Nina Vajić Explained

Nina Vajić
Office:Judge of the
European Court of Human Rights
in respect of Croatia
Term Start:1 November 1998
Term End:2013
Predecessor:New appointment
Birth Date:22 February 1948
Birth Place:Zagreb, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
Nationality:Croatian
Alma Mater:University of Zagreb, Graduate Institute of International Studies
Profession:Lawyer
Residence:Strasbourg

Nina Vajić (born 22 February 1948) is a Croatian lawyer and a former Judge of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Croatia.

Early life

Vajić was born on 22 February 1948 in Zagreb, the capital and largest city of Croatia. She studied at the Faculty of Law of the University of Zagreb from 1966 to 1971, and then worked there as an Instructor until 1978, when she was promoted to Assistant and began a Master's in International Law at the Graduate Institute of International Studies (HEI) of the University of Geneva.[1]

Legal career

She was appointed assistant professor at the University of Zagreb in 1985 and associate professor in 1991, at which time she also became Director of the university's Institute of Public and Private International Law. In 1996 became Professor of Public International Law, but only held this post until 1998, when she was elected the first judge in respect of Croatia at the newly established permanent European Court of Human Rights.[1] In 2013 she was succeeded by Ksenija Turković.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Judges of the Court. European Court of Human Rights. 1 February 2011. 7 April 2011.
  2. Web site: 2 October 2012. PACE elects Ksenija Turković judge of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Croatia. 8 December 2020. Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.