Gia Getsadze was born 1968 in
SamtrediaSamtredia is a town in Imereti, Georgia, lying in a lowland between the rivers Rioni and Tskhenis-Tsqali, 244 km west of Tbilisi, and 27 km west of Kutaisi, the nation’s capital and the second largest city respectively. Georgia’s most important roads and railways converge there, making Samtredia...
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GeorgiaGeorgia is a state in the United States. One of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution, it had been the last of the Thirteen Colonies to be established, in 1733. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January...
). 1995 he graduated
Tbilisi State UniversityTbilisi Ivane Javakhishvili State University, better known as Tbilisi State University , is a university established on 8 February, 1918 in Tbilisi, Georgia. TSU is the oldest university in the whole Caucasus region...
. He was one of the founders of
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
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Project).
Gia Getsadze was born 1968 in
SamtrediaSamtredia is a town in Imereti, Georgia, lying in a lowland between the rivers Rioni and Tskhenis-Tsqali, 244 km west of Tbilisi, and 27 km west of Kutaisi, the nation’s capital and the second largest city respectively. Georgia’s most important roads and railways converge there, making Samtredia...
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GeorgiaGeorgia is a state in the United States. One of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution, it had been the last of the Thirteen Colonies to be established, in 1733. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January...
). 1995 he graduated
Tbilisi State UniversityTbilisi Ivane Javakhishvili State University, better known as Tbilisi State University , is a university established on 8 February, 1918 in Tbilisi, Georgia. TSU is the oldest university in the whole Caucasus region...
. He was one of the founders of
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 LawThe rule of law, also called supremacy of law, means that the law is above everyone and it applies to everyone. Whether governor or governed, rulers or ruled, no one is above the law, no one is exempted from the law, and no one can grant exemption to the application of the law.Rule of law is a...
Project). After
Rose RevolutionThe "Revolution of Roses" was a bloodless revolution in the country of Georgia in 2003 that displaced President Eduard Shevardnadze.- Elections and protests :...
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
ImeretiImereti Province is a province in Georgia situated along the middle and upper reaches of the Rioni river...
region of
GeorgiaGeorgia Georgia Georgia is a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Situated at the juncture of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the south by Turkey and Armenia, and to the east by Azerbaijan...
. In 2005 he left State service and established
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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
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