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Tadevosyan Lilit

Doctor of Law, Professor

About

Education / professional development

In 1993, she graduated with a gold medal from Secondary School No. 182 in Yerevan.
In 1998, she graduated with honors from the Faculty of Law of Yerevan State University. In the same year, she entered postgraduate studies and completed them in 2001 at Yerevan State University.
In 2001, she defended her PhD thesis at Yerevan State University and was awarded the degree of Candidate of Legal Sciences.
From 2006 to 2010, she was a doctoral candidate at the Moscow University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. In 2010, she defended her doctoral dissertation before the Academic Council of the same university and, by decision of the Higher Attestation Commission of the Russian Federation, was awarded the degree of Doctor of Legal Sciences.
Her Candidate of Legal Sciences diploma was certified by the Federal Service for Supervision in Education and Science of the Russian Federation, and her Doctor of Legal Sciences diploma was certified by the Higher Attestation Commission of the Republic of Armenia.
By decision of the Academic Council of the Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University dated February 17, 2017, she was awarded the academic title of Professor.

Professional experience

From 1998 to June 2012, she served in the Prosecutor’s Office system of the Republic of Armenia.
12.1998 – 01.1999 — Trainee Investigator, Prosecutor’s Office of Erebuni District, Yerevan
01.1999 – 04.2001 — Investigator, Prosecutor’s Office of Erebuni and Nubarashen communities
04.2001 – 11.2004 — Senior Investigator, same office
11.2004 – 05.2006 — Assistant Prosecutor, same office
05.2006 – 11.2007 — Prosecutor, Department for the Protection of Public Prosecution in Criminal Cases in Courts, RA General Prosecutor’s Office
11.2007 – 10.2011 — Prosecutor, Department for Corruption and Organized Crime Cases, RA General Prosecutor’s Office
10.2011 – 30.06.2012 — Senior Prosecutor, same department
She was a member of the Scientific-Methodological Council of the RA General Prosecutor’s Office.
Since 1998, she has also been engaged in academic and teaching activities, lecturing at the Faculty of Law of Yerevan State University and at the Institute of Law of the Russian-Armenian University. She also taught at the “School of Prosecutors” SNCO.
She is a member of the Specialized Council in Law of the Higher Attestation Commission operating at Yerevan State University and a member of the Specialized Council in Law at the Russian-Armenian University. She is also a member of the Academic Council of the Institute of Law of the Russian-Armenian University.
On June 30, 2012, by Presidential Decree of the Republic of Armenia, she was appointed Judge of the Criminal Court of Appeal of the Republic of Armenia.
On September 22, 2016, she was appointed Judge of the Criminal Chamber of the Court of Cassation of the Republic of Armenia.
By decision of the Supreme Judicial Council dated July 12, 2018, and Presidential Decree dated July 20, 2018, she was appointed Chair of the Criminal Chamber of the Court of Cassation of the Republic of Armenia.
On February 9, 2021, she was elected Chairperson of the Court of Cassation of the Republic of Armenia by the National Assembly.

Awards

  1. Awarded the Fridtjof Nansen Gold Memorial Medal (2007).
  2. In 2012, for conscientious service in the prosecution authorities, she received a Letter of Commendation from the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia and was repeatedly commended by orders of the RA Prosecutor General.
  3. Awarded the Mkhitar Gosh Medal by Presidential Decree of May 26, 2020, for her contribution to jurisprudence and the development of the judiciary.
Participation of Lilit Tadevosyan, President of the Supreme Court of Armenia, in international conferences, workshops, and roundtable discussions in 2025
  1. Workshop – January 15–16, 2025, titled “Developments in CoE Standards and ECtHR Case Law” (L. Tadevosyan delivered a speech).
  2. Workshop – February 14–15, 2025, titled “Limits of Direct Application of the Constitution by Courts in Light of the Criteria Developed by the Constitutional Court” (L. Tadevosyan delivered a speech).
  3. Conference – April 21, 2025, titled “Justice as a Tool to Achieve Fairness” (L. Tadevosyan delivered a speech).
  4. Workshop – May 26–27, 2025, titled “Key Developments in the Execution of ECtHR Judgments and Best Practices within the Framework of Articles 6, 8, and 46 of the CoE” (L. Tadevosyan delivered a speech).
  5. Workshop – June 7–8, 2025, titled “Substantive and Procedural Law of the International Criminal Court for Judges, Prosecutors, and Investigators”.
  6. Conference – July 1, 2025, titled “Independence and Impartiality of Prosecutors in the Context of Initiating Public Criminal Prosecution against Officials Who Have Committed Crimes: Corruption and Money Laundering”.
  7. Workshop – July 6–7, 2025, titled “Confiscation of Property and Fundamental Rights: The Law on Confiscation of Illegally Acquired Property in Light of the Criteria Developed by the Constitutional Court” (L. Tadevosyan delivered a speech).
  8. Conference – September 2, 2025, titled “English Law Days in Yerevan” (L. Tadevosyan delivered a speech).
  9. Armenian Democracy Forum – September 23, 2025, titled “Agenda for Strengthening Democracy in Armenia”.
  10. International Conference – September 26, 2025, titled “Legalization of Money Laundering” (L. Tadevosyan delivered a speech).

Courses taught (2025/2026)

Problems of Judicial Guarantees in Pre-Trial Criminal Proceedings in Armenia (Master’s)
Basic Rules and Principles of Crime Qualification: Issues of Theory and Practice (Master’s)
Issues of Reviewing Judicial Acts in the Criminal Procedure of the Republic of Armenia (Bachelor’s)

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