Anatomy of Competitive Authoritarianism (2018 Presidential Elections in Georgia)

 There is discussed the results of Presidential elections of 2018 year in Georgia on the bases of Anatomy of Competitive Authoritarianism. In particular, there are shown two important aspects of the sense of competitive authoritarianism: Inequality of government and opposition in terms of attracting election finance and an unsuccessful attempt to develop a document reflecting the ethical principles of behavior of election subjects during the election campaign.The article is prepared on the basis of electronic and printed media materials regarding the election campaign finances, as well as interviews with people involved in development of the ethical principles presidential candidates behavior

Judicial Regulation of Disciplinary Conviction and Ethical Issues in the Public Sector of Georgia

Establishing ethical standards in the public service and promoting conscientiousness in the exercise of official authority is an important prerequisite for the functioning of an objective, efficient and trustworthy public service.Together with legal norms the development of codes of ethics is a successful mechanism for ensuring an accountable, responsible and development-oriented public service in democratic states. Therefore, we can say that the success of the process of democratic transformations and the formation of the rule of law in Georgia depends significantly on the healthy and effective functioning of public institutions, which is achieved not only by creating a reasonable and fair legislative space, but also by promoting moral and ethical approaches among civil servants, state awareness and raising the culture of legal thinking.Based on the above, this study analyses the issue of the development and effectiveness of the document regulating the disciplinary responsibility of civil servants and the rules of ethics and conduct in public service in Georgia

Elaborating the Parliamentary Code of Ethnic: The Experience of the Constituent Assembly of Georgia (1919-1921)

The article deals with the issues of ethics on the bases of stenographic accounts, codes of laws and press materials of the 1919-1921. Although at that time there was no ethnical code of electoral or parliamentary conducts, but the electoral law and normatives of the Constituent Assembly regulated various ethical aspects of political behavior

Code of ethics of local self-government: European experience and Georgia

Georgian article about the code of ethics of local self-government: European experience and Georgi

The Attempts to Develop the Parliamentary Code of Ethics in Georgia

The abstract analyzes the attempts and experience to develop the Parliamentary Code of Ethics inGeorgiain 2004-2020. The official documents around the research issue, reports of local and international organizations, and documents of ethical rules of conduct developed in the Georgian legislature and other normative acts regulating the activities of parliamentarians are examined by qualitative content analysis method. The in-depth interviews with politicians who were directly involved in drafting the Parliamentary Code of Ethics were also conducted within the survey.The initiative to develop a parliamentary code of ethics comes from Western democracies, where they try to develop and implement codes of ethics at all branches and levels of government. Codes of ethics promote understanding of responsibility and establishing conscientious approaches in the implementation of professional activities.The study of attempts to develop a parliamentary code of ethics in Georgia has shown that there is no real political will to establish moral-ethical principles in the governing process, and the document of rules of conduct is of a formal nature.

The Problem of Elaboration of the Ethical Code for the Local Self-Governance

The Problem of Elaboration of the Ethical Code for the Local Self-Governance The issue of developing the ethical code of local self-governmentThe report discusses the best foreign experience in the development and operation of codes of ethics for local and regional elected representatives, as well as analyzes the current situation inGeorgia. In particular, it discusses the extent to which ethical norms are being introduced and the quality of local governance is being improved through conscientious approaches. Qualitative content analysis and comparative analysis methods are used in the research process. The research was based on the study of official documents regarding the issue, codes of ethics, legal acts, and reports of local and international organizations

On the Incompatibility of Membership of the Constituent Assembly and Civil Servants and Immunity of Deputies

The article deals with the issues of ethics on the bases of stenographic accounts, codes of laws, and press materials of 1919- 1921. Although at that time there was no ethical code of electoral or parliamentary conduct the electoral law and norm of the Constituent Assembly regulated various ethical aspects of political behavior

Socio-Political Composition of the Constituent Assembly of Georgia (1919-1921)

The article presents the party composition of the Constituent Assembly of Georgia (1919-1921), which is changed as a result of additional elections and political reshuffles, as well as the social, ethnic and demographic structure of the founding members based on the analysis of biographical data of the founding members