Education
2008 - 2012: YSU Law Faculty / PhD
2006 - 2008: YSU Law Faculty / Master
2002 - 2006: YSU Law Faculty / Bachelor

Scientific degree, title
PhD in Law, Associate Professor

Topic of Thesis
«Criminal Issues in Organ and (or) Tissue Transplantation to Human»,12.00.05 Criminal Law and Criminology, Penitentiary Law, 2012.

Scope of Scientific Research
Deviations, Crimes against public health, Crimes against transplantation and other healthcare issues, Crimes against human embryo, Bioethics, Fundamental human rights (right to life, prohibition of tortures), Precedential law of the Court of Cassation on material law, Punishment.

Lectured Courses
Penology, Addictive Behavior, Criminal Law: General Part (seminar)

Professional Activity
2020 March - present: Assistant to the Prime Minister
2019 April - November: Deputy Minister of Justice
2018 April - 2019 April: Adviser to the Minister of Justice
2014 July - 2018 April: First Deputy Head of the Judicial Department, Secretary of the Council of Court Chairmen
2010 – 2017: Lecturer at the YSU Law faculty, Criminal Law Chair, 2017 – to present Associate Professor at the same Chair
2013 – 2014: Member of the Working Group drafting the Criminal Code
2014 – 2015: Lecturer at the Academy of Justice
2013 - 2014: Adviser to the Chairman of the Court of Cassation
2012 – 2013: lecturer at the School of Prosecutors
2009 - 2013: Elder Assistant to the Chairman of the Chair on Criminal Cases of the Court of cassation
2007 – 2009: junior expert, expert and elder expert at the Department of Legal Expertise at the Court of Cassation

Membership
Member of 001 "Law" Specialized Council (12.00.05)
The Royal Institute of International Affairs, UK, London (The Chatham House) member

Languages
Armenian (native), Russian (fluent), English (fluent)

(+374 60) 71-02-50
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annavardapetyan@ysu.am