Ministry of Justice Delegation Participates in Annual International Conference in the U.S.

Georgia’s Deputy Minister of Justice, Giorgi Dgebuadze, delivered a speech at the conference. The event was organized by the International Center for Law and Religion Studies at Brigham Young University in the state of Utah.

It was attended by more than 100 delegates from around 50 countries, including representatives of the executive branch, academia, and the research community.

During the visit to the U.S., the Georgian delegation held bilateral meetings with Utah state officials, including a state senator, local authorities, and representatives of relevant government agencies. The discussions covered the digitization of archival materials, juvenile justice, projects for the rehabilitation and resocialization of convicts, and artificial intelligence policy.

The delegation visited rehabilitation and resocialization centers in Utah and became familiar on site with the services available to convicts and with institutional management models.

During the visit, a meeting was held with the leadership of Brigham Young University regarding the implementation of the memorandum signed between the LEPL “Justice Training Center of Georgia” and the university, and training modules were planned for thematic groups of the Ministry of Justice.

During the university visit, the Deputy Minister of Justice gave a public lecture to Brigham Young University students on Georgian criminal justice policy and the reforms carried out in Georgia.

The delegation of Georgia’s Ministry of Justice included Ketevan Sarajishvili, Head of the Department of International Relations and Legal Cooperation of the Ministry of Justice, and Gvantsa Varamashvili, Director of the LEPL “Justice Training Center of Georgia.” The meetings were also attended by representatives of the Stirling Foundation, Wendy McKenna and Richard McKenna.