legal representatives, adoptive parents, trustees.

Member of the Public Council of the Basic Organization of the CIS Member States in the field of notarial activities, notary from Yerevan Gayane Azaryan noted in her speech:

- We have something to talk about, there is always something to learn. We have common and particular problems that are of interest to all our colleagues from other countries. We are good at something, for example, Belarusian, Kyrgyz or Russian notaries. We learn from each other. For us, the Belarusian experience in the field of digitalization was very interesting. When we first started to introduce this direction, we used the experience of digitalization of the notary system of Belarus. The topic of inheritance of cryptocurrency is very relevant today. I know that Belarus has made a big step forward in this direction. I think in the end we will come to the fact that we will learn this experience.

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