Pavel Astakhov
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Pavel Alekseevich Astakhov (born 8 September 1966, Moscow
) is a Russia
n statesman
and lawyer
, and became the Children Rights Commissioner for the President of the Russian Federation on 31 December 2009.
His famous Cases include Edmond Pope's VA-111 Shkval
case in 2000, Vladimir Gusinsky
's Media Most Group case in 2000-2001, and director Alexei Uchitel
's case in 2005.
Astakhov's clients included the family of Nobel prize winner Lev Landau
, Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov, publishing house Kommersant
, conductor Vladimir Spivakov
, among others.
channel . He is credited for the wide and huge success of the show. Since then, he and his wife have established his own Production group Pravo TV, creating more shows, including Tri Ugla
(Three corners) and Delo Astakhova (Astakhov's Cases). Many of Astakhov's programmes are aimed and are praised for legal education of the masses.
First book was published in 2000 - "Pravopisnye istiny ili levosudie dlja vseh", which is an ironic view of Russian reality and legal system through cases and humorous anecdotes.
In 2007 the book Raider was published, where Astakhov in the form of the novel tells about the legal aspects of unfriendly M&A in post-soviet Russia. The series now include four more books. For these novels Astakhov is often referred to as a Russian John Grisham
, as the style in which the protagonist (always a lawyer) is portrayed is seen to be somewhat similar to the famous American writer's. A movie for the first book is announced to come out in September 2010.
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After twelve children had cut their veins in an orphanage-boarding school in Izhevsk, Astakhov intervened to supervise the investigation, resisting obstruction by the municipal authorities and seeking to ensure that those responsible were punished by the law.
Astakhov took part in the "Rantala incident
", personally carrying out negotiations with the Finnish services of guardianship and helping to find a compromise, thus creating a precedent facilitating similar disputes for mixed Finnish-Russian families.
In the incident with Artemom Savelyev (Justin Henson) Astakhov took a firm position which has compelled the American side to agree on negotiations with the conclusion in the form of signing of the bilateral Russian-American treaty on adoption.
He secured the creation of the Russian-French Advisory Commission on family affairs, which aims to help resolve conflicts in mixed families, on adoption, and with working out the bilateral contract on adoption between France and the Russian Federation.
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
) is a Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n statesman
Statesman
A statesman is usually a politician or other notable public figure who has had a long and respected career in politics or government at the national and international level. As a term of respect, it is usually left to supporters or commentators to use the term...
and lawyer
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
, and became the Children Rights Commissioner for the President of the Russian Federation on 31 December 2009.
Education
Astakhov received a bachelor's degree in Law from Moscow's Dzerzhinsky Red Banner KGB Higher School in 1991. He then went on to achieve a PhD in law from the University of Pittsburgh school of law in 2002. His dissertation dealt with the dynamics of solving legal conflicts. In 2006, he defended an LL.D. with a dissertation on "Legal conflicts and forms of their resolution". He speaks Russian, Swedish, Spanish, French and English.Lawyer
Pavel has practiced law since 1991; from 1994, he has been a member of the Moscow Lawyers Bar. In 1994, he created his own law firm, which was reorganized into the "Pavel Astakhov Lawyers Board" in 2003. In 2001, he received a medal as an "Honorable Lawyer of Russia" and in 2004 he received an award "For Loyalty to the Lawyer's Duty" and received the highest award for lawyer's, called "Femida". He was named a "Russian of the Year" in 2007. He is also a member of the Paris Lawyer Association, the expert advisory council for the chairman of the Audit Chamber of Russia, the European Arbitration and Mediation Court, the board of mediators of the Commercial and Industrial Chamber of Russia, the Social Council of the Federal Agency of Safety (FSB OS), and the arbitration court at the Russian Union of Industrialists and Businessmen.His famous Cases include Edmond Pope's VA-111 Shkval
VA-111 Shkval
The VA-111 Shkval torpedo and its descendants are supercavitating torpedoes developed by the Soviet Union. They are capable of speeds in excess of 200 knots .-Design and capabilities:...
case in 2000, Vladimir Gusinsky
Vladimir Gusinsky
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Gusinsky is a Russian media baron, is known as the founder of Media-Most holding that included Most Bank, the NTV channel, the newspaper Segodnya and magazines.-Life and career:Gusinsky was born in Moscow....
