Vardan Poghosyan
Personal information:
Born in 16.05.1965, married, 4 children
Professional Experience
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2015-to present
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Team-Leader in Armenia, "Legal Approximation towards European Standards in the South Caucasus" Program, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
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2010-to 2015
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Team-Leader in Armenia, "Legal and Judicial Reform Advice in South Caucasus" Program, GIZ GmbH
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1999 – 2009
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Legal Advice Project Coordinator of the GTZ in Armenia
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2016-to present
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Consultative Council for Legal Support of the Implementation of Constitutional Reforms
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2013-2015
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Member of the Specialised Commission on Constitutional Reforms adjunct to the President of the Republic, Representative of the President of the Republic for presentation of the draft amendments to the Constitution in the National Assembly of Armenia
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2005-to present
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Member of Expert Panel on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly of OSCE/ODIHR
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1999-to present
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Founder and Chairman of the NGO “Democracy”
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Education
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1995-1999
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M. A., Bonn University, Political Science, Studies on Eastern European History, Islamic Studies and Public Law (thesis on the constitutional developments in the Republic of Armenia in 1990-1995)
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1991-1995
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Diploma with distinction, Moscow Institute of International Relations
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Selected Publications
- “§ 280 Grundrechte in Armenien” (co-author), in: Handbuch der Grundrechte in Deutschland und Europa, Bd. IX, P. 813-877 (in German)
- “Evolution of Forms of Government in Armenia: Outcome and Outlook”, in: Armenian Journal of Political Science 1(2) 2015, P. 79-103.
- “Main Provisions of Law of Republic of Armenia on Fundamentals of Administrative Action and Administrative Procedure” (co-author), in: Yu. Starilov (Ed.) Administrative Justice in the Russian Federation, Voronesh 2013, P. 923-939 (in Russian)
- Constitution of the Republic of Armenia, Commentaries, Yerevan 2010 (co-author), (in Armenian)
- General Administrative Law of Armenia, Yerevan 2011 (editor and co-author), (in Armenian)
- Questions and Answers to the Law on Administrative Procedure, Yerevan 2007 (co-author), (in Armenian)
- “Constitution of the Republic of Armenia”, in: Encyclopaedia of World Constitutions (ed. Prof. Dr. Gerhard Robbers) Vol. 1, 2006, P. 42-46.
- Draft Amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia. Short Explanations, Yerevan 2005 (co-author), (in Armenian)
- Manual on Protection of Citizen’s Electoral Rights, Yerevan 2003 (co-author), (in Armenian)
- “Parliamentary or Presidential System?” in: Collection of Reference Materials, Training for the Expert Staff of the Standing Committees of the National Assembly, Yerevan 2004, P. 69-88 (in Armenian)
- “Peculiarities of the Armenian System of Semi-Presidential Government”, in: Collection of Reference Materials, Training for the Expert Staff of the Standing Committees of the National Assembly, Yerevan 2004, P. 41 - 68 (in Armenian)
- “Main Problems of the Choice of the Form of Government in Armenia”, in: Law and Reality, n. 1-3, 5, 8 and 13, 2001 (in Armenian)
- “Proportional Electoral System, but which Kind?” (co-author), in: Law and Reality, n. 13-14, 2000, P. 14 - 16, (in Armenian)
- „Für ein neues Regierungssystem in Armenien“, in: Armenien: Geschichte und Gegenwart in schwierigem Umfeld. Red. R. Kantian, Frankfurt am Main 1998, P. 238 - 267 (in German).
Other activities
- Participation in the drafting of Constitutional Amendments of 2005 and 2015
- Co-author of the draft Constitution of Armenia, presented to the National Assembly by 6 Political Parties (2002)
- Co-author of the draft Constitution of Armenia, presented by the NGO “Democracy” in 2005
- Participation in the drafting of numerous Armenian laws, including Law on Fundamentals of Administrative Action and Administrative Procedure, Law on Administrative Proceedings, Law on Freedom of Assembly.
Knowledge of Languages
Fluent in Armenian (native), German, English, Russian.
Working knowledge of French, Italian, Polish.