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On January 12, 2024, in recognition of their extensive and fruitful collaboration with the TSU, their special contributions to the development of Georgian legal science, the advancement of Georgian-German legal relations, and the training of Georgian lawyers, the Rector of the TSU Jaba Samushia awarded Honorary Doctorates to Dr. Bernd Heinrich, Professor of the Law Faculty at Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen and to Dr. Martin Heger, Professor of the Law Faculty at Humboldt University of Berlin.
The event commenced with opening remarks by the TSU Faculty of Law Dean Tamar Zarandia, the president of the Constitutional Court of Georgia Merab Turava, Chairman of the Legal Issues Committee of the Parliament of Georgia Anri Okhanashvili, and the Federal Republic of Germany Ambassador to Georgia Ernst Peter Fischer. The attendees included the TSU faculty of law professors, Georgian and German specialists, as well as students.
Prof. Dr. Bernd Heinrich and Prof. Dr. Martin Heger are distinguished authors of numerous fundamental research papers in criminal science and active participants in international scientific conferences. They are the authors of numerous books and works crucial to the development of criminal law. The outcome of their work has significantly contributed to the professional growth of many lawyers in Georgia.
Following the Honorary Doctorate award ceremony, a public discussion was held on the topic "Topical Aspects of Criminal Law and Criminal Policy in Germany, Georgia, and Europe", led by Prof. Dr. Bernd Heinrich and Prof. Dr. Martin Heger.
At the end of the event, a presentation of the German-Georgian Criminal Law Journal (DGStZ) was held. The editor-in-chief of the magazine, Anri Okhanashvili, introduced the concept of the magazine, existing editions, and future plans of the magazine's development. The journal allows both German and Georgian criminal law scholars and practitioners; students or any interested person to familiarize themselves with the ongoing criminal law development processes in both countries. The main goal of the journal is the Europeanization of Georgian criminal law, the process of rapprochement with the European Union legislation, the harmonization of Georgian-German criminal law dogmatics, and contributing to its further development. Editions of the magazine were distributed to the attendees of the event. An online version of the journal is available at the following link: https://dgstz.de
