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1 MOSCOW SCHOOL OF POLITICAL STUDIES DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS AND CIVIL SOCIETY THE MOSCOW SCHOOL OF POLITICAL STUDIES Bolshaya Nikitskaya str. 44/2, suite 22, Moscow , Russia Telephone and Fax: (7 502) GUDAURI SEPTEMBER, 1998

2 Dedicated to the memory of Merab Mamardashvili ( )

3 ORGANIZED BY ORGANIZATIONAL NO IKS 13 September - the day of arrival 19 September - the day of departure MOSCOW SCHOOL OF POLITICAL STUDIES COUNCIL OF EUROPE PARLIAMENT OF GEORGIA BRITISH GOVERNMENT KNOW HOW FUND OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE: HESP PROGRAM SWEDISH INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY (SIDA) WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY School's managers: SVETLANA RADKEVICH, IGOR GORELY Seminar managers: GIORGI KHELASHVILI, MAIA KVIRKVELIA, ZURAB MASURASHVILI Interpreters: OLGA FADINA, NINA GVAMICHAVA, ALEXANDER KAZACHKOV, VADIM POLYAKOV The Moscow School of Political Studies was established in 1992 as a non-governmental organisation with the mission to promote development of democratic institution and civil society in Russia.

4 Tuesday, 15 SEPTEMBER Opening Ceremony: Elena Nemirovskaya, Founder and Director of the Moscow School of Political Studies Zurab Zhvania, H.E.Chairman of the Parliament of Felix Stanevsky, H.E. Ambassador of Russia to Richard Jenkins, H. E. Ambassador of Great Britain to Mireille Musso, H.E. Ambassador of France to Arkadii Murashev, Chairman of the House of Freedom and Democracy Session: Politics and Law «The establishing parliamentarism in Russia: searching the ways of settlement)) Vladimir Platonov Coffee Break Session: Politics and Law ((Strategic choices in social policy of the market economy» Gunnar Wetterberg Lunch Session: Law and Politics "Federalism in Europe and the Council of Europe" Hans-Peter Furrer Coffee-break «Merab Mamardashvili» Jurii Senokossov Opening Day Buffet Wednesday, 16 SEPTEMBER Session: Politics and Law ((Political processes and political culture in the postsoviet space» Evgenii Kozhokin Coffee-break Session: Law and Politics ((Causes of crime and policing in democratic society» Rt.Hon. Baroness Hilton of Eggardon Lunch Session: Economy ((Economy of Europe: the current situation and the future trends» Marie-Helene Berard Coffee-break Session: Economy «Why economy could be only liberal?)) Vitalii Naishul Dinner

5 Thursday, 17 SEPTEMBER Session: Law and Politics "Developing human rights system in and Russia in the light of the European Convention on Нuman Rights" Victor Pokhmelkin, Arkadii Murashev, Levan Ramishvili Coffee-break Comments by Hans Peter Furrer, Alvaro Gil-Robles and Andrei Zakharov Session: Law and Politics «The prospects of the court reforms in and Russian Boris Zamai; Mikhail Saakashvili Comments by Hans Peter Furrer, Alvaro Gil-Robles and Andrei Zakharov Lunch Session: Politics and Law «Democracy: involvement and disillusion)) Colin Pickthall Coffee-break Session: Law and Politics «The fundamental principles of modern legal state» Alvaro Gil-Robles Dinner Friday, 18 SEPTEMBER Session: Law and Politics «The state policy of the Russian Federation in the field of television and radio broadcasting)) Mikhail Seslavinsky Coffee-break Session: Politics and Law ((Democratic process and political institutions)) Alexei Salmin Lunch Session: Politics «What do we mean by 'national interests' in the modern world?» Sir Rodric Braithwaite Coffee-break Closing Ceremony: Sir Rodric Braithwaite, Chairman of the School's Board Elena Nemirovskaya, Founder and Director of the Moscow School of Political Studies Closing day Buffet

