Edgars Puriņš

Education

• Department of Law, University of Latvia

  LL.B., 1995; LL.M., 1997

• The Hague Academy of International Law, Summer Session on Private and Public International Law

  1998

• Institute for Human Rights, Abo University, Finland

  1997

Work Experience

• Partner, Reihmanis & Partners Law Firm

  2013 –
• Attorney At Law

  2010 – 2013
• Judge, Administrative Appeal Court

  2006 – 2010
• Deputy State Secretary on Court Matters, Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Latvia

  2005 – 2006
• Director of the Legal Department, Ministry of Environment and Regional Development of the Republic of Latvia

  2000 – 2005
• Lecturer on History of Legal Philosophy, Department of Law, University of Latvia

  2000 – 2002
• Head of the International Law Division, Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Latvia

  1997 – 2000
• Lawyer, Legal Department, The State Chancellery of Latvia

  1996 – 1997

Activities

• The Article 92 of Constitution Probably Is Not For Everyone // DELFI

  2020
• Does the Loss of Capital Create Income from the Capital Increase? // Jurista Vārds

  2018
• Photoradars and Administrative Liability // Latvijas Vēstnesis

  Decembris, 2012
• International Law and National Legal Norms // Latvijas Vēstnesis

  Oktobris, 1998
• Working group at the Ministry of Justice on revision of laws on administrative liability

  2019
• Council of Latvian Judicial Training Center

  2005 – 2006
• Head of Latvian delegation for negotiations with the USA on revision of bilateral agreements on legal cooperation in criminal matters and extradition

  2005

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