VLADIMIR GROSU
Sex Male
Date and place of birth 21 June 1975, Chisinau (Rep. of Moldova)
Nationality/ies Republic of Moldova
Civil status Married, two children
Education and academic and other qualifications
2006 Associate Professor of Law
2003 Doctor Degree in Law, Moldova State University, Chișinau, Rep. of Moldova.
1999-2000 Master's degree in Law, Moldova State University, Chișinau, Rep. of Moldova.
1992-1997 License degree in Law (specialization: International Law), Law Faculty, Moldova State University, Chișinau, Rep. of Moldova.
The most important International Trainings:
June 2013 – participation in “International visitors leadership program” focused on human rights, USA, U.S State Department;
2011 – Attended the seminar on “The independence of judges and prosecutors: perspectives and challenges”, held in Trieste, MIB School of Management, (UNIDEM CAMPUS, Legal Training for Civil Servants, Venice Commission);
2008 - Attended the international cycle of specialization in public administration “Pratique de la negociation diplomatique” (Diplomatic negotiation practice), held in Paris, Ecole Nationale d’Administration, France.
October-November 2006 – participated at an international workshop on “Intellectual Property System in developing countries”, Qingdao, China;
September 2003 – training for law professors in the universities and other legal bodies of State of Minnesota, USA (Supreme Court of Minnesota, Federal District Court, University of State of Minnesota, University of State of Minnesota Human Rights Center, Domestic violence preventing center, W.Mitchell Law school, etc. )
March-July 2000 - training and studies for law professors at the Bordeaux IV University (France), Public University of Navarra (Pamplona, Spain), Comparative Law Institute (Paris, France).
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Relevant professional activities
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June 2011 – to date
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Deputy minister of Justice of the Republic of Moldova;
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december 2006 – June 2011
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Agent for the Government of the Rep. of Moldova before the European Court of Human Rights (representation of the Government before the ECtHR, enforcement of ECtHR judgments and decisions);
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March 2006 – December 2006
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Director, Department of Copyright and related rights, State Agency on Intellectual Property of Rep. of Moldova;
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August 2004 – march 2006
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Deputy-Dean, Law Faculty, Moldova State University;
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August 1997 – to date
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Associate Professor of Law (lecturer – 1998-2006, assistant-lecturer - 1997-1998)) teaching Criminal law, Comparative criminal Law and International Criminal law, Law Faculty of Moldova State University;
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October 2003-november 2004
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lawyer at “Subervin”SRL.
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august 2001 – august 2003
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Head of the Legal Department, S.A.”Euromol”
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October 1999 - march 2000
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Head of the Legal Department, "Chisinau-Gaz"S.R.L.
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October 1997 - October 1999
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lawyer at "Moldova-Gaz"S.A.
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October 1996 - October 1997
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legal adviser at Botanica district Court, Chisinau, Rep. of Moldova;
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Description of non-legal professional activities
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2007 – 2012
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Member of the Qualification body of Judges by the Superior Council of Magistrates (assessment of the level of qualification of judges, promotion or transfer of judges in other courts etc.);
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2007 – 2011
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formateur, National Institute of Justice (presentation of communications to judges and prosecutors on different legal issues, mostly on human rights and ECtHR case-law issues);
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2008 – 2010
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Member of the Scientific Council by the Constitutional Court of the Rep. Moldova.
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Activities and experience in the field of human rights
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2011- to date
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Head of delegation of the Rep. of Moldova in the framework of the ’’Dialogue on human rights” – format of discussions and changes of opinions with the EU counterparts regarding the evolution of the human rights situation in the Rep. of Moldova.
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October 2011, march 2012
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Head of delegation of the Rep. of Moldova sustaining the country report on human rights in the framework of the Universal Periodic Review process (UPR), Human Rights Council, United Nations (country report approved by the HRC).
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December 2006 – June 2011
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Agent for the Government of the Rep. of Moldova before the European Court of Human Rights;
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2007 – 2011
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formateur, National Institute of Justice (presentation of communications to judges and prosecutors on different legal issues, especially on human rights and ECtHR case-law issues);
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April 2011
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Head of delegation of the Rep. of Moldova at the High Level Conference « The future of the ECtHR », Izmir, Turkey.
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February 2010
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Member of the delegation of the Rep. of Moldova at the High Level Conference « The future of the ECtHR », Interlaken, Switzerland.
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November 2009
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Member of the delegation of the Rep. of Moldova, presentation of the country report on the respect of human rights for the period 2003-2009, 43-th session, Committee against torture, UN; Geneva, Switzerland.
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2007-2011
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Expert, Steering Committee for Human Rights (CD-DH) and the Committee of Experts for the improvement of procedures; for the protection of human rights (DH-PR), CoE;
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2007-2011
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Member of the Rep. of Moldova governmental committee for supervising the enforcement of the ECtHR judgments (hearing of the competent authorities responsible for the enforcement of the ECtHR judgments, urging national authorities to undertake necessary measures of general and individual character, recommendation/direction of concrete measures etc.).
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2004-2005
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Expert, Institute for Penal Reform, project “The respect of the rights of under aged people in detention, The Implementation of the Code of criminal penalties”.
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Other activities
2013 – to date Venice Commission, Council of Europe (CoE), substitute member
2013 – to date Steering Committee for Legal Cooperation (CDCJ), CoE, member
2011 – to date member of the Moldovan team mandated to negotiate the association Agreement with the EU delegation.
2011 – to date head of the working group, mandated to discuss with the Transnistrian Representatives issues related to civil status acts.
18 publications (including co-author at two textbooks on Criminal Law) on the topics: Civil and Criminal liability in the Republic of Moldova, Corporate criminal liability in the Draft Criminal Code of Republic of Moldova; Corporate criminal liability - criminological and criminal policy view; The Defendant and Criminal Law etc. Recently, together with other co-authors, I finished the work over the 2-nd edition of the textbook” Criminal Law. General Part.”, to be published in 2012.
LIST OF SOME SIGNIFICANT PUBLICATIONS I HAVE WRITTEN:
V.Grosu, L.Dumneanu, A.Bolocan-Harghel ”Comparative criminal law”, Chișinau, 2014.
V.Grosu, S.Botnaru, M.Grama, A.Savga ”Criminal Law. General Part,Chişinău: Tipografia Centrală, 2012.
V.Grosu, S.Botnaru, M.Grama, A.Savga ” Criminal Law. General Part.” Chișinau 2005.
V.Grosu, S.Brînză, V.Stati, X.Ulianovschi “Criminal Law. Special Part.” Chișinau 2005.
V.Grosu, Legal entity and the problem of the defendant in criminal law // Revista naţională de
drept.-2001.-Nr.3 (6).- P.32-34.
V.Grosu, Legal entity and the criminal sanction // Revista naţională de drept.-2002.-Nr.4 (19).
P.37-44.
V.Grosu, Criminal and civil liability in the Republic of Moldova: current status //Analele ştiinţifice
ale Universităţii de Stat din Moldova. Seria „Ştiinţe socioumanistice”. Vol.I.- Chişinău: CE USM,
2001, p.276-278.
V.Grosu, Toward a universal criminal jurisdiction //Analele ştiinţifice ale Universităţii de Stat din Moldova. Seria „Ştiinţe socioumanistice”. Vol.I.- Chişinău: CE USM, 2002, p.197-201.