6 ADAMIA, Revaz AKHVLEDIANI, Armaz EXPERTS ; Chairman of the Committee on Defense and Security ; First Deputy Chairman of the Committee on International Relations Baroness HILTON OF EGGARDON JENKINS, Sir Richard KAKABADZE, Malkhas M.P. House of Lords; the former Senior Police Commissioner Ambassador of Great Britain to Ambassador of to the Russian Federation BERARD, Marie-Helene (France) BERDZENISHVILI, David BOURDZHANADZE, Nino Deputy to the Director General, «Credit Commercial de France» Executive Secretary of the Republican Party of ; Chairman of the Committee on Constitutional and Legal Issues KOBAKHIDZE, Giorgi KOZHOKIN, Evgenii LORDKIPANIDZE, Vazha Deputy Chairman of the Parliament of Director, Russian Institute of Strategic Studies State Minister of BOWLIN, Rhett (USA) Deputy Director for Institutional Development, Open Society Institute (Budapest) MACHAVARIANI, Mikhail ; Secretary General of the Union of Citizens of BRAITHWAITE, Sir Rodric Chairman of Advisory Board of the Moscow School of Political Studies MAMRADZE, Petre First Deputy to the State Minister, Head of the State Chancellery of CHITAIA, Kakha ; Chairman of the Committee on International MISHUSTINA, Larissa Member, Legal Chamber of Informational Disputes under the President of the Russian Federation FURRER, Hans Peter (Council of Europe) Director of Political Affairs, Council of Europe MURASHEV, Arkadii Chairman of the «House of Freedom and Democracy)) Organisation GIL-ROBLES, Alvaro (Spain) Professor of the Madrid University MUSSO, Mireille (France) Ambassador of France to HAMPSON, Keith Democracy International Ltd. NAISHUL, Vitalii President, Institute for the Studies of Russian Economy

7 NEMIROVSKAYA, Elena PICKTHALL, Colin PLATONOV, Vladimir Founder and Director, Moscow School of Political Studies M.P. House of Commons Deputy Chairman of the Council of Federation; Chairman of the Moscow City Duma Baroness SMITH OF GILMOREHILL, Elizabeth STANEVSKY, Felix WETTERBERG, Gunnar (Sweden) M.P. House of Lords Ambassador of Russia to Director, The Swedish Association of Local Authorities POKHMELKIN, Victor RAMISHVILI, Levan SAAKASHVILI, Mikhail MP Russian State Duma (Democratic Choice of Russia), Member of the Committee on legal issues and court reform Director, «Institute of Freedom» Nongovernmental organisation ; Chairman of the Parliamentary Faction «The Union of Citizens of» ZAKHAROV, Andrei ZAMAI, Boris ZHVANIA, Zurab Deputy Director, Foundation for the Development of Parliamentarism in Russia Legal Adviser to the Russian State Duma H.E.Chairman of the Parliament of SALMIN, Alexei SENOKOSSOV, Yurii SESLAVINSKY, Mikhail President, Russian Public Policy Center Foundation; Member of the Presidential Council Chairman, Mamardashvili Foundation for Philosophical and Interdisciplinary Studies Head of the Federal Service of Russia for TV and Radio Broadcasting ALAPISHVILI, Levan BAJUNOV, Vladimir (Russia, Tver) BASIALAIA, Merab PARTICIPANTS Chief Expert, Committee on Defense and Security, Parliament of MP Russian State Duma (Agrarnaya Group), Member of the Committee on economic policy Head of the Press Department, Parliament of SHENGELAIA, Eldar Deputy Chairman of the Parliament of BATURINA, Tatyana (Russia, Yekaterinburg) General Director, Regional TV Company SHENGELIA, Zaza Deputy to the State Minister of BESEDIN, Vladimir (Russia, Krasnoyarsk) Regional Councillor, Krasnoyarsk Regional Duma

