Background
Khalilov Jabir Zahid was born in Ganja, Azerbaijan on March 24, 1958.
Khalilov Jabir Zahid was born in Ganja, Azerbaijan on March 24, 1958.
He graduated from school № 42 in Nasimi district, Baku and later, School of Law at Moscow State University named after Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov in 1980.
He worked as a lecturer and senior lecturer at Baku State University during 1980-2001. He was a lecturer in Law, Head of Department Law and Dean of the School of Law at Khazar University during 1997-2007. He has been occupying the position of Dean of School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Khazar University since 2007.
Jabir Khalilov’s research area covers comparative analysis of Jury System and its application in court system of Azerbaijan.
Jabir Khalilov had a considerable role in the establishment of Legal Clinic in 1999, which is the first and specialized educational entity not only in Azerbaijan, but in overall Caucasus region, and is currently functioning at Khazar University. He also guided Moot Court Room established for the first time at Khazar University in 2004 through the support of American Bar Association Central and East European Legal Initiative (ABACEELI).
Moreover, he has been awarded with an Honorary Title at the 90th Anniversary of establishment of Baku State University, for his active role at the University and public life of faculty, as well as for the efforts to educate young generation. Jabir Khalilov has published about 40 scientific articles
Mississippi Consortium for International Development non-degree program on “Improving Educational Environment in Azerbaijan”- Community Connections 2006, September 13- October 4, 2006, Jackson, Mississippi, United States of America. International Visitors Program participant, International Education Administration, A Freedom Support Sub-Regional Project for Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, Department of State, United States of America, January 26-February 13, 2004.
European Law School Association conference on European Legal Education and the Bologna Process, Utrecht University, the Netherlands, November 19–20, 2004. Third Annual Colloquium on Clinical Legal Education, Sophia, Varna, Bulgaria, June 20–30, 2000.