Professional activity

Since 2008 – Lecturer at the Riga Graduate School of Law

Since 2023 – Deputy Chairman of the Commission Assessing Damage of Soviet Occupation

Since 2021 – Lecturer, University of Latvia, Faculty of Law

Since 2020 – Arbitrator at the Riga Court of Arbitration

Since 2018 – Legal Expert at the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats

Since 2012 – Government Expert at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Council of Independent Experts on International and EU law

2018 – Lecturer at National Defense Academy

2014-2015 – Member of the New York City Bar Association, International Law Committee

2014-2015 – Legal Expert at the Permanent Mission of Latvia to the UN (New York), Chairman of COJUR-ICC working group at the EU Council

2013-2015 – Visiting Fellow at Fordham Law School

2008-2011 – Researcher at the EU 7 Framework Programme research project “Regulating Privatisation of War” (PRIV-WAR)

Since 2008 – Member of the Steering Group of the International Humanitarian Law Expert Network at the Latvian Red Cross

2005-2008 – Legal Adviser, Latvian Ministry of Justice

2003-2005 – Senior Expert, Latvian Ministry of Justice

2001-2003 – Editor, Latvian law journal “Law and Justice”

With the University of Latvia team I have represented Latvia at the Central and Eastern European Moot Court Competition (2003), Telders (2004) and Jessup (2005) International Law Moot Court competititons, and with the team of the University of Amsterdam have participated at the Jessup International Law Moot Court competition (2007). I have coached the Riga Graduate School of Law teams for the Telders International Law Moot Court competition (2013), International Human Rights Moot Court Competition (2017-2018), Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition (2008), Latvian Dišlers Constitutional Law Moot Court competition (2011, 2017) and Latvian Human Rights Moot Court competition (2018). I have consulted the University of Latvia teams for the participation at the Jessup and Telders International Law Moot Court competitions and International Human Rights Moot Court competition. I offer training of public speech.

Founder of Karlis Dislers Association.