Ushangi Bakhtadze

Affiliate Professor

Ushangi Bakhtadze, PhD in Law
Affiliated Professor, Faculty of Law

Curriculum Vitae

Ushangi Bakhtadze is an Affiliated Professor at Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University and Head of the University’s Center for Crime and Criminal Justice. In 2020, he defended his doctoral dissertation entitled “A Criminological Analysis of the Criminalization Process.” He holds an MSc in Criminology from the University of Oxford.

Since 2009, he has been a member of the Georgian Bar Association and is the Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer of the law firm Jorbenadze Gacerelia Counselors. Since 2013, he has been lecturing in the fields of Criminology and Criminal Law. He has been affiliated with Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University since 2015.

Research Interests: Crime, Causes of Crime, Crime Prevention and Control, Crime and Media.

Courses Taught

Criminology
Crime and Media
Contemporary Models of Crime Prevention
Victimology
General Part of Criminal Law
Special Part of Criminal Law

Publications

Books

Circumstances to Be Considered in Sentencing, David Batonishvili Law Institute Publishing House, 2017.
Sergi Jorbenadze, Ushangi Bakhtadze, Zurab Macharadze, Media Law, David Batonishvili Law Institute Publishing House, 2014.
Circumstances to Be Considered in Sentencing (3rd Edition), Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University Press, 2024.
Victimology: The Science of Crime Victims, Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University Press, 2022.
Common Types of Fraud and Prevention Methods: A Practical Guide, Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University Press, 2022.
The Criminalization Process: A Criminological Analysis, Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University Press, 2021.
Offences Against Sexual Freedom and Inviolability, Association “Sapari”, 2020.
Circumstances to Be Considered in Sentencing, David Batonishvili Law Institute Publishing House, 2016.
Media Law, David Batonishvili Law Institute Publishing House, 2014.

Book Chapters and Articles

Right to Life and Abolition of the Death Penalty, in Human Rights – Children’s Rights, 2026.
The Universal Protection of Human Rights and Eastern Europe: Georgia, Central European Journal of Comparative Law, 2025.
Assessing the Efficiency of the Judiciary: Comprehensive Research, Wydawnictwo Instytutu Wymiaru Sprawiedliwości, 2025.
Disinformation and Crime in Georgia: Can We Criminalise It?, International Journal of Social Sciences, Caucasus International University, Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2021.
Media Representation of Victims, Orbeliani, No. 3, 2020.
The Prohibition of Criminalization as a New Right?, in Human Rights Protection and State Obligations, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, 2019.
Violence by Children Against Their Parents, in Guram Nachkebia 75, Jubilee Edition, David Batonishvili Law Institute Publishing House, 2016.
The Essence of Penology and Its Trends, Journal of Criminology, David Batonishvili Law Institute Publishing House, Vol. 1, 2016.
Adolescent Violence Towards Parents: Is it More Complex Form of Family Violence?, Social Science Research Network (SSRN), 2016.
Investigating Adolescent Violence Towards Parents, South Caucasus Law Journal: Right to a Fair Trial, 2015.
Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms: Is the Combination of Mediation and Arbitration Possible and Can It Be Considered an Independent Institution?, Private Law Review, David Batonishvili Law Institute Publishing House, 2014.
Who Holds the Power in Police-Media Relations? A Critical Analysis of Police and Media Relations in England and Wales, in Lado Chanturia 50, Jubilee Edition, David Batonishvili Law Institute Publishing House, 2014.
Is Prostitution a Victimless Crime?, Social Science Research Network (SSRN), 2013.
Necessity in Common Law Systems, Justice and Law, No. 1 (32), 2012.

Selected Articles

The Prohibition of Criminalization as a New Right?, in Human Rights Protection and State Obligations, 2019.
The Moral Boundaries of Criminalization, in Sergo Jorbenadze 90, 2019.
Does Sentence Reduction for a Guilty Plea Undermine Proportionality in Sentencing and Should It Be Abolished?, SSRN, 2019.
Violence by Children Against Parents as a Form of Domestic Violence, in Guram Nachkebia 75, 2016.
Adolescent Violence Towards Parents: Is it More Complex Form of Family Violence?, SSRN, 2016.
The Essence of Penology and Its Trends, Journal of Criminology, 2016.
Investigating Adolescent Violence Towards Parents, South Caucasus Law Journal, 2015.
Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms, Private Law Review, 2014.
Who Holds the Power in Police-Media Relations?, 2014.
Is Prostitution a Victimless Crime?, SSRN, 2013.
Necessity in Common Law Systems, Justice and Law, 2012.

Translations

Tore Bjørgo, Crime Prevention: A Comprehensive Approach, Georgian-Norwegian Rule of Law Association, 2019.
Nils Christie, Limits to Pain: The Role of Punishment in Penal Policy, 2017.

Blogs

Crime Does Not Exist, 2020.
Possible Effects of the COVID-19 Crisis on the Increase of Criminal Activity, 2020.
Is Criminal Law Important?, 2022.
Crime Control and Dramaturgy, 2025.
Wu-Tang Clan and Street Criminology, 2026.
When Harm Drifts Several Miles Away from Crime (Stewart).