Valery Guryevich Tikhinya (b. 01.10.1940, Kopatkevichi, Petrikov District, Gomel Region), legal scholar. Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (1994), Doctor of Juridical Sciences (1985), Professor (1987). Honored Lawyer of the BSSR (1990).
Scientific works are devoted to the improvement of national legislation. He took part in the preparation of bills (draft Civil Code, draft Labor Code, etc.). The main scientific direction is the problems of forming a democratic state of law in the Republic of Belarus, international private law, civil procedure.
Author of about 400 scientific papers, incl. 29 monographs and 15 textbooks.
Awarded with the Order of the Red Banner of Labor (1986), 3 medals.