Mato Tadic
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Mato Tadić is a current Judge of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina
.
After completing primary and secondary education, Tadić enrolled at the Faculty of Law in Sarajevo
, University of Sarajevo. After graduation, he began his career with the Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office in Brčko, first as a law-clerk and, the after passing bar exam in 1978, as the Deputy Public Prosecutor and then the Public Prosecutor. In 1991, he was appointed the Republic Deputy Public Prosecutor for Bosnia and Herzegovina
. He remained in that position until the outbreak of war. During the war he remained shortly on the Brčko Front and then in 1993 he moved to Orašje
. At the beginning of 1994 he left for Mostar
and afterward to Sarajevo where he served as Minister of Justice within the Government of the Republic and then the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
. He remained in that position until the end of 1998. In June 1999 he was appointed as a member (judge) of the Human Rights Chamber for Bosnia and Herzegovina
and, in 2003, he was elected both Vice-President of the Human Rights Chamber for Bosnia and Herzegovina
and President of Panel II of the Human Rights Chamber for Bosnia and Herzegovina
. In 2002, he was appointed Judge of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina. From May 2003 through to June 2006 he served as the President of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Tadić has published various texts on criminal and constitutional law
, administration and local self-government, and topics relating to the European Convention of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. He has also taken part as a legal expert in various international conferences on with Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a special court sui generis, whose main role is to be the interpreter and guardian of the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as stated in Article VI, paragraph 3 of the Constitution , and it is considered to be the highest judicial...
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After completing primary and secondary education, Tadić enrolled at the Faculty of Law in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
, University of Sarajevo. After graduation, he began his career with the Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office in Brčko, first as a law-clerk and, the after passing bar exam in 1978, as the Deputy Public Prosecutor and then the Public Prosecutor. In 1991, he was appointed the Republic Deputy Public Prosecutor for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
. He remained in that position until the outbreak of war. During the war he remained shortly on the Brčko Front and then in 1993 he moved to Orašje
Orašje
Orašje is a town in the northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located on the river Sava on the border with Croatia. Orašje is the center of the Posavina Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
. At the beginning of 1994 he left for Mostar
Mostar
Mostar is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the largest and one of the most important cities in the Herzegovina region and the center of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation. Mostar is situated on the Neretva river and is the fifth-largest city in the country...
and afterward to Sarajevo where he served as Minister of Justice within the Government of the Republic and then the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the two political entities that compose the sovereign country of Bosnia and Herzegovina . The two entities are delineated by the Inter-Entity Boundary Line...
. He remained in that position until the end of 1998. In June 1999 he was appointed as a member (judge) of the Human Rights Chamber for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Human Rights Chamber for Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Human Rights Chamber for Bosnia and Herzegovina , which was active between March 1996 and 31 December 2003, was a judicial body established in Bosnia and Herzegovina within the Annex 6 to the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina .-Structure:The Chamber had the mandate...
and, in 2003, he was elected both Vice-President of the Human Rights Chamber for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Human Rights Chamber for Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Human Rights Chamber for Bosnia and Herzegovina , which was active between March 1996 and 31 December 2003, was a judicial body established in Bosnia and Herzegovina within the Annex 6 to the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina .-Structure:The Chamber had the mandate...
and President of Panel II of the Human Rights Chamber for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Human Rights Chamber for Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Human Rights Chamber for Bosnia and Herzegovina , which was active between March 1996 and 31 December 2003, was a judicial body established in Bosnia and Herzegovina within the Annex 6 to the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina .-Structure:The Chamber had the mandate...
. In 2002, he was appointed Judge of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina. From May 2003 through to June 2006 he served as the President of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Tadić has published various texts on criminal and constitutional law
Constitutional law
Constitutional law is the body of law which defines the relationship of different entities within a state, namely, the executive, the legislature and the judiciary....
, administration and local self-government, and topics relating to the European Convention of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. He has also taken part as a legal expert in various international conferences on with Bosnia and Herzegovina.