Background
Grazin, Igor Nikolai was born on June 27, 1952 in Tartu, Estonia. Son of Nikolai V. and Dagmar R. Grazin. came to the United States, 1990.
politician member of the Estonian Riigikogu
Grazin, Igor Nikolai was born on June 27, 1952 in Tartu, Estonia. Son of Nikolai V. and Dagmar R. Grazin. came to the United States, 1990.
Jurist degree, University Tartu, Estonia, 1975. Candidate of science in law, Moscow Institute Law, 1979. Doctor of Science in Law, Institute State and Law, Moscow, 1986.
In addition to his political activities, Gräzin is a senior partner of the Tartu-based law firm Bachman and Partners and lectures in Tallinn School of Economics. Acted as defense attorney in renowned "Hiiu air-crash case" (2004-2011) with K. Bachmann. Till 1989, a professor of law at the Tartu State University, then elected to the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (was a candidate of the Popular Front of Estonia).
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union he taught at the University of Notre Dame in the United States till 2000, after that at the University Nord in Tallinn (as the Dean of the Law School and the Vice President).
Served as research fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington District of Columbia Written academic papers on philosophy of law, theory of legal interpretation, macroeconomics. Latest research: in area of legal semiotics and structural semiotics of visual arts
Written essays legal mythology (especially - on Franz Kafka), political philosophy, political psychiatry ("Politics as Depression and Suicidal Mania"). He was the only Estonia"s Riigikogu member to vote against ratifying the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe.
"Gräzin initiative" is his proposal to restore the withdrawn Estonian Maritime border in its post-war configuration (as it stood till 1993) and thus gain to Estonia influence within the Nord Stream project (gas pipeline between Russia and Germany routed through the Gulf of Finland).
Politically: strong proponent of unified and integrated energy policy in Europen Union. Company-anchor of a weekly political television-show, free lance political columnist.
Deputy, Congress of Peoples Deputies of Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1989-1991. Member Supreme Soviet, Moscow, 1989-1991. Counsellor to President, Republic of Estonia, 1993-1997, V.P., president national assembly, since 1999.
Member National Parliament of Estonia, 1995-1999. Member American Association of University Professors, AALS (board directors), Estonian Bar Association, Federalist Society United States of America, Academy Society of Estonian Lawyers (co-founder, vice chairman 1989-1990), Academy Arts (Estonia, board directors), Rotary, Roman Club (founding).
Married Elena E. Rozina, May 10, 1984. 1 child, Anton.
