Chair of Civil Law

The Chair of Civil Law of the YSU Faculty of Law was established in the 1936-1937 academic year. The first head of the chair was an outstanding scientist, YSU professor H. A. Galikyan. A. Yesayan, R. Petrosyan, and T. Barseghyan, well-recognized and eminent scientists-lawyers with great scientific merit made an invaluable contribution to the establishment of the chair. Throughout its activity, the chair has always been at the forefront of the promotion and dissemination of civil rights.

Thanks to the efforts of the Chair specialists, all the main courses taught are provided with Armenian textbooks and educational materials for practical classes: "Civil Law Problem Book (with solutions)" educational manual, "Family Law of the Republic of Armenia" practical training manual, "Civil Law of the Republic of Armenia" textbook (in three parts), "Family Law of the Republic of Armenia", "Contractual Law", "Private International Law" textbooks, the "Legal Regulation of International Trade" manual, the "Roman Private Law" educational manual, the "Shareholder Law" educational manual, the "Civil Law Practical Training Manual" (in two parts) were published in the Chair, as well as a number of other educational materials (including online) are available.

The main directions of the Chair’s research activities are the study of the main institutions of civil law: property, liability, obligation, family law, intellectual property law, including artificial intelligence, as well as international private law, European private law, corporate law, as well as business relations issues.

Doctors of legal science, Professors, Candidates of Science, and Assistant Professors work in the chair. The department's teaching staff includes recognized and leading specialists of the republic, who regularly undergo training in national, foreign, and international institutions and are involved in various programs and initiatives of both scientific and practical orientation. The chair has a great contribution to the development and improvement of RA civil legislation, the lecturers of the chair have participated in the scientific interpretation of the norms of the RA Constitution, are actively involved in the development and discussion of draft legal acts, as well as in the preparation of professional opinions on legal questions received from law enforcement practice bodies.

The Chair implements the following educational programs: "Court Law and Advocacy", "Business Law and International Arbitration" and "Media and Information Law".