Education
1986 - 1989: PhD at YSU
1980 - 1986: YSU Law Faculty (graduated with honors),

Scientific Degree, Title
Doctor of Laws, Professor

Topic of Doctoral Thesis
PhD – “Criminological and criminal law related aspects of the subjective side of the malfeasance”, in the specialty 12.00.05 (Criminal Law and Criminology, Penitentiary Law), Institute of State and Law of NAS RF 1995.
Doctoral Thesis – “The Crime Issues in the Republic of Armenia in the Transition Period”, in the specialty 12.00.05 (Criminal Law and Criminology, Penitentiary Law), 001 Professional Council Granting Law Degrees of SCC acting at the YSU,2008.

Scope of the Scientific Works
Tendencies of Crime Development, corruption crimes, motivation of criminal behavior, issues of guilt.

Lectured Classes
Criminal Law (General Part), Criminology, motivation of criminal behavior, Criminological Theories

Professional Activity
2012 – present: Professor of the Criminal Law Chair at YSU
2000 – present: Head of the Criminal Law Chair at YSU
1995 - 2011: Docent of the Criminal Law Chair at YSU
1989 - 1999: Lecturer at the YSU Criminal Law Chair

Participation in Professional/Scientific Institutions
Member of the Jurisprudence 001 Professional Council (12.00.05)

Participation in Editorial Groups
Responsible Editor of the Series "Yerevan University Herald", "Jurisprudence"

Participation in Public or other Institutions
Member of the Lawyers' Association of Armenia

Awards / honors
Honorary Lawyer of Republic of Armenia

Knowledge of Languages
Armenian (native), Russian, English

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