Gia Getsadze

Gia Getsadze ( _ka. გია გეწაძე) was born 1968 in Samtredia (Georgia). 1995 he graduated Tbilisi State University. He was one of the founders of [http://www.gyla.ge/?id=44 Georgian Young Lawyers' Association] . From 1995 to 2000 he worked in various state agencies. During this period he participated in drafting of law on Constitutional court of Georgia. From 2001 to 2003 he was working as a senior legal advisor and then Chief of Party of IRIS Georgia (USAID Rule of Law Project). After Rose Revolution 2003, he was appointed as a First Deputy Minister of Justice. 2003 - 2005 he had different political positions in Georgian Government. In 2004-2005 he was a Governor of Imereti region of Georgia. In 2005 he left State service and established law firm Getsadze & Pateishvili.

Publications

1. "Constitutional guaranties of defence of human rights", Magazine - Discussions about Georgian Constitution, 1997

2. "Rising of the Institute of Constitutional Control and its Development", Magazine - Man and Constitution 1997 #1

3. CSRDG Bulletin #4 - Concept of State Territorial Arrangement of Georgia - Zurab Adeishvili/Konstantin Kublashvili/ Gia Getsadze/ Giorgi Gogiashvili and David Ramishvili, 1997

4. Constitutional justice and politics, The Georgian Law Review, First and Second Quarters, 1999

5. Guide on freedom of information (co-author of the publication), 2002

6. Building Democracy in Georgia, Constitutional System in Georgia (Discussion paper #2), /Gia Getsadze/Gia Nodia/ International IDEA, 2003

External links

* [http://www.g-p.ge/index.php?lang_id=ENG&sec_id=61 Official Biography]
* [http://www.irisprojects.umd.edu/georgia/Newsletters/IRIS_newsletter_May2003.pdf IRIS biography]
* [http://www.irisprojects.umd.edu/georgia/about.htm USAID Rule of Law Project]
* [http://www.vru.gov.ua/index.php?e,newe,news2004e Official visit in Kiyv in 2004]
* [http://www.britishembassy.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1054572034881&a=KArticle&aid=1086626359938 UK visit]