Khanlar Hajiyev

Khanlar Hajiyev (9 September 1956) is an Azerbaijan judge, and former Judge of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Azerbaijan.

Education

 * 2001 Doctor of Law
 * Postgraduate training in Epidemiological Surveillance and Diseases Management
 * 1983 Postgraduate course at the Faculty of Law of Moscow State University
 * Moscow Institute of State and Law of the Academy of Science, Institute of Philosophy and Law of the Academy of Science of Azerbaijan

Career

 * Judge of the European Court of Human Rights nominated from Azerbaijan elected in 2003-2017
 * 1998-2003 Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Azerbaijan
 * 1993-1998 Chairman of the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan
 * 1996-2001 Full-fledged member of the European Commission for Democracy through Law of the Council of Europe (Venice Commission)
 * 1992-1993 First Vice-president of the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan
 * 1993-2001 Lecturer at the Baku State University on the Legal Aspects of the Struggle against International Criminality
 * 1988-1990 Senior Adviser at the Supreme Court of USSR
 * 1985-1988 Editor of the Penal Law and Penal Procedure Department of the Soviet Justice Journal
 * 1983-1985 Adviser of the Supreme Court of USSR

Books

 * The Interpretation of the Provisions of Constitution and Law by Constitutional Courts -Author: Khanlar Hajiyev -Publisher: Baku : Ozan, 2002