A Recent Development in International Law: Judgment by the European Court of Human Rights in Georgia v Russia

Beka Dvali

doi:10.25159/2521-2583/9695

Authors

Beka Dvali Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to South Africa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25159/2521-2583/9695

Keywords:

European Court of Human Rights, Georgia v Russia Case

Author Biography

Beka Dvali, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to South Africa

Non-resident Ambassador (with residence in Pretoria) of Georgia to Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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