Baku: bp, along with its co-venturers in key projects such as Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli, Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan, Shah Deniz, and the South Caucasus Pipeline, has unveiled a comprehensive law book titled ‘The Practice of Advocacy’ to bolster legal education and public legal awareness in Azerbaijan. This initiative aims to enrich the academic resources available to law students, practitioners, and educators.
According to Azerbaijan State News Agency, the book serves as a pivotal resource that elucidates the principles and functions of advocacy, combining theoretical, historical, and practical perspectives to nurture a more informed legal community. It is anticipated to be a valuable textbook and reference for a wide audience, including law students, lawyers, law enforcement agencies, and university faculty.
During the book’s public presentation in Baku, Bakhtiyar Aslanbayli, bp’s vice president for the Caspian region, remarked on the publication’s potential to fortify the legal culture and aid in the education of future lawyers. He emphasized bp’s commitment to making this substantial body of knowledge accessible to all relevant audiences, hoping it will become a vital reference in the legal field.
Spanning 528 pages, the book provides an in-depth exploration of advocacy as both a professional practice and a core element of civil society. It covers the fundamentals, aims, and principles of advocacy, its historical evolution, and its theoretical underpinnings. Comparative analysis of advocacy in foreign jurisdictions and discussions on international legal principles that guide global legal practice are also included.
A significant portion of the book addresses the structure and regulation of the legal profession in Azerbaijan, detailing public service legal counseling, free legal aid challenges, lawyers’ rights and responsibilities, professional ethics, and confidentiality.
The project represents bp and its co-venturers’ ongoing dedication to education and capacity building in Azerbaijan, implemented by the public union ‘The Human Rights Promotion Centre.’ bp has been operating in Azerbaijan for 33 years, investing over $89 billion in major projects and contributing more than $115 million to social investment projects, including education and community development.
In Azerbaijan, bp employs approximately 2,344 Azerbaijani citizens, accounting for over 90% of its professional workforce, underscoring its commitment to local capacity building and sustainable development.