Evening in memory of Yuri Grigorievich Bassin organized by AEQUITAS
The 28th of March 2013 marked 90 years since the birth of the founder of Kazakhstan civil law science, Doctor of Law, Professor Yuri Grigorievich Bassin.
In 1941-1945, Yuri Grigorievich fought at the front and was decorated with the 1st class Order of the Red Star, 1st class Order of the Patriotic War and many medals, including for bravery and courage at war.
Yuri Grigorievich raised more than one generation of Kazakh lawyers. Almost all contemporary Kazakhstan's leading civil law scholars, as well as many legal practitioners and famous statesmen, are his disciples. Yuri Grigorievich authored over 300 scientific publications on civil, family and housing law and international commercial arbitration matters, and over 30 books, textbooks and monographs.
Professor Bassin made an invaluable contribution not only to the legal science of Kazakhstan, but also to Kazakhstan's law-making practice. He took part in the drafting of the Civil Code of the Kazakh SSR (1963), Marriage and Family Code of the Kazakh SSR (1969), Housing Code of the Kazakh SSR (1983), All-Union laws on property (1990) and the Civil Legislation Fundamentals of the USSR and the Republics (1991).
Yuri Grigorievich is one of the authors of the current Constitution of the Republic Kazakhstan adopted in 1995. He was on the working groups that developed more than 40 draft laws (1992-1998), 38 of which were adopted as laws or edicts of the President of the Republic Kazakhstan having the force of law.
For his merits to the Republic of Kazakhstan, significant contribution to the formation and development of the Kazakhstan legislation and development and implementation of the constitutional reform Yuri G. Bassin was awarded the Kurmet Order by the Presidential Edict of 27 August 1999. Yuri Grigorievich was also awarded many diplomas and insignia, and was titled the Honored Worker of Science of the Kazakh SSR in 1984.
Yuri Grigorievich was the co-founder of AEQUITAS Law Firm and was the firm's partner and Chief Scientific Advisor for about 12 years – since the firm was founded in 1993 and up to his last days.
The evening in memory of Yuri Grigorievich Bassin organized by AEQUITAS and the Bassins family took place on 28 March 2013, on the day of the Maître's anniversary. Yuri Grigorievich's family members got together with his colleagues, friends, relatives and, of course, his grateful students who still love and remember their teacher. The guests said a lot of warm words about how extraordinary, kind, thoughtful, sympathetic and always ready to help in any situation Yuri Grigorievich was; recalling the memorable occasions from their lives connected with him and also remembering his wife, Inna Petrovna Bassina, with whom they lived together almost 60 years of happy family life.
Currently, AEQUITAS is preparing the second book on Bassin (the first was released in 2005). The new book includes the selected works of Yuri Grigorievich, interviews, questionnaires and memoirs by his friends and close ones.
We love and remember our Teacher...