Loading AI tools
Croatian jurist and judge From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ksenija Turković (born 13 February 1964)[1] is a Croatian jurist and current vice-president and was judge at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
Ksenija Turković | |
---|---|
Vice-President of the European Court of Human Rights | |
In office 18 May 2020 – 1 January 2022 | |
Section President (Section I) of the European Court of Human Rights | |
In office 1 May 2019 – 1 January 2022 | |
Judge of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Croatia | |
In office 2 January 2013 – 1 January 2022 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | 13 February 1964
Alma mater | University of Zagreb, Yale University |
Profession | Professor at the University of Zagreb |
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]
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]
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] In May 2020, she became vice-president of the ECHR for one year.[6] Her office as judge ended the 1 January 2022
Turković is the author and contributor to several books focusing on law.[7]
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.