Ioseb Gabaraev is an attorney, a Doctor of Law and a professor. He has practised as an attorney since 2004. According to his profile, his main fields are criminal law and criminal procedure, juvenile justice, human rights, sexual offences and medical criminal law.
Title: Attorney; member of the Georgian Bar Association since 2006 (No. 1416)
Specialisation: general; additionally, children's rights and juvenile justice
Academic degree: Doctor of Law (Tbilisi State University, 2022)
Works in: Georgian, English, Russian
Practice
From 2007 to 2019 he worked as an attorney at the Shida Kartli bureau of the Legal Aid Service. Since 2019 he has been in private practice with general specialisation: alongside criminal law he also takes civil and administrative matters.
He has passed the qualification exams for attorneys, for prosecution staff and for judges, all three in criminal law.
Research and teaching
In 2022 he defended his doctoral thesis at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University on the qualification of sexual offences committed with violence.
Georgian International University — professor, since March 2024
National Defence Academy of Georgia — associate professor, since October 2024
Tbilisi Humanitarian University — professor, since 2025
Gori State University — invited specialist, since 2005
He is the author of academic articles and takes part in national and international conferences, including the annual conferences of the European Law Institute (ELI).
Memberships
Georgian Bar Association
Georgian Lawyers for Independent Profession (GLIP) — board member and head of the criminal law direction, since 2018
World Association for Medical Law
His article on legal.ge
Principles on presence at the appeal hearing when overturning an acquittal
Contact
Consultations can be requested through his legal.ge profile. He works in Georgian, English and Russian.
Questions
What does Ioseb Gabaraev work on?
Mainly criminal law: criminal procedure, juvenile justice, human rights, sexual offences and medical criminal law.
Is he a member of the Georgian Bar Association?
Yes, since 2006, registration No. 1416.
Does he take civil cases?
Yes. He is an attorney with general specialisation and also takes civil and administrative matters.
