Valerija Galic
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Valerija Galić is a current Vice-President of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina
.
She was born in Split
, Croatia
(then Yugoslavia
). She completed the First Grammar School in Sarajevo
and graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Sarajevo on 13 April 1981. On 1 July 1981 she was employed as a law clerk with the Secretariat for Legislation of the then Executive Council of the Assembly of the SRBiH. Thereupon, she was referred to the Municipal Court I for judicial practice. After having passed bar exam on 13 October 1982, she was employed as a law assistant, then advisor and assistant secretary in charge of legislation of the Executive Council of the Government of the R/FBiH until 1996 when she was appointed as the Secretary of the Office for Legislation of the Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
.
In May 1997, she participated in the USAID Program: Taxation in Federal System - Regulations Drafting - the USA Example, implemented in the USA.
At the invitation of the Council of Europe
in June 1999, in her capacity as representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina from Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and member of the Commission for