The presentation of the book “19th Century Georgia on the Highway of European Legal Culture”, co-authored by Mindia Ugrekhelidze and Beka Kantaria, was held on May 13, 2026, with the support of the Ministry of Justice.

The event took place at the National Library under the Ministry of Culture and was attended by the Minister of Justice, Paata Salia. During the ceremony, Mindia Ugrekhelidze was awarded the Medal of Justice in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the development of the Ministry’s system.

Mindia Ugrekhelidze is regarded as one of the founders of the Georgian school of criminal law. Throughout his distinguished career, he has served as Chairman of the Supreme Court of Georgia, judge of the European Court of Human Rights, and member of both the World Association of Lawyers and the International Association of Criminal Law.

The two-volume publication presented at the event demonstrates that Georgian legal and constitutional thought has historically been closely connected to Western legal traditions, and that interest in European legal culture existed in Georgia more than a century ago. Beyond its historical importance, the work also represents a significant scholarly contribution to the study of modern Georgian constitutionalism.