Education
2001 - 2003: Yerevan State University, PhD in International Public Law
1999 - 2001: Yerevan State University, Master of Jurisprudence (LLM degree)
1995 - 1999: Yerevan State University, Bachelor’s degree in Law

Academic degree
Candidate of Law, Associate Professor

Topic of the PhD thesis
Defended PhD dissertation ““The role of European Judicial Bodies in Human Rights Protection: Legal Comparative Study of Luxembourg-Strasbourg Case Law

Scope of Scientific Research
European law, European Institutional system, EU Internal market, EU external relation and policy, European judicial protection of human rights

Academic courses
EU Law, EU institutions and Procedures, European judicial protection of human rights

Work Experience
2010 - to present: Centre for European Studies, Regional Masters Programme in Human Rights and Democratization, Project director
2008 Oct.- 2010 Apr: National Assembly of Republic of Armenia, Advisor to the Chairman
2006 - to present: Yerevan State University, Centre for European Studies, Director
2004 - to present: Yerevan State University, Faculty of Law, Chair of European and International law, Lecturer
2004 – 2008: Ministry of Territorial Administration, Republic of Armenia, Advisor to the Minister,
2002 – 2004: Civil Service Council of the Republic of Armenia, Head of External Affairs Department,
2002 - to present: Yerevan State University, Faculty of law, Faculty of International Relations, Lecturer
2004 February – 2004 March: European Law Institute, at Moscow Institute of International Relations (University), Moscow, Russian Federation, Internship
2002: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, RA, Department of Europe

Participation to non-governmental or other institutions
Head YSU CIS Council, Head of the Council
«The European club in Armenia», Co-founder
The international «Global Campus» of human rights and democratization, Co-founder
Bar Association of the Republic of Armenia

Languages
Armenian (native), Russian, English

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