Doctor of Laws, Australian Doctor of Law. Author of more than 70 publications, including 6 books totalling more than 150 printer’s sheets. Languages: English, Spanish, Ukrainian.

Education:

1988-1994 – Faculty of Cybernetics of the Moscow Institute of Radio-Engineering Electronics and Automation;

1994-1996 – Diplomatic Academy of the MFA of Russia (honors diploma);

1996 – Candidate of juridical sciences, International law;

2003 – Australian Doctor of Law, International law;

2007 – Doctor of Laws, International law.

Career:

1996-2004 – Diplomat, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and its Foreign Missions;

2005-2009 -Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, Professor of the Diplomatic Academy of the MFA of Russia;

2009-2010 – Head of the Centre of International Law and International Security of the Institute of Contemporary International Studies of the Diplomatic Academy of the MFA of Russia;

2010-2011 – Head of the Chair of International Private Law of the Diplomatic Academy of the MFA of Russia;

2011-2015 – Dean of the Department of International Law of the Diplomatic Academy of the MFA of Russia;

2015-2016 – Vice Rector of the Russian Customs Academy;

2016- to present day – in addition to private practice, Member of the Expert Council on international law at the MFA of Russia, Member of the scientific-and-expert Council on international law at the Ministry of Justice of Russia, Member of international legal Council of Crimea Mission, Member of the scientific expert-legal Council of the Fund for the support and protection of the rights of compatriots living abroad under the MFA of Russia.

International projects / work in international organizations

2007, 2009 - Observer OSCE/ODIHR for Parliamentary and President Elections in Ukraine;

2012-2013 - Member of the expert group on the elaboration of a draft Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union.

Membership in professional organizations in the editorial boards of scientific journals

2005-2015 - Chief Editor of "Herald of the Diplomatic Academy. A series of international law ";

Currently - Vice-President of the Russian Association of International Law, Member of the Editorial Board of the Moscow Journal of International Law.

Sphere of interests:

• International Law Theory and Practice;
• UNO System and Global Security, International Economic Law;
• Law of the Sea;
• International law in Arctic;
• Law in Globalization and Internet;
• Sovereignty and Supranationality in International Law;
• Human Rights.