8 BORISOV, Alexander (Russia, Pskov) Assistant to the Mayor of the Pskov City GOGORISHVILI, Khatuna Head of the Apparatus of the Parliament of BUCHUKURI, Koba Governor of Mtzkheta-Tianeti IMERLISHVILI, Irina Head of the Organisational Department, Parliament of CHAKHVADZE, Guram ISMAILOV, Mitin (Russia, Moscow) Senior Juriscouncillor, «Barents» Group DURYAGIN, Ivan (Russia. Irkutsk) MP Russian State Duma (Yabloko), Member of the Committee on economic policy KAMKAMIDZE, Irakli Assistant to the First Deputy Chairman of the Committee on International Relations, Parliament of DZNELADZE, Levan Deputy Minister of Finance of KANDELAKI Zaza EMELIANOV, Michael (Russia, Rostov) EROSHOK, Zoa (Russia, Moscow) FALALEEV, Sergei (Russia, Kursk) MP Russian State Duma (Yabloko), Member of the Committee on property, privatisation and economic activity Observer, «Novaya Gazeta» Newspaper MP Russian State Duma (Communist Party of Russia), Member of the Committee on federal affairs and regional policy KHAINDRAVA, Ivlian KHUDYAKOV, Oleg (Russia, Tula) KOCHKIANI, Levan MACHAVARIANI, Paata Chairman of the Republican Party of Regional Councillor, Regional Council Deputy Minister of Industry of Adviser to the Chairman of the Parliament of FILITCHEV, Andrei (Russia, Novosibirsk) City Councillor, City Council MAGALASHVILI, Iliko GEORGIEVA, Tatiana (Russia, Rostov) Senior Reader, Rostov State University MANSURASHVILI, Zurab Expert on Protocol Issues, Parliament of GIORGADZE, Ramaz Deputy Minister of Transport of MARAKVELIDZE, Zurab Head of the Legal Department, Parliament of GOGAVA, Irakli Head of the Department of Public Relations, Parliament of MARSAGISHVILI Savel

9 MEGRELIDZE, David Head of the Administration of the Samgorski district of the Tbilisi City SAKVARELIDZE, Ramaz MEGRELIDZE, Djemal SAVVA, Michael (Russia, Krasnodar) I lead of the Department of Public Relations, City Administration MELASHVILI, Irakli Participant, Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs SHLOSBERG, Lev (Russia, Pskov) Director, Center of Social Projecting «Vozrozhdeniye» MESABLISHVILI, Beka Chief of the Protocol, Parliament of. SHULAEV, Alexander (Russia, Pskov) Regional Councillor, Pskov Regional Duma MIRIANASHVILI Marina SMIRNOV, Vladimir (Russia, Balakovo) City Councillor, City Council MITINA, Daria (Russia, Moscow) NOGAIDELI, Zurab OINVID, Gregory MP Russian State Duma (Communist Party of Russia), Member of the Committee on women affairs, family and youth MP Russian State Duma (Nash Dom Russia), Deputy Chairman of the Committee on North problems SULTANOV, Rinat (Russia, Ufa) SVANIDZE, Djemal TAKIDZE, Amiran TARGAMADZE, Givi MP Russian State Duma (Yabloko), Member of the Committee on CIS affairs and compatriots Journalist PAGAVA, Alexander PETLYAKOV, Sergei (Russia, Rostov) POTAPENKO, Alexander (Russia, Kursk) Vice-President, «Agro-Income» Company MP Russian State Duma (Communist Party of Russia), Member of the Committee on property, privatisation and economic activity TCHATCHANIDZE, Giorgi TCHEISHVILI, David TCHEKUNOVA, Marina (Russia, Moscow) First Deputy to the Head of the Administration of the Didubiyski District of the Tbilisi City Assistant to the Deputy Chairman of the Council of Federation and Chairman of the Moscow City Duma

10 TCHIKHRADZE, Pikria TCHKOIDZE, Nana TCHKONIA, Irakli TEVDORADZE, Mariam TEVZADZE, Gigi TKESHELASHVILI, David TVALCHRELIDZE, Avtandil VAKULENKO, Michael (Russia, Kirov) VASHAKMADZE, Mindia ZAMAI, Vera (Russia, Belgorod) ZERTZVADZE, Archil ZHGENTI, Ketevan Head of the Department of International Relations, Parliament of Assistant to the Chairman of the Parliament of Senior Specialist, Committee on Economic Policy, Parliament of Head of the Research Department, Parliament of Assistant to the Chairman of the Parliament of MP Russian State Duma (Liberal Democratic Party), Deputy Chairman of the Committee on CIS affairs and compatriots Senior Specialist, Committee on International Relations, Parliament of Adviser, Apparatus of the «Yabloko» Parliamentary Faction Head of the State Control Service on Insuarances First Assistant to the Chairman of the Parliament of

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