Ziyavet Abbas Asgerov

Ziyavet Abbas Asgerov
Professor, Candidate of Legal Sciences (equivalent to PhD)
Phone: +(994) 12 439 03 12
E-mail: ziyafat.asgerov@meclis.gov.az


PERSONAL DATA
Date of birth - October 24, 1963
Nationality - The Republic of Azerbaijan

EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC DEGREES OBTAINED
1995 – Candidate of Legal Sciences (equivalent to PhD)
Dissertation title: Theoretical aspects of a constitution
1990 – Baku State University (Azerbaijan), Diploma in Laws with Honours of the First Class

COMPLETE PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
September 1990 to present – Baku State University, Department of Constitutional Law, Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, Professor of Constitutional Law (Courses taught: Constitutional Law, Election Law, Comparative Constitutional Law)
2005 to present – deputy, chairman of parliamentary commission for Security and Defence issues, First Vice Chairmen of Milli Meclis (Parliament) of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Head of the Milli Meclis Panel to NATO Parliamentary Assembly
2000-2005 – deputy, chairman of parliamentary commission for Security and Defence issues, Vice Chairmen of Milli Meclis (Parliament) of the Republic of Azerbaijan
1995-2000 – deputy, chairman of parliamentary commission for Legal Policy and State-Building issues
1995 – Member, Working Group for drafting a new Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan

PRESENT RESEARCH INTERESTS
Election law in Azerbaijan, constitutional guarantees of human rights, local self government in Azerbaijan

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES, SYMPOSIUMS
2009, Baku, Azerbaijan; Conference on Improving the Transparency and Efficiency in the Legislative Process, organized by Milli Meclis, Commission for Combating Corruption, USAID and the Council of Europe
2007, Baku, Azerbaijan; Conference on Improvement of Election Legislation of the Republic of Azerbaijan, organized the Central Election Commission, OSCE and Venice Commission
2007, Baku, Azerbaijan: Conference on The collaboration of the Ombudsman with NGO, State Organizations and Mass Media, organized by the Ombudsman and Baku State University
2002, Baku, Azerbaijan: Seminar on Protection of Human Rights by Constitutional Court by means of Individual Complaint, organized by the Constitutional Court and Venice Commission
2002, Baku, Azerbaijan: Seminar on Legal Aspects of Ethno-politic conflicts in Europe”, organized by the Constitutional Court and Venice Commission
2000, Baku, Azerbaijan: Seminar on European Convention as a legal basis for the constitutional rights, organized by the Constitutional Court andthe Council of Europe

LIST OF SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2008, Types of Constitutional Review
2006, The Legacy of Heydar Aliyev and Human Rights in Azerbaijan
2006, Constitutional Law (textbook)
2005, Basics of the Constitution and Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan (textbook)
2003, Basics of Azerbaijani state and Law (textbook)
2003, Heydar Aliyev and Rule of Law formation
2003, Legal Status of Deputy

BOOKS
2006, Constitutional Law (textbook)
2005, Basics of the Constitution and Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan (textbook)
2003, Basics of Azerbaijani state and Law (textbook)