Abbas Musa Atakishi
Abbas Musa Atakishi 
Law Faculty of Baku State University
Chief professor at the chair “Criminal procedure”
Work phone: (+994 12) 447 5900
E-mail: abbas@azcom.az; www.azleks.com
SHORT PERSONAL DATA
Date and place of birth: 1959, Shemakhi, Republic of Azerbaijan
Education: 1982-1987, Law Faculty, Azerbaijan State University
Continuing education: 1998, Legal courses of English-Russian Law Association, London, UK Occupation: since 1987, professor at the Law Faculty of Baku State University
Military service: officer in reserve, war veteran
EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC WORK
1987- Law Faculty, Azerbaijan State University
1998- Legal courses of English-Russian Law Association
WORK EXPERIENCE
1977-1978, worker at Shemakhi construction company # 21
1978-1980, military service
1980-1981, worker at Shemakhi construction company # 21
1981-1982, court secretarya at Shemakhi regional court
1982-1987, student at the Law Faculty of Azerbaijan State University
1987-1991, officer in the prosecutor office of the Republic of Azerbaijan
1987-present, professor at the Law Faculty of Baku State University
1991-1996, deputy chief of the Secretary of National Assembly of Republic of Azerbaijan, secretary for legislation and lawenforcement, deputy head of office of the parliament
1997-2001, legal advisor at BMB Oil Inc petroleum company of USA, head of representation office in Azerbaijan, coordiantor in Azerbaijan for oil and gas business companies of Union Texas Petroleum of USA, counsel on liaison with governement at Union Texas Petroleum Azerbaijan Services group of companies
1997-present, legal services and advocacy
Member of the Leading Committee on century’s petroleum production sharing agreement
Representative of Azerbaijan for preperation and approval of European Energy Charter
Throughly studied legislative practices on rational use of energy resources and environment safety in the United Kingdom, Norway, Greece, Portugal and European Union
Studied election legislation and practices of France, Turkey, Russia, Iran and Lithuania
Studied legislative system and work of justice bodies/judiciary in the United Kingom, Austria, Turkey, Iran
Rendered legal and counselling services at large companies of Azerbaijan and foreign countries
Direct participation in preparation of a number of projects of United Nations, World Bank, International Finance Corporation
Partners with worldwide prominent law firms
Member of English-Russian Law Association, International Law Association, Azerbaijan Journalist’s Union and some other NGO’s
Member of Azerbaijan Bar Association
Direct participation in discussions and preparation of model legal acts at Inter-parliamentary Assembly of Commonwealth of Independent States
Speaker at a number of international conferences, made reports and spoke on legal issues and ways of Garabakh settlement
Participated and spoke at conferences and seminars on judiciary and arbitration practices, fighting money laundering, terrorism, terrorism financing, enhancing struggle with computer crimes, reforms of judiciary and legal system organized by United Nations, OSCE, European Council, American Strategic Research Institute
Closely cooperates with legal programs of Eastern Europe Law Initiative of American Bar Association, GTZ; rendered number of lectures and seminars through these organizations
Awarded international “Leader in quality and authority” prize for 2004-2008
Classes delivered: 1. Criminal procedure, 2. Criminal procedure at customs, 3. Issues of evidence theories in criminal procedure, 4. Culture of court speeches
Published 10 scientific papers
AREAS OF RESEARCH
Issues of adversary trial in criminal procedure
Issues of prove in criminal adversary trial
Impact of European standards at legal proceedings in the Republic of Azerbaijan
SELECTED ARTICLES AND RESEARCHES
3 programs, 7 method guides, 2 method instructions, 1 scientific review
Articles:
2000, Adversary trial as a principle of criminal procedure
2005, Possibility for adversary trial at the beginning of criminal case
2005, About problems of unbaised, comprehensive research of criminal case circumstances in the theory of court evidences
2006, Some substantive aspects of burden of prove in criminal adversary process