Chair of International and European Law

The Chair was established on March 5, 2004. In 2005, it separated from the combined Chair of History and Theory of State and Law, Constitutional and International Law. The first head of the Chair of International and European Law was Garib Babayan (2005–2006). From November 2006 to 2013, the chair was headed by Arman Dilyan, and from 2013 to 2014, by Tigran Nahapetyan. During 2014–2015, the chair was led by Vladimir Vardanyan, followed by Lilith Yeremyan from September 2015 to December 2019. Since March 2020, the chair has been headed by Volodya Hovhannisyan.

The faculty of the chair actively participates in shaping students' legal and political knowledge, as well as their ability to navigate international processes and trends, including developments in CIS countries and the region.
The chair is focused on serious scientific research work by both its faculty and the students, master’s students, and postgraduates of RAU who specialize in the chair. Students and master’s students regularly participate in annual scientific conferences at RAU, national conferences, seminars, Olympiads, international competitions, and round tables.

International Cooperation

The chair collaborates with various institutes of RAU as well as other universities in Armenia and abroad. The chair has established close cooperation with the International Committee of the Red Cross Representation in Armenia. On various scientific topics, the chair actively interacts with International University, Novosibirsk State University, Voronezh State University, and Moscow State University.
 

MISSION
Today, given the numerous foreign policy and domestic legal factors, a deep and comprehensive study of international law and European law is particularly relevant and practical for the Republic of Armenia.
The main objectives of the chair are:
Establishment of a law school in the Republic of Armenia on the most relevant areas of international law;
Training and production of highly qualified professionals who are competitive in national and international labor markets.
The main tasks of the chair are:
Improvement of training programmes and development of new training programmes in the most priority and current areas of international law and European law;
Ensuring closer cooperation with leading universities of Armenia; active international cooperation with leading educational and research institutions of the world; 
Modernization of teaching methods with emphasis on interactive ways to involve students in the learning process; abolition of a purely formalistic approach in the teaching process;
Improvement of teaching quality, training of students practical skills along with the theoretical knowledge base, paying special attention to the formation of logical and analytical thinking in students;
Organization of national and international scientific events with active involvement of the students of the chair;
Development of interdisciplinary courses in cooperation with other chairs.

SCIENTIFIC DIRECTIONS 
The main and priority scientific directions of the Chair are: 
International human rights law; 
International humanitarian law; 
International criminal law;
Right to self-determination; 
Study of genocide (as an interdisciplinary discipline); 
Law of the European Union;
The rights of refugees; The rights of the Eurasian Economic Union

The chair operates at three levels of the educational process: undergraduate, master's, and doctoral studies. It is a graduating chair at the Institute of Law for the specialization in "LAW"

UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

The specifics of international law and European law, along with scientific and technological progress and the development of education, present new challenges to the faculty of the chair.

In undergraduate studies, the main goal of the chair is to ensure a high-quality and effective educational process by imparting knowledge in the fields of international law and European law, as well as professional skills. This includes developing students' analytical thinking, creativity, and ability to find unconventional solutions to problem areas, as well as their capacity to work independently and in small groups. The aim is to prepare highly qualified specialists.

In undergraduate studies, the chair’s faculty provides students with fundamental knowledge of International Law and European Union Law.
 

MASTER'S PROGRAM
In the master’s program, the chair faces a qualitatively new challenge: guiding and ensuring effective scientific research work by master’s students. The courses offered are more focused and practical in nature.

The master’s program in “Public International Law, European Law” falls under the specialization of “Law” 

DOCTORAL STUDIES
The chair offers a program for training research and teaching staff in the doctoral studies under the specialization 5.1.5. International legal sciences