Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov
Bakhtiyar R. Tuzmukhamedov | |
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Tuzmukhamedov in 2014 | |
| Born | March 30, 1955 |
| Education | Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Harvard Law School |
| Occupations | lawyer, judge |
| Known for | Judge at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda |
| Notable work | International Law |
| Father | Rais Tuzmukhamedov |
Bakhtiyar Raisovich Tuzmukhamedov (Russian: Бахтияр Раисович Тузмухамедов; born March 30, 1955) is a Russian international lawyer, who served as a judge at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda from September 10, 2009 until its closure on December 31, 2015.
Biography
Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov is the son of Rais Tuzmukhamedov, who was a leading Soviet international lawyer, specializing in national liberation and decolonization issues throughout the 1950s–1960s. Tuzmukhamedov attended the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, graduating in 1977.[1] In 1983, he was conferred with a degree of the Candidate of Juridical Science. His candidate dissertation covered UN work with regard to the Indian Ocean peace zone proposal. In 1994, he received an LL.M. from Harvard Law School.[1]
Professional life
He was a longtime professor of international Law at the Diplomatic Academy in Moscow. Prior to that, from 1977 to 1984, he was a Research Fellow, at the Law of Sea Division, Institute of Merchant Marine.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Bakhtiyar R.Tuzmukhamedov LL.M. '94 named judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda". harvard.edu. 27 August 2009.
- ^ "Judge Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov Sworn In". 10 September 2009. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011.