European Masters in Human Rights and Democratization (An inter-University program, University of Padua, Italy, 1998)
Bachelor in Law (University of Latvia, 1996)
Significant Professional Experience
- Judge of the General Court of the European Union, since 2016
- Counsellor (legal, institutional affairs, horizontal issues, relations with the European Parliament) (Permanent Representation of the Republic of Latvia to the European Union, 2015-2016)
- Head of Institutional Affairs Section (legal, institutional affairs, horizontal issues, relations with the European Parliament) (Permanent Representation of the Republic of Latvia to the European Union, 2012-2015)
- Representative of the Government of Latvia before International Human Rights Organizations (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia, 2003-2012)
- OSCE Mission in Kosovo and OSCE Mission to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Office in Montenegro (1999-2003)
- Latvian National Human Rights Office (1995-1999)
Main publications
Books
- Latvia's Constitution Commentaries, Chapter VIII, Fundamental Rights (in Latvian), co-author, ISBN 978-9984-840-19-2 December 2011.
Articles (selection)
- Judgment of the Court of Justice of the EU in the case of Ilmārs Rimšēvics (in Latvian), Jurista Vārds, 5 March 2019, Nr 9 (1067)
- Trademark law topical issues (Actualités en matière du droit des marques), Les revues LexisNexis Communication commerce électronique, October 2018, Nr 10 (ISSN 1292-8682)
- 20 years of Latvia’s participation in the European Convention on Human Rights. A critical appraisal (in Latvian), Jurista Vārds, 16 May 2017, Nr 21 (975)
- Ways to improve legislative work in Latvia (in Latvian), Jurista Vārds, 11 October 2016, Nr 41 (944)
- Some remarks concerning the Istanbul Convention (in Latvian), Jurista Vārds, 7 June 2016, Nr 23 (926).
- International normative regulation of citizenship (in Latvian), Jurista Vārds, 3 April 2012, Nr 14/15 (713/714)
Decorations and awards
- On 16 March 2011 awarded with a State Decoration: the Cross of Recognition