Seada Palavric
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Seada Palavrić is a current Judge
of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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She was born in Tuzla
on 10 November 1954. She graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Sarajevo
in 1984 and passed the bar exam in 1995. Upon completion of her studies, she began working as a legal consultant in the company “Termoelektrana” Tuzla and afterwards as a senior legal consultant for representation and property affairs. In the period from 1993 to 2002 she was appointed District Labour Inspector and a Secretary of Tuzla District Assembly. She held the position of Secretary of Tuzla-Podrinje Canton Assembly and Cantonal Attorney of Tuzla-Podrinje. She also held the position of Assistant to the Minister of Justice of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
and FB&H Government’s Liaison Officer to the Human Rights Commission for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ombudsman
for B&H. From 1996 to 2002 she was a representative in the House of Representatives of the FB&H Parliament and from 2002 to 2005 she was a representative in the House of Representatives of the B&H Parliament. On 6 December 2005 she was appointed Judge of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
She participated in a number of round tables, conferences, seminars, study trips, public hearings dealing with the topic of protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, organized by local and international non-governmental organizations and governmental bodies, OSCE, European Parliament. She was a member of the FB&H expert team involved in Dobrinja Arbitration in accordance with the Decision of the High Representative for B&H and a member of the High Representative’s Commission for Amendments to the Constitution of FB&H, established after the adoption of B&H Constitutional Court’s Decision on Constituent Peoples.
She published numerous professional articles in "Pravni savjetnik", issued by the Civil Society Promotion Centre.
Judge
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of the Constitutional Court of 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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She was born in Tuzla
Tuzla
Tuzla is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the time of the 1991 census, it had 83,770 inhabitants, while the municipality 131,318. Taking the influx of refugees into account, the city is currently estimated to have 174,558 inhabitants...
on 10 November 1954. She graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Sarajevo
University of Sarajevo
The University of Sarajevo is the first university in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was originally established in 1531 as a Madrasah or Islamic Law college, with a modern university being established and expanded on top of that in 1949. Today, with 23 faculties and around 55,000 enrolled students, it...
in 1984 and passed the bar exam in 1995. Upon completion of her studies, she began working as a legal consultant in the company “Termoelektrana” Tuzla and afterwards as a senior legal consultant for representation and property affairs. In the period from 1993 to 2002 she was appointed District Labour Inspector and a Secretary of Tuzla District Assembly. She held the position of Secretary of Tuzla-Podrinje Canton Assembly and Cantonal Attorney of Tuzla-Podrinje. She also held the position of Assistant to the Minister of Justice of 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...
and FB&H Government’s Liaison Officer to the Human Rights Commission for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ombudsman
Ombudsman
An ombudsman is a person who acts as a trusted intermediary between an organization and some internal or external constituency while representing not only but mostly the broad scope of constituent interests...
for B&H. From 1996 to 2002 she was a representative in the House of Representatives of the FB&H Parliament and from 2002 to 2005 she was a representative in the House of Representatives of the B&H Parliament. On 6 December 2005 she was appointed Judge of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
She participated in a number of round tables, conferences, seminars, study trips, public hearings dealing with the topic of protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, organized by local and international non-governmental organizations and governmental bodies, OSCE, European Parliament. She was a member of the FB&H expert team involved in Dobrinja Arbitration in accordance with the Decision of the High Representative for B&H and a member of the High Representative’s Commission for Amendments to the Constitution of FB&H, established after the adoption of B&H Constitutional Court’s Decision on Constituent Peoples.
She published numerous professional articles in "Pravni savjetnik", issued by the Civil Society Promotion Centre.