On May 16, 2018, Georgian men of law will have an unique opportunity to share the experience of judges invited from the US. They will also be able topave the parallels between the Georgian and American legal systems. The event will be orginized by European University and have a lecture cycle style - each speaker will talk about a specific topic within 25 minutes, after which the audience will be involved in the discussion.

Agenda

• 10:00 - 10:30 - Coffee Break
• 10:30 - 10:45 - Welcome - Tamar Zakarashvili (attorney, University of Minnesota Law Faculty)
• 10:45 - 11:15 - topic: Election Process in the USA
• 11:15 - 12:45 - topic: Criminal Proceedings in the USA
• 12:45 - 13:15 - topic: Law Schools in USA
• 13:15 - 13:45 - Lunch
• 13:45 - 14:15 - topic: The jury selection system
• 14:15 - 14:45 - topic: The US Constitution
• 14:45 - 15:15 - topic: A guide of punishment in Minessota
• 15:15 - 16:00 - Coffee Break

Participation in the event is free. you can be an applicant if you are:

• Georgian lawmaker
• students (BA, MA, PHD)
• NGO representative
• Professor
• Law Practitioner

Those wishing to attend the application must follow this link.

The public lecture be held within the framework of International Legal week organized by European University. During the event, on May 15, 2018, American judges will meet with the Minister of Penitentiary system of Georgia, General Prosecutor of Georgia and Chairman of the Georgian Bar Association. Furthermore, On May 17, 2018, the conference"Actual Problems of Justice" will be held in The Biltomore Hotel Tbilisi. The event will be attended by representatives of the legislative, executive and judiciary branches of Georgia together with American judges. Follow the link to participate in the conference mentioned above.

For more information please contact

• Ioseb Keleneridze, Dean of the Faculty of Law, Humanitarian and Social Sciences:

     E-mail: ikelenjeridze@esu.edu.ge

• Lasha Chakhvadze, Head of International Relations Service

     Email: international@eu.edu.ge.

The event will be hold: Tbilisi, Guramishvili Ave. 76, European University (# 506)