Legal Debates at – Freedom of Expression in Legal Ethics

On February 28, 2020 the New Vision University Legal Ethics Chair organized legal debates on Freedom of Expression in Legal Ethics. Ms. Ketevan Meskhishvili – Judge of Tbilisi Appellate Court and Mr. Irakli Kordzakhia – Lawyer, Member of the ethics commission, New Vision University Legal Ethics Chair expert participated in debates. Ms Ana Loria, legal ethics co-chair moderated the debate. Speakers developed different views on freedom of expression from their perspective; they discussed several landmark cases of European Court of Human Rights; they also reviewed the best practice of the United States, Germany and UK. Speakers also mentioned and discussed several cases of Supreme Court of Georgia. Law students and legal practitioners attended the event. Audience were actively engaged in the follow-up discussion, they asked questions and showed higher level of interest towards freedom of expression in legal ethics. The legal debate was organized by NVU legal ethics chair and it was supported by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) within the framework of East-West Management Institute’s (EWMI) project Promoting Rule of Law in Georgia (PROLoG).