American Bar Association

September 2021-July 2022, I was responsible for assisting Programme Staff designing an assessment framework for identifying pressure points on judicial independence in legal systems and in reviewing and refining the assessment framework for application.

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)  

August 2020-June 2022, I provided expert assistance in the revision of the Kyiv Recommendations on the issue of transfer of judges and judicial independence.

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Legislative Support Unit:

In 2018, I provided expert assistance in the preparation of an OSCE/ODIHR Opinion on the Commentaries on the Codeof Judicial Ethics of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Mission to Skopje

In 2018, I assisted in the revision of legislation on Law on Courts and Law on State Judicial Council. I provided expertise on international standards and principles. I attended a two day working session in Skopje with the expert group that drafted the amendments and with a group of judges.

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR):

  • Analysis of the existing legislation and regulations related to judges’ performance evaluation in Georgia, including case-weighting system as an element of
    performance evaluation and of recent studies with a view to preliminary identify possible shortcomings.

  • Prepare power point presentation for the workshop titled Adequate Judicial Performance Evaluation as an Essential Component for Building Trust and
    Confidence in the Judiciary: November 2017

  • Prepare recommendations for reform to the law on performance evaluation of judges

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR):

  • Reviewing legislation on the evaluation of judges in Ukraine

  • Present findings for a conference titled “Strengthening the system of judicial accountability in Ukraine,” in Kyiv, Ukraine 17 September 2015.

  • Reviewing legislation on the evaluation of judges in Ukraine: September 2016

Council of Europe, Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law, Justice Capacity Building Co-operation Unit

  • Developing the capacity of the High School of Justice of Georgia (HSoJ)

  • The purpose of this project was to develop a new curricula on modern court management techniques and tools; strengthen the skills of the in-house trainers of the HSoJ to use the new training methodology and materials; and the acquisition of new skills by court managers to better manage their courts and use modern court management tools facilitating their work as court managers, and to improve the management of their courts and indirectly the overall court management system in Georgia

  • Deliverables: Curriculum, material, training of trainers, and pilot workshop

  • September- November 2014

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR):

  • Evaluation Report for the Judicial Evaluation System in Moldova.

  • The purpose of this project was to assist the OSCE in assessing the Judicial Evaluation System and its framework legislation and how it has worked in practice to date.

  • Interviews conducted with judges, evaluation board and Superior Council for the Magistracy 7-11 April 2014.

  • Final report published July 2014.

Council of Europe, European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ), Working group on Quality of Justice, “Expertise On The Role Of Experts In Judicial Systems Of The Council of Europe Member States.”

  • Delivery of Conceptual Paper and draft questionnaire for meeting 19-20 September 2013, Strasbourg.

  • Delivery of draft report 3 April 2014 Strasbourg.

  • Final report is delivered September 2014.

OSCE/ODIHR: Presentation of Comparative Performance Evaluation Systems of Judges Organised by OSCE and Council of Europe:

  • Roundtable on Implementation of the 2012-2016 Strategic Programme for Legal and Judicial Reforms in the Republic of Armenia, Yerevan, 11-12 April 2013