Education
Yerevan State University, Republic of Armenia
Post - graduate study (09/2004 - 06/2007)
Department of Criminal Procedure and Criminalistics, Law Faculty
Yerevan State University, Republic of Armenia
Master of Jurisprudence (Diploma - summa cum laude) (09/2002 - 06/2004)
Department of Criminal Procedure and Criminalistics, Law Faculty
Yerevan State University, Republic of Armenia
Bachelor of Law (Diploma - summa cum laude) (09/1998 - 06/2002)
Law Faculty

Academic degree
Doctor of Law (Ph.D. in Law), The Case Investigation in the System of Criminal - Procedural Functions (Comparative - legal Analysis) (in Russian), Council 001

Professional activities
European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT), Council of Europe
Member in respect of Armenia, elected by the Committee of Ministers (12/2011 to present)
International Review Mechanism for the UN Convention against Corruption, UNODC
Member of the Expert Group in respect of Armenia (10/2010 to present)
Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia
Adviser to the Court, Part Time (04/2010 to present)
Working Group for Elaboration of the New Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Armenia, under the Decree of the President of the Republic of Armenia
Member (09/2010 to present)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Armenia
Supporting Integrated Border Management (IBM) in the South Caucasus
Coordinator of Legal Component (05/2010 to present)
The Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) as a National Preventive Mechanism under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT), EU Programme
Legal Expert (03/2009 - 03/2011)
UNDP programme for the RA Human Rights Defender on the Analysis of the RA Criminal Executive Code vis - à - vis International Law and Human Rights instruments
Coordinator/Team Leader of the Legal Task Force (05/2010 - 10/2010)
Expert Council for the Prevention of Torture adjunct to the RA Human Rights Defender
Member/Focal Point for Legal Issues (02/2010 - 06/2010)
Casals and Associates, Inc., a Virginia Corporation, USAID Armenia Office
Anti - Corruption Strategy Monitoring Commission of the Republic of Armenia
Legal Consultant (04/2010 - 10/2010)
Human Rights Defender’s Office of the Republic of Armenia
Programme on Protecting and Ensuring Right to a Fair Trial in Armenia
Coordinator of Criminal Justice Component/Legal expert (04/2009 - 09/2009)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Armenia
South Caucasus Anti - Drug Programme, Phase V (Funded by EU)
Coordinator of Legal Component/Expert (12/2007 - 08/2009)
School of Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Armenia
Training Course for Prosecutors on Human Rights Protection Mechanisms in the Preliminary Stage of a Criminal Case Investigation and their Compliance with the ECHR Sandards
Trainer (06/2008 - 12/2008)
Cassation Court of the Republic of Armenia, Criminal Chamber
Adviser to the Chairman (03/2007 - 12/2007)
Human Rights Defender’s Office of the Republic of Armenia
Department of Reinstatement of Criminal Procedure and Military Servicemen Rights
Senior Legal Specialist (05/2004 - 03/2007)
Environmental Public Advocacy Centre (EPAC) NGO
Legal Expert (01/2003 - 05/2004)

Main conferences, trainings and study visits
Study Tour to California, USA for the Development of the new Criminal Procedure Code of Armenia
Under the US Department of Justice Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training
Visits to the US prisons and county jails, Participation in the US Federal and State Court Trials; Meetings with the US Judges, FBI and Police agents - California, USA
Representing the new CPC working group (2011)
2nd Annual Meeting of the European National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) Network, between the Heads and Contact Persons of the NPMs; the SPT; the CPT and the European NPM Project team - Strasbourg, France (2010)
3rd Thematic National Preventive Mechanism High - level Workshop on Methodology: Preparation and planning strategies for an NPM Visit - Yerevan, Armenia
Representing the RA NPM with special report (2010)
Study visit to the Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman (as a National Preventive Mechanism) of the Republic of Slovenia - Ljubljana, Slovenia
Joint visits to Slovenian Police detention facilities and prisons
Representing the RA national preventive mechanism (2010)
Regional Training Workshop for Governmental Experts participating in the Review Mechanism for the United Nations Convention against Corruption, organized by UNODC - Moscow, Russia
Representing the Republic of Armenia (2010)
Eastern Partnership Panel on Fight against Corruption,
European Commission Chairmanship - Brussels, Belgium
Head of Armenian Delegation (2010)
Regional Training on Control Procedures organized within South Caucasus Integrated Border Management (IBM) Programme - Tbilisi, Georgia
Special Report (2010)
Regional Training/Workshop on Exchange of Information and Networking organized within South Caucasus Integrated Border Management (IBM) Programme - Batumi, Georgia
Special Report (2010)
Regional Training/Workshop on IBM Awareness: Good Practices - Border Security & Trade Facilitation - Tbilisi, Georgia
Special Report (2010)
UN Department for Safety and Securtiy
UN Online Security Trainings on Basic Securtity in the Field - Staff Safety, Health, and Welfare and Advanced Securtity in the Field (2010)
Regional Conferences and Workshops on Legal Assistance; Illicit Drug Trafficking in the South Caucasus: Trends and Responses; Reinforcing Anti - Drug Measures at the Borders of the South Caucasus - Tbilisi, Georgia
Presenter and facilitator of the events (2009)
Training for Senior Judges and Prosecutors of the Republic of Armenia to apply International Standards and Best Practices in the area of Criminal Justice - Rome, Italy
Focal Point for Armenian Delegation (2009)
The Need for a New Law School, Public Interest Law Institute - Jagelonian University, Krakow, Poland
Reporter (2008)
Raul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law - Lund University, Stockholm, Sweden
Study visit, Member of the national working group (2005)
Award winner: The Best Holder of Master's Degree at Yerevan State University by the Head of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia (2004)

Disciplines
Criminal Procedure of the Republic of Armenia
The Justice System of the Republic of Armenia
European Standards of Human Rights Protection in the RA Criminal Procedure
Legal Professional Skills

Scientific Interests
Criminal - Procedure Functions, Problems of Pre - trial Investigation, European Standards of Human Rights Protection in the RA Criminal Procedure, Problems of Procedure Form, etc.

Languages
Armenian, English, Russian, Ukrainian

Professional Membership
Armenian Bar Association

Computer Skills
MS Office package (Word, Excel, Access)

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