's Media Most Group case in 2000-2001, and director Alexei Uchitel
Alexei Uchitel
Aleksei Efimovich Uchitel is a Russian film director. His 2010 film The Edge was selected as the Russian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards but it didn't make the final shortlist.-External links:**...
's case in 2005.
Astakhov's clients included the family of Nobel prize winner Lev Landau
Lev Landau
Lev Davidovich Landau was a prominent Soviet physicist who made fundamental contributions to many areas of theoretical physics...
, Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov, publishing house Kommersant
Kommersant
Kommersant is a commerce-oriented newspaper published in Russia. , the circulation was 131,000.- History :The newspaper was initially published in 1909, and it was closed down following the Bolshevik seizure of power and the introduction of censorship in 1917.In 1989, with the onset of press...
, conductor Vladimir Spivakov
Vladimir Spivakov
Vladimir Teodorovich Spivakov is a leading Russian conductor and violinist best known for his work with the chamber orchestra....
, among others.
TV personality and Author
In 2003 Astakhov started to host the new programme Chas Suda (Court hour) - the first popular Russian court TV-show on Ren-TVRen-TV
REN TV is one of the largest private federal TV channels in Russia. Founded by Irena Lesnevskaya and her son, Dmitry Lesnevsky, who had been running REN TV as a production house for other national Russian television channels, it has broadcast since 1 January 1997. Its target audience is a young to...
channel . He is credited for the wide and huge success of the show. Since then, he and his wife have established his own Production group Pravo TV, creating more shows, including Tri Ugla
Tri Ugla
Tri Ugla, translates as "Three corners", is a Russian talk-show on the Ren-TV channel, hosted by famous Russian lawyer, statesperson and tv personality Pavel Astakhov and produced by Pravo TV producer center and production company....
(Three corners) and Delo Astakhova (Astakhov's Cases). Many of Astakhov's programmes are aimed and are praised for legal education of the masses.
First book was published in 2000 - "Pravopisnye istiny ili levosudie dlja vseh", which is an ironic view of Russian reality and legal system through cases and humorous anecdotes.
In 2007 the book Raider was published, where Astakhov in the form of the novel tells about the legal aspects of unfriendly M&A in post-soviet Russia. The series now include four more books. For these novels Astakhov is often referred to as a Russian John Grisham
John Grisham
John Ray Grisham, Jr. is an American lawyer and author, best known for his popular legal thrillers.John Grisham graduated from Mississippi State University before attending the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1981 and practiced criminal law for about a decade...
, as the style in which the protagonist (always a lawyer) is portrayed is seen to be somewhat similar to the famous American writer's. A movie for the first book is announced to come out in September 2010.
Children's Rights Commissioner for the President of the Russian Federation
On 30 December 2009 the President of the Russian Federation issued a decree, appointing Astakhov the Children's Rights Commissioner for the President of the Russian Federation, a post sometimes referred to as Children's OmbudsmanChildren's Ombudsman
The Children's Ombudsman, Children's Commissioner, Child Advocate, Children's Commission or equivalent body is a public authority in various countries charged with the protection and promotion of the rights of children and young people, either in society at large, or in specific categories such as...
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After twelve children had cut their veins in an orphanage-boarding school in Izhevsk, Astakhov intervened to supervise the investigation, resisting obstruction by the municipal authorities and seeking to ensure that those responsible were punished by the law.
Astakhov took part in the "Rantala incident
Rantala incident
Robert Rantala is a 7-year-old child with Russian-Finnish dual citizenship who was taken by the Finnish social service to a children’s shelter in early 2010. Russian media followed closely the incident for weeks...
", personally carrying out negotiations with the Finnish services of guardianship and helping to find a compromise, thus creating a precedent facilitating similar disputes for mixed Finnish-Russian families.
In the incident with Artemom Savelyev (Justin Henson) Astakhov took a firm position which has compelled the American side to agree on negotiations with the conclusion in the form of signing of the bilateral Russian-American treaty on adoption.
He secured the creation of the Russian-French Advisory Commission on family affairs, which aims to help resolve conflicts in mixed families, on adoption, and with working out the bilateral contract on adoption between France and the Russian Federation.