Professor in Private Law
David Kereselidze holds LL.M and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of Saarland (Germany).
He is one of the founders of New Vision University and a member of its Governing Board since 2013. Since February 2020, he has been the Chairperson of the JSC New Vision Insurance Supervisory Board and since September 2021 - the Chairperson of the FC Torpedo Kutaisi Supervisory Board.
David Kereselidze was the Director of the National Centre for Educational Quality Enhancement (2010-2011), Director of the National Centre for Educational Accreditation (2009-2010), Dean of the Tbilisi State University Law School (2005-2008), Legal Expert and Deputy Director of Georgian-European Policy and Legal Advice Centre (1998-2005).
He has been the chief editor of Georgian Law Review since 2002.
For his input in the reform of Georgian higher education and development of the science of law, Mr. Kereselidze was awarded doctor honoris causa by the University of Georgia in 2010.
Publications
- Inspire to Care – Values-Driven Higher Education for Positive Societal Change, IAU Horizons, Vol 29, No2, 2024 iau_horizons_vol.29_2_en__v5.pdf
- Inclusivity and Non-discrimination in Education, 15 Years of Bologna Process in Georgia: Achievements, Challenges and Recommendations, Erasmus+ Georgian National Office, 2020, 71 -80.
- Introduction to Private Law with Cases, Tbilisi (Institute of European and Comparative Law), 2014 (in Georgian).
- General Concepts of Private Law, Tbilisi (Institute of European and Comparative Law), 2009, 418 pgs. (in Georgian).
- Comments on the Strategy of Civil and Administrative Law Reform, Georgian Law Review, 2007, 205-211.
- Influence of European Codifications and International Instruments of Unification of Legislation on the Development of Georgian Legislation, Georgian Law Review, Special Edition, 2007, 5-11.
- Der Allgemeine Teil des Georgischen Zivilgesetzbuches 1997, Eine rechtsvergleichende Untersuchung, Frankfurt am Main et al. (Peter Lang), 2005, 316 pgs.
- Some Issues for the Concept of Legal Education, Georgian Law Review, 2004, 631-641.
- Changes & Amendments to the Law of Georgia on Bankruptcy Proceedings, Georgian Law Review, 2004, 601-629.
- Introductory Provisions of the Civil Code, Georgian Law Review, 2004, 5-39.
- Application of the Provisions on Unjust Enrichment, Georgian Law Review, 2003, 601-611.
- Development of Uniform System of Legal Concepts, Georgian Law Review, 2003, 445-455.
- With Irakli Jgenti, Draft Customs Code, Georgian Law Review, 2003, 225-235.
- With Leonide Adeishvili, Draft Labour Code of Georgia and some Basic Principles of Labour Law in Continental European Countries, Georgian Law Review, 2003, 5-25.
- Freedom of Expression, Georgian Law Review, 2002, 615-621.
- Review of Supreme Court Practice on Void Transactions, Georgian Law Review, 2002, 393-403.
- The National Programme of Harmonisation of the Georgian Legislation with that of the European Union, Georgian Law Review, 2002, 9-19.
- With Nino Chokheli, Civil Liability for Damage Resulting from Activities dangerous to the Environment under Georgian Legislation, Georgian Law Review, First and Second Quarters 2000, 62-70.
- With Alexander Barnewitz, Die Entwicklung des Rechtssystems Georgiens seit 1997, WGO Monatshefte für Osteuropäisches Recht, 2000, 42 Jahrgang, Heft 2, 91-102; also published in Georgian Law Review, First and Second Quarters 2000, 78-87.
- The Application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, Georgian Law Review, Second and Third Quarters 1998.[TR1]