Union of Law Scientists
NNLE Union of Law Scientists is a non-commercial, non-governmental organization based in Georgia, that unites lawyers - legal scholars and researchers. Organization was founded on April 4, 2014, in Tbilisi. Union of Law Scientists was introduced to public at event held at the Central Library of the Georgian Technical University on July 23, 2014. The objective of the organization is to "promote the rule of law in Georgia and raise the legal awareness of society, to facilitate the development of study of law and legal education, to coordinate legal scholars and researchers, as well as  scientific research in the field of law, to protect the rights of legal scholars and professors." The chairman of the organization is Zurab Chkonia, lawyer. The Union of Law Scientists cooperates with scholars based in Georgia, as well as abroad, with various scientific, educational and professional organizations. A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Union of Law Scientists and Tbilisi Court of Appeals in 2014. The Union of Law Scientists is a signatory to the Berlin Declaration of Open Access. The organization has been publishing the international scientific electronic journal "Herald of Law" since 2020. Union of Law Scientists