Iulia Motoc
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Iulia Antoanella Motoc is a Romanian
international law professor and international expert, now Member of the United Nations Human Rights Committee
. Moţoc is a professor at the University of Bucharest
, where she holds courses on International law, Human rights
, European law. She has also lectured at several Universities, including NYU
, Yale University
, European University Institute, Florence
and UN University, Tokyo
. According to "Pladoyer pour les droits de l'homme" she was the youngest UN
Special Rapporteur. Iulia Motoc was appointed judge at the Constitutional Court of Romania
in 2010.
, she graduated from the School of law at the University of Bucharest. Iulia Antoanella Motoc holds a master degree from the Paul Cézanne University, School of Law , Aix-Marseille, a doctorate
in international law
from Paul Cézanne University, Aix-Marseille (summa cum laude), an habilitation
in law from Jean Monnet Department University Paris Sud and doctorate in ethics
from the University of Bucharest, Department of Philosophy
. Iulia Antoanella Motoc was former member and President of the UN Sub commission on the promotion and protection of Human Rights
. She was also UN Special Rapporteur for human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
and the youngest human Rights of the United Nations (according to "Plaidoyer pour les droits de l'homme"). It this quality she paid special attention to violence against women and children. She visited NYU School of law as a Fulbright scholar co-teaching courses in International Law and Yale Law School
as Senior Schell Fellow. She was prized for her academic achievements and elected in the several prestigious academic Boards, ESIL, International Board of Academics and Practitioners Melbourne University, TMC Asser Netherlands, EMA Director, EIUC Venice. She is a UN Special Rapporteur on Human Genome and Human Rights, Member of the Human Rights Committee and Member of the Advisory Committee for the Framework Convention on the Protection on Minorities, Council of Europe. Iulia Antoanella Motoc is an arbiter and conciliator with ICSID Washington
.
and they have a son, Luca-mihnea
Romanians
The Romanians are an ethnic group native to Romania, who speak Romanian; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania....
international law professor and international expert, now Member of the United Nations Human Rights Committee
Human Rights Committee
The United Nations Human Rights Committee is a United Nations body of 18 experts that meets three times a year for four-week sessions to consider the five-yearly reports submitted by 162 UN member states on their compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,...
. Moţoc is a professor at the University of Bucharest
University of Bucharest
The University of Bucharest , in Romania, is a university founded in 1864 by decree of Prince Alexander John Cuza to convert the former Saint Sava Academy into the current University of Bucharest.-Presentation:...
, where she holds courses on International law, Human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
, European law. She has also lectured at several Universities, including NYU
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
, Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, European University Institute, Florence
European University Institute
The European University Institute ' in Florence is an international postgraduate and post-doctoral teaching and research institute established by European Union member states to contribute to cultural and scientific development in the social sciences, in a European perspective...
and UN University, Tokyo
United Nations University
The United Nations University is an academic arm of the United Nations established in 1973, which serves purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. The UNU undertakes research into the pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare that are the concern of...
. According to "Pladoyer pour les droits de l'homme" she was the youngest UN
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
Special Rapporteur. Iulia Motoc was appointed judge at the Constitutional Court of Romania
Constitutional Court of Romania
The Constitutional Court of Romania is the institution which rules on whether the laws, decrees or other bills enacted by Romanian authorities are in conformity with the Constitution....
in 2010.
History
Born in TimişoaraTimisoara
Timișoara is the capital city of Timiș County, in western Romania. One of the largest Romanian cities, with an estimated population of 311,586 inhabitants , and considered the informal capital city of the historical region of Banat, Timișoara is the main social, economic and cultural center in the...
, she graduated from the School of law at the University of Bucharest. Iulia Antoanella Motoc holds a master degree from the Paul Cézanne University, School of Law , Aix-Marseille, a doctorate
Doctorate
A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
in international law
International law
Public international law concerns the structure and conduct of sovereign states; analogous entities, such as the Holy See; and intergovernmental organizations. To a lesser degree, international law also may affect multinational corporations and individuals, an impact increasingly evolving beyond...
from Paul Cézanne University, Aix-Marseille (summa cum laude), an habilitation
Habilitation
Habilitation is the highest academic qualification a scholar can achieve by his or her own pursuit in several European and Asian countries. Earned after obtaining a research doctorate, such as a PhD, habilitation requires the candidate to write a professorial thesis based on independent...
in law from Jean Monnet Department University Paris Sud and doctorate in ethics
Ethics
Ethics, also known as moral philosophy, is a branch of philosophy that addresses questions about morality—that is, concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime, etc.Major branches of ethics include:...
from the University of Bucharest, Department of Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
. Iulia Antoanella Motoc was former member and President of the UN Sub commission on the promotion and protection of Human Rights
United Nations Commission on Human Rights
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights was a functional commission within the overall framework of the United Nations from 1946 until it was replaced by the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2006...
