Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The present study analyses the stages of human rights development in Georgia. The introductory part of the work focuses on the legal environment after Georgia gained independence in the early 20th century, a period that was short-lived as Georgia soon lost its independence and became part of the Soviet Union. After the Soviet Union established its regime in Georgia, the protection of human rights was virtually non-existent for nearly 70 years. The next component of the study involves a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between Georgia and the Council of Europe (CoE) from a human rights perspective. Additionally, it examines Georgia's participation as a state party to CoE human rights conventions and the impact of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) on Georgia, based on legal literature. The study also analyses the process and timeline of Georgia's accession, succession, and ratification of the ECHR, as well as the human rights protection obligations arising from the ECHR and their effect on the Constitution of Georgia. Furthermore, a significant portion of the work is dedicated to the major legislative developments in Georgia influenced by the ECHR, along with an examination of the most important cases in which Georgia was the respondent and that were adjudicated by the ECHR.
Source: European Integration Studies
DOI: 10.46941/2025.2.14
Author: Simoni Takashvili
Institution: Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University
Language: English
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7123338765