The University of Georgia

Irakli Samkharadze
Associate Professor
Doctor
Law Department
School of Law

Education

Tbilisi State University - Law - Bachelor - 01/01/2006 - 07/22/2010

Tbilisi State University - Law - Doctor - 09/01/2015 - 07/31/2020

Erasmus University Rotterdam - Law - Master - 09/03/2013 - 08/30/2014

KU Leuven - Law - Without Degree - 09/04/2018 - 08/29/2019

FSU Jena - Law - Without Degree - 09/05/2017 - 08/23/2018

Tbilisi State University - Law - Master - 09/06/2010 - 07/11/2013

Free University of Berlin - Law - Without Degree - 09/06/2022 - 08/24/2023

Publications

Harmonization of legal systems: EU and Georgia (J. Law, Tbilisi State University) - 2015

Europeanization of Energy Law and Policy beyond the Member States: The Case of Georgia (Energy Policy, Elsevier) - 2018

Externalising the energy law: the domestic impact beyond the current domain of the European Union (IJGE, Inderscience Publishers (IEL)) - 2018

International Encyclopaedia of Laws: Text of the Constitution of Georgia (Kluwer Law International) - 2021

Advancing National Climate Law: Is there Room for Mainstreaming EU Climate Action in Georgia? (Book Chapter, Ibidem Press) - 2021

Changing Architecture of Georgian Renewable Energy Normative System: The Dos and Don’ts from the European Union (EEELR, Wolters Kluwer) - 2022

Impact of Renewable Energy Legislation of the EU on the reform of Georgian energy law (JBRS, Lupine) - 2022

The Regional Energy and Climate Governance: Prospects for Energy Community Contracting Parties in the Aftermath of the European Green Deal (JEPL, Brill) - 2023

The Human Right to Energy: Considerations from the Human Right to Water Experience (JHRE, Edward Elgar) - 2023

From External Pressure to Internal Reform: Legal Pathways to Carbon Market Integration through CBAM in Southeast Europe (EELF Book Chapter, Groningen University Press) - 2025

Transboundary Ambitions: Exploring the Theory of Extraterritoriality in EU Climate Law and Policy in Southeast Europe (WLF Book Chapter, Springer Nature) - 2025

The Human Right to a Healthy Environment: Between Legal Principles and Practical Enforcement (EEELR, Wolters Kluwer) - 2025

A Spark of Justice: Toward A Human Right to Energy? Lessons from the Campaign for a Human Right to Water (NNHRR, Asser Institute) - 2025

Conferences

High-level conference: Decarbonising Energy - Lessons from History and Policies for the Future (Brussels, Belgium) - 07-02-2019

Energy Community Treaty: A Legal Vehicle for Regulatory Alignment between the European Union and Third Countries (Tilburg, Netherlands) - 11-02-2020

The Legal Harmonisation Agenda between the EU and Third Countries (Hasselt, Belgium) - 09-02-2021

Vienna Forum on European Law (Vienna, Austria) - 13-03-2023

28th World Law Congress (New York, USA) - 23-07-2023

10th Environmental Law Forum (Leipzig, Germany) - 03-09-2023

Sustainability Conference: Driving Sustainable Change (Berlin, Germany) - 13-11-2023

ELFA Annual Meeting (Edinburg, UK) - 15-04-2024

11th European Environmental Law Forum (Groningen, Netherlands) - 27-08-2024

ELFA Annual Meeting (Sofia, Bulgaria) - 14-04-2025

29th World Law Congress (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) - 03-05-2025

Courses

European Law-IREL1245 ( 2025/2026; )

Legal Approximation with the European Union: Dynamics and Practice-LAWP9091 ( 2025/2026; )

Schedule

European Law-IREL1245

Legal Approximation with the European Union: Dynamics and Practice-LAWP9091

Irakli Samkharadze, an Associate Professor in EU Law, holds an LL.M. in International and European Public Law from Erasmus University Rotterdam (The Netherlands) and an M.A. in Constitutional Law from Tbilisi State University. In 2020, he defended his Ph.D. (summa cum laude) at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, with his doctoral research supported by prestigious international placements as a DAAD research scholar at FSU Jena, an International Scholar at KU Leuven (Belgium), and a postdoctoral researcher at Freie Universität Berlin. Irakli Samkharadze is the recipient and lead of multiple international research grants and projects, frequently commissioned by the European Union, development banks, and international donors. He is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), with extensive experience in cross-border project design, leadership and implementation. His research and publications focus on EU law, climate and energy governance, and human rights in environmental law, with works published by Springer, Wolters Kluwer, Edward Elgar, Elsevier, and other leading peer-reviewed journals. He has authored numerous book chapters, encyclopaedia entries, and policy papers, and is regularly invited to present his work at international conferences, academic forums, and expert workshops. He currently, in parallel with his academic career, as an Energy Advisor at OMNIA GmbH (Germany), where he supports partners in designing and implementing reforms for sustainable, competitive, and transparent energy markets.