Academic discipline in higher education is governed by paragraph 7 of Article 43 and by Article 44 of the Law on Higher Education. This topic is often described through frameworks borrowed from foreign law, but a clear statement is needed here: the American Title IX regime does not exist in Georgian law, and student disciplinary liability in Georgia is governed by this national law. This page explains the substantive side — what a disciplinary offence is, where the disciplinary obligation comes from, and which limits stand before any sanction.
The source of the disciplinary obligation — Article 44
Article 44 establishes the student's obligations: the student is obliged, under the programme established by the higher education institution, to study every subject chosen of their own will the teaching of which is compulsory, and to observe the charter and internal rules of the institution. This compact norm is the foundation of disciplinary liability: responsibility may arise from failure to fulfil the obligation to study chosen compulsory subjects or from a breach of the charter and internal rules.
It follows that in examining a disciplinary accusation the first question is always: which exact obligation was breached? If the accusation rests on conduct that fits neither within the obligations of Article 44 nor within the institution's charter and internal rules, the basis for disciplinary liability is questionable.