The Georgian-Norwegian Rule of Law Association is a non-profit, non-governmental, non-political legal person. The association was founded in March, 2014 by Norwegian and Georgian legal experts. Pursuant to the aims of the Association, it shall serve throughout the whole territory of Georgia and abroad. The association is composed of experienced law professionals from Norway and Georgia. The members of the association are practioners in courts, proesecutors offices, law firms. They have a broad experience in participating criminal justice reform process of Georgia, promoting rule of law, strengthening the capacities of city and supreme courts of Georgia. Furthermore, the members of the association have acadamic backgorund.
The Georgian-Norwegian Rule of Law Association in cooperation with the University of Oslo – Department of Public and International Law, and the Norwegian Association of Criminalists is organising a seminar on " Georgian-Norwegian Perspectives on DE-/CRIMINALIZATION OF DRUG CONSUMPTION "
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On 24 December 2018 the Georgian-Norwegian Rule of Law Association and Association of Legal Entities of Georgia (ALFG)held the awarding ceremony of the winners of the Giorgi Margiani Legal Articles Competition.
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On 25 May 2018 Georgian-Norwegian Rule of Law Association in cooperation with Ilia State University organizes an international conference on the rule of law - "Old Constitution with New Meaning-Challenges in Norway and Georgia"
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New in 2017 the Georgian Law Journal aims to fill in the existing gap on the publishing market of the law periodicals in Georgia.
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Nils Christie's books: "Limits to Pain" and "Crime Control as Industry " in Georgian are available at law libraries of Georgian Universities across the country.
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On 16 June 2017 Georgian-Norwegian Rule of Law Association in cooperation with the Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University is organizing workshop on Norwegian criminologist Nils Christie's works in a contemporary context.
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On 31 March 2017 iGeorgian-Norwegian Rule of Law Association in co-operation with Department of Public and International Law and Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law of University of Oslo (UiO) organized workshop on “ Crime control and punishment – Georgian and Norwegian perspectives “ Discussing similarities and differences in challenges facing systems of punishment and criminal justice.
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"Georgian-Norwegian Perspectives on International Criminal Law and its Sources (Mapping the Challenges to Theory and Practice in the Digital Age)"
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Guest Lecture with The Georgian-Norwegian Rule Of Law Association
The Department of Public and International Law and the Georgian-Norwegian Rule of Law Association invite to a seminar on Georgian and Norwegian law. Main presenters are doctoral researchers Giorgi Giorgadze and Teimuraz Antelava.
Time and place:Sep 7, 2015 01:30 PM - 03:45 PM, Auditorium 4, Domus Academica ...
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Place: Ivene Javakhishvili Tblisi State University, Friday May 29. 2015 Auditorium N-006.
The purpose of the conference is to establish a permanent meeting point where different professions can discuss practical and legal matters in an open minded fashion to further develop and understand the rule of law in Georgia and Norway...
Mission of the association is establishment of meeting point where representative of legal professions can discuss practical and legal matters in an open minded fashion to further develop and understand the rule of law in Georgia and Norway, all in the spirit of NORLAG’s (The Norwegian Mission of Rule of Law Advisers to Georgia) work in the period 2004–2013. Promote legal education contribute to the law students’ intellectual advancement and raise qualification of students, lawyers, prosecutors and judges, develop legislative bases for the civil society and rule of law and publish a periodic anthology.
Anders Løvlie, born 1977. Lawyer PhD. Barrister with access to work with cases for the Norwegian Supreme Court since 2011. Member of the The Norwegian Criminal Cases Review Commission since 2014. Secretary for The Norwegian Commission on Criminal Procedure reform 2014–2016.
Runar Torgersen, born 1973, Prosecutor at The Office of the Norwegian Director of Public Prosecutions since 2008, PhD. Previously secretary for three Law Committees and chairman of The Norwegian Commission on Criminal Procedure reform 2014–2016.
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Bernt Krohg, born 1953, judge at Eidsivating Court of Appeal since 1995. Previously 9 years experience as a lawyer (mainly private/commercial and public/administrative law) and 1 ½ year as a police prosecutor. International experience as legal adviser at NORLAG, Tbilisi in 2008 – 2009 and 2012 – 2013.
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