Ksenija Turković
Ksenija Turkovic (born 13 February 1964, Zagreb[1]) is a Croatian jurist a current vice-president and judge at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
Ksenija Turković | |
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Vice-President of the European Court of Human Rights | |
Assumed office 18 May 2020 | |
Section President (Section I) of the European Court of Human Rights | |
Assumed office 1 May 2019 | |
Judge of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Croatia | |
Assumed office 2 January 2013 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Zagreb, Croatia | 13 February 1964
Nationality | Croatian |
Alma mater | University of Zagreb, Yale University |
Profession | Professor at the University of Zagreb |
Early life and education
She graduated from the Faculty of Law in Zagreb in 1987 and following became a lecturer at the same university.[2] [1] She holds both a Master of Laws and a Doctor of Juridical Science from the Yale Law School.[1]
Professional career
She gained legal practice while working for American law firms between 1995 and 2000 and was a member of the New York State Bar Association between 1996 and 2008.[1] She became a full professor of the University of Zagreb in 2008.[2] She was the head of the team of experts which developed the new Criminal Code in Croatia between 2009 and 2011.[1] She was the vice-president of two expert committees of the Council of Europe focused on the protection of children's rights.[1]
Judge at the European Court of Human Rights
On the 2 October 2012 she was elected as a judge of the ECHR by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)[3] out of three candidates[4] succeeding Nina Vajić[5] Since May 2020, she serves as a Vice-President of the ECHR for one year.[6]
Works
She is the author and contributor to several books focusing on law.[7]
References
- "Composition of the Court". European Court of Human Rights. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- "Ksenija Turkovic". www.coe.int. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
- "PACE elects Ksenija Turković judge of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Croatia". Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- "Election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights" (PDF). www.livochratt.se. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- "JUDGES OF THE COURT SINCE 1959 / LES JUGES DE LA COUR DEPUIS 1959" (PDF). www.echr.coe.int. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- "Croatian Jurist Elected European Court of Human Rights Vice-President". www.total-croatia-news.com. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
- "Turković, Ksenija". Worldcat.