The University of Georgia

Marine Kapanadze
Invited Lecturer

Law Department
School of Law

Education

Free University of Tbilisi - Law - Bachelor - 2011-01-09 - 2015-08-20

University of Cologne - Law - Master - 2016-03-10 - 2017-07-31

Publications

Retroactive Effect of the Judgements of the Constitutional Court of Georgia - 2016

The Constitutionality of the Sanctions imposed in Georgia to fight against Pandemic - 2021

“EU-Georgian Relations –Time to Impose Restrictive Measures on Abusers of Power” - 2021

Conferences

OSCE/ODIHR 30th Anniversary - 14-02-2021

OSCE/ODIHR Conference on Migration, - 27-06-2022

Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) - 26-06-2023

Courses

Clinic of Human Rights-LAWB4231 ( 2021/2022; 2022/2023; 2023/2024; )

Schedule

Clinic of Human Rights-LAWB4231

Marine is a human rights expert and has been working in this field for more than 10 years. Currently, she takes the position of Civil and Political Rights Program Director at the non-governmental organization "Georgian Democracy Initiative" (GDI). Moreover, she is a legal researcher at Global Freedom of Expression, Columbia University. Marine has profound experience in dealing with human rights cases and representing individuals before the Constitutional Court of Georgia and common courts. Simultaneously, she is actively engaged in educational activities and has robust experience in teaching as a trainer and lecturer. For instance, she was a visiting trainer at the Georgian Bar Association and currently teaches at the "Franklin Academy". Beyond her primary work, Marine Kapanadze also holds the role of a national consultant for both the Council of Europe and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). In addition, Marine is the author of numerous articles and other publications. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Law at the Free University of Tbilisi and a Master's Degree in Law at the University of Cologne. Marine is an Alumnus of the Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP), Columbia University, and the US Professional Fellows Program (PFP). Additionally, she has obtained scholarships from the German Academic Exchange Program (DAAD) and the Swedish Institute (SI).