Education
2003: Training at Budapest International Academy of Strategy
1997: Training at Washington International Law Institute
1984 - 1987: PhD studies at the Institute of State and Law under the USSR National Academy of Sciences
1975 - 1983: Yerevan State University, Faculty of Law

Scientific Degree, Rank
Doctor of Law, Professor

Topics of Scientific Thesis Research
«The role of local authorities in the sphere of lejitimacy strengthening», c.o.l. Jb 00.02, Public law (constitutional, administrative, financial, municipal, environmental, European law, state management)
«The issues of sustaining administrative justice in the Republic of Armenia», c.o.l JB -00.01 Theory and History of State and Law, History of Legal Studies and JB-00.02, Public law (constitutional, administrative, financial, municipal, environmental, European law, state management)

Scope of Scientific Researches
Mechanisms of exercising and defending constitutional laws, issues of administrative law, administrative proceeding, the ways of improving administration and administrative justice

Lectured Courses
Constitutional law, Administrative law, Administrative responsibility, Administrative proceeding and legal proceedings, Municipal law

Professional Activity
1988 - 1990: Lecturer of the Chair of Constitutional and International Law at the Faculty of Law, Yerevan State University
1989 - 1992: Head of Interracial Relations Control Department at RA Prosecutоr's Office
1992 - 1996: Interregional Prosecutor of Hrazdan
1996 - 1999: Prosecutor of RA General Prosecutor's Department
2000 - 2004: Head of Defence of State Interests Department of RA General Prosecutor's Office
2004 - 2007: Deputy Prosecutor General of RA
2007 - 2010: Ministry of Justice of Republic of Armenia
Since 2011: Counsellor of RA Constitutional Court
1998 - 2008: Associate Professor of the Chair of Constitutional Law of the Faculty of Law at Yerevan State University
2008 - 2013: Professor
Since 2013: Head of the Chair of Constitutional Law of the Faculty of Law at Yerevan State University

Participation in Scientific/ Professional Structures
2011 present JB.00.01 and JB.00.02 - member of 001 Professions Council at YSU Jurisprudence
2012 present member of Scientific Council at RA Public Administration Academy

Participation in Editorial Staffs
A member of editorial boards of scientific journals «Law and Reality» («Orenq ev irakanutyun»), «State and Law» («Petutyun ev iravunq»), «Judicial authorities of Karabakh» («Gharabaghi datakan ishkhanutyun»)

Participation in Public and Other Structures
Since 2011: President of the Board of «Center for Constitutional Law» NGO
Since 1998: Member of Law Society of Republic of Armenia
Since 2009: Member of «Armenian Lawyers Association» NGO

Awards/ Titles
2004: Class rank of Second-rank State Councillor of Justice
2006: Honorary title of «Honored Lawyer of Republic of Armenia»
Awarded with a number of governmental medals and letters of recognition

Languages
Armenian, Russian and French

Service in the Armed Forces
1977 - 1979: compulsory military service in the Soviet Army

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