Moritz Events

Making the Georgian Criminal Code

April 6, 2011 | 11:45 a.m. | Saxbe Auditorium (Drinko Hall, 55 W. 12th Ave.)

Schedule of Events

11:45 a.m.

Lunch, Meet and Greet

12:25 p.m.

Panel 1: Introduction of Georgian Rule of Law, International Impact, and Student Input
Panelists

• Otar Kakhidze, Head of Analytical Department, Ministry of Justice of Georgia
• David DeVillers, Georgian Resident Legal Advisor, U.S. Department of Justice Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development
• Alan Michaels, Dean and Edwin M. Cooperman Professor of Law, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
• John Quigley, President's Club Professor of Law, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
• Moderator: Doug Squires, Federal Prosecutor, U.S. Department of Justice

1:25 p.m.

Break

1:40 p.m.

Panel 2: Hands-On Approach to Drafting a Criminal Code and Attorney Input
Panelists

• Otar Kakhidze, Head of Analytical Department, Ministry of Justice of Georgia
• Judge Edmund A. Sargus, Jr., U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
• Carter M. Stewart, United States Attorney, Southern District of Ohio
• Steven S. Nolder, Federal Public Defender
• David DeVillers, Georgian Resident Legal Advisor, U.S. Department of Justice Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development
• Moderator: Doug Squires, Federal Prosecutor, U.S. Department of Justice

Other Georgian guests, who will observe the panel discussions, are:

• Gizo Uglava, Deputy Chief Prosecutor of Georgia
• Kakhaber Anjapharidze, Deputy Head of Legal Committee, Parliament of Georgia
• Rusudan Mikhelidze, Deputy Head of Analytical Department, Ministry of Justice of Georgia