ISSN 3088-4446
E-ISSN 3088-4454
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Irakli ShamatavaPhD in Law, Editor-in-Chief, Caucasus Law Journal |
Editor-in-Chief
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Biography
Irakli Shamatava holds a PhD in Law and has been engaged in academic work at Caucasus University since 2019, with research interests spanning banking and financial law, intellectual property law, labour law, and notarial law.
Shamatava earned his bachelor’s degree in law from Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University in 2011 and completed his master’s degree in law with honours at Caucasus University in 2016. In 2022, he defended his doctoral dissertation, The Standard of Proportional Protection of the Parties’ Rights and Obligations in a Loan Agreement, at Caucasus University. A monograph based on this research was jointly published by Caucasus University and Bona Causa in 2024 (ISBN: 9789941982019).
A licensed attorney since 2018, Shamatava specialises in civil and administrative law and is a member of the Georgian Bar Association and the Georgian Copyright Association. His professional experience also extends to public administration, having held various positions at the Tbilisi City Municipal Assembly between 2015 and 2024, including Head of the Secretariat of the Education and Culture Commission from 2022 to 2024.
Irakli Shamatava is also a Full Professor at International Black Sea University and a Visiting Professor at Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University. Between 2024 and 2025, he served as Dean of the School of Law and State Governance at International Black Sea University, headed its bachelor’s programme in Public Administration and Governance, and held the position of Editor-in-Chief of the Contemporary Law Journal.
Shamatava’s international academic experience includes research at the University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli” in Italy through a research scholarship, teaching at Kazimierz Wielki University in Poland through the Erasmus+ programme, and participation in the General Assembly of the European Law Faculties Association (ELFA).
He is a member of the International Editorial Team of the European Scientific Journal (ESJ) and serves as a peer reviewer for international academic journals. His scholarly contributions include articles published in internationally indexed, peer-reviewed journals and presentations at scientific conferences.
Shamatava has received national and international recognition for his contributions to literature and culture, including the Giorgi Sharvashidze State Prize. He was also nominated for the Bertha von Suttner International Peace Prize.
Location: Tbilisi, Georgia
Personal e-mail: ishamatava@cu.edu.ge
Journal e-mail: csljournal@cu.edu.ge
Editorial Board
Archil Chochia, Ph.D.
Director, Department of Law, Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech)
Senior Research Fellow, Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech)
Co-Editor-in-Chief, TalTech Journal of European Studies
Associate Professor, Caucasus University, Georgia
Senior Fellow, Weinstein International Foundation, USA
Country: Georgia
Email: archil.chochia@taltech.ee
Giga Abuseridze, Ph.D. in Law (Rīga Stradiņš University)
Affiliated Associate Professor, School of Law, Caucasus University
Visiting Lecturer, Tbilisi State University
Editorial Board Member of Georgian and International Peer-Reviewed Academic Journals Indexed in Scopus and Web of Science
Former Expert, Latvian Council of Science (2022–2025)
Former Researcher and Lecturer, Project Development and Research Laboratory, Faculty of Law, Rīga Stradiņš University (2015–2022)
Country: Georgia
Email: gabuseridze@cu.edu.ge
Levan Darbaidze, Ph.D. in Law
Affiliated Professor, School of Law, Caucasus University
Founder of the Child Rights Center
Member of the Council of the International Association of Youth and Family Judges (AIMJF) of Council of Europe
Judge, Gori District Court
Country: Georgia
Email: ldarbaidze@cu.edu.ge
Levan Gotua, Professor of Law, Doctor of Law
Affiliated Professor, Caucasus University, Tbilisi, Georgia
Partner, Law Offices Begiashvili & Co.
Member, DAAD Alumni Fachnetzwerk Rechtswissenschaften
Member, Europhil e.V.
Country: Georgia
Email: lgotua@cu.edu.ge ; levanikogotua@gmail.com
Ioseb Kelenjeridze, Ph.D. in International Law
Professor, European University
Director, Institute of Law, European University
Editor-in-Chief, International Journal Law and World
Country: Georgia
Email: ioseb.kelenjeridze@eu.edu.ge
Tinatin Erkvania, Dr. iur.
Doctor of Law, Humboldt University of Berlin
LL.M., Humboldt University of Berlin
Full Professor of Constitutional Law and Legal Theory, Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA)
Associate Professor of Constitutional Law and Legal Theory, New Vision University (NVU)
Full Professor of Constitutional Law and Legal Theory, International Black Sea University (IBSU)
Country: Georgia
Email: tinatin.erkvania@gipa.ge
Ivan Milotić, PhD
Full Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb
Head of the Institute for Roman Law and Legal History
Member of the Croatian Canon Law Society
President of the Committee for Statutory Matters of the University of Zagreb
Member of the Legal Affairs Commission at COMECE (Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union)
Editor-in-Chief of the Law and Taxes magazine
Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb
Country: Croatia
Email: ivan.milotic@pravo.hr
Professor Dr. Habil. Simion COSTEA
Jean Monnet Professor of EU Policies and Institutions, Contemporary History, and International Relations (EU Recognition for Excellence)
ARACIS Evaluator
Former Vice-Dean
Former European Commission Policy Officer
Laureate of the Romanian Academy Award for History
UMFST – “George Emil Palade” University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu-Mureș
Country: Romania
Institutional emails: costea.simion@umfst.ro ; simion.costea@umfst.ro
Personal email: costea.simion2025@gmail.com
Andrea Borroni, Ph.D., LL.M.
Full Professor of Comparative Private Law, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”
Full Professor of Private Law, New Vision University, Tbilisi, Georgia
Director, ICC Executive Master in Islamic Banking and Finance, ICC Italia
Institutional Affiliations: University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”; ICC; SIRD; AIDC
Country: Italy
Email: Andrea.borroni@unicampania.it
Fabio Zambardino, Ph.D. in Comparative Law
Researcher, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Italy
Associate Professor of Private Law, New Vision University, Tbilisi, Georgia
Country: Italy
