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
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 (1964-02-13) 13 February 1964
Zagreb, Croatia
NationalityCroatian
Alma materUniversity of Zagreb, Yale University
ProfessionProfessor 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
  1. "Composition of the Court". European Court of Human Rights. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  2. "Ksenija Turkovic". www.coe.int. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  3. "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.
  4. "Election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights" (PDF). www.livochratt.se. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  5. "JUDGES OF THE COURT SINCE 1959 / LES JUGES DE LA COUR DEPUIS 1959" (PDF). www.echr.coe.int. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  6. "Croatian Jurist Elected European Court of Human Rights Vice-President". www.total-croatia-news.com. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  7. "Turković, Ksenija". Worldcat.
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