Gaps in the Legislation
Regulating Operative-Investigative Activity
and Proposals for Improvement
Policy Paper

Background – Key Issues and Trends The Democracy Development Foundation (DDF) carried out this assessment to examine how Armenia’s current framework for Operative-Search Activities (OSA) aligns with modern democratic standards of accountability, legality, and proportionality. In Armenia, OSA remains largely governed by laws dating back to the 1990s, with fragmented updates over the years. These laws have struggled to keep