Summer School
Opening of the Summer School of the Constitutional Court
On 26 July, the summer school of the Constitutional Court of Georgia was officially opened. The summer school is aimed at broadening the professional knowledge of future lawyers in constitutional and human rights law.
The participants of the summer school were addressed by: Vice-President of the Constitutional Court Ms. Manana Kobakhidze, Chief of Party of the USAID Rule of Law Program Mr. Giorgi Chkheidze, as well as Senior project Officers of the Council of Europe’s Office in Georgia – Mr. Giorgi Giorgadze and Mr. Levan Meskhoradze.
The nine-day training program covers the following topics: models of constitutional (judicial) review in the US and Europe; The right to equality and non-discrimination: standards in the USA, Europe and Georgia; Freedom of information in a constitutional democracy: standards in the USA, Europe and Georgia.
Students of the summer school will have the opportunity to get acquainted with the case law of the Constitutional Court of Georgia, the Supreme Court of the United States of America and the European Court of Human Rights, and they will also participate in moot court sessions.
The lectures will be conducted by Teimuraz Tughushi, Justice of the Constitutional Court of Georgia; Bill Bowring, Professor of law at Birkbeck College, University of London (UK); Director of the LLM/MA in Human Rights; Jonathan Manes, Adjunct Professor at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law; Attorney in the MacArthur Justice Center’s Illinois Office; Maartje De Visser, Associate Professor of Law at Singapore Management University; Christine Evans, Adjunct Professor at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law; Irakli Ksovreli, Head of the Legal Provision and Research Department of the Constitutional Court of Georgia; Levan Maisuradze, Expert in constitutional law, Head of the Legal Assurance Group of the Legal Department of the Communications Commission of Georgia.
As a result of an open competition, 26 best students and graduates of the Faculty of Law from Georgian universities were selected to participate in the summer school. In addition, successful graduates of the summer school will have the opportunity to undergo a paid internship and get employed at the Constitutional Court.
This year, the Constitutional Court hosts the 15th Summer School. The Summer School is held with the financial participation of the joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe: “Strengthening Independence and Professionalism of Justice in Georgia”, as well as the Council of Europe’s project: “Enhancing Implementation of Human Rights Practices and Education in Georgia” and the USAID Rule of Law Program.
The graduates of the Summer School hold leading positions both in public and private sectors, which is a testament to the project’s success.
The Summer School of the Constitutional Court will end on 3 August.