. She was also UN Special Rapporteur for human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
and the youngest human Rights of the United Nations (according to "Plaidoyer pour les droits de l'homme"). It this quality she paid special attention to violence against women and children. She visited NYU School of law as a Fulbright scholar co-teaching courses in International Law and Yale Law School
Yale Law School
Yale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Established in 1824, it offers the J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. and M.S.L. degrees in law. It also hosts visiting scholars, visiting researchers and a number of legal research centers...
as Senior Schell Fellow. She was prized for her academic achievements and elected in the several prestigious academic Boards, ESIL, International Board of Academics and Practitioners Melbourne University, TMC Asser Netherlands, EMA Director, EIUC Venice. She is a UN Special Rapporteur on Human Genome and Human Rights, Member of the Human Rights Committee and Member of the Advisory Committee for the Framework Convention on the Protection on Minorities, Council of Europe. Iulia Antoanella Motoc is an arbiter and conciliator with ICSID Washington
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes , an institution of the World Bank Group based in Washington, D.C., was established in 1966 pursuant to the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States...
.
Personal life
Iulia Antoanella Motoc is married with the Romanian Ambassador to EU Mihnea MotocMihnea Motoc
-Work history:* 2008 - current, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Romania to the European Union* 2003 – 2008, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Romania to the United Nations...
and they have a son, Luca-mihnea
Books and studies
- Pladoyer pour les droits de l'homme, Universite Pantheon II Assas, Universite de Bucharest 2008
- The International law of genetic discrimination in T.Murphy (ed) New Technologies and Human Rights, Oxford University Press, 2009
- Conceptions of pluralism and international law in E. Jouannet, H.R. Fabri, Proceedings of the ESIL A quoi ca sert le droit international, Hart, Oxford, 2008
- The Responsibility of State and the Individual: Controversial aspects of the right to democracy, Thesaurus Acroasium, Thessaloniki, 2006
- Taking Democracy Seriously: The Normative Challenges to the International Legal System in S.Griller (eds) International Economic Governance and Non-Economic Concerns, Springer Vienna-New York, 2003 (co-author).
- L'Europe Unie et l'Europe d'après le communisme: rationalité et éthique de l'élargissement, in E.Barnavi, Les frontières de l 'Europe, Ed. de Bloeck, Wesmael, Bruxelles, 2001
- Uniunea Europeana: Dreptul si politica largirii la Est (European Union: The Law and the Politics of Eastwards Enlargement), Paideia, Bucharest, 2001
- Teoria relaţiilor internaţionale: sursele filosofiei legale si morale (Theory of International Relations: the Moral and Legal Philosophy Traditions), Paideia, Bucharest, 2001
- Interpréter la guerre, les exceptions de l'article 2&4 de la Charte O.N.U devant le Conseil de securité, Babel Publishing House, Bucharest, 1997
- Europe and its teleology. Is there a Central-Eastern Vison? in C. Jorges, Y. Meny, J.H.H.Weiler (eds), What Kind of Constitution for What Kind of Polity, Responses to J. Fischer, European Institute Florence, Harvard School of Law, 2000
- Les critères politiques dans le Parteneriat avec les Pays d'Europe Centrale et Orientale in M.F. Labouz (eds), Le Parteneriat de l'Union Européenne avec les Etats Tiers, Bruylant, Bruxelles, 2000
- La prévention et la répression du génocide et la conception sur la justice: le droit international entre lege ferenda et utopie in, K.Bustany, D. Dormoy (eds), Génocide(s), Ed.Bruylant, Bruxelles, 1999
Working papers and reports for UN
- Reports on the situations of human rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo (2002, 2003, 2004)
- Working papers and reports on Human Rights and Human Genome (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
- Working paper on standards settings and indigenous people (2003)
- Working paper on free prior and informed consent of indigenous people- With Tentebba Foundation (2004, 2005)
- Working papers and reports on extreme poverty (with the Working Group on Extreme Poverty) (2003, 2004, 2005)
- Working paper on non-state actors and human rights (co-author) (2005)