Ksenija Turković
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, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | 13 February 1964
Nationality | Croatian |
Alma mater | University of Zagreb, Yale University |
Profession | Professor at the University of Zagreb |
Ksenija Turković (born 13 February 1964)[1] is a Croatian jurist a current vice-president and judge at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
Early life and education[]
Turković graduated from the Faculty of Law in Zagreb in 1987 and became a lecturer at the same university.[2] [1] She holds both a Master of Laws and a Doctor of Juridical Science from Yale Law School.[1]
Professional career[]
Turković practiced law 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 at 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 2 October 2012, Turković 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[]
Turković is the author and contributor to several books focusing on law.[7]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Composition of the Court". European Court of Human Rights. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "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.
- Croatian judges of international courts and tribunals
- Croatian judges
- Croatian lawyers
- 1964 births
- Living people
- Lawyers from Zagreb
- University of Zagreb alumni
- Yale Law School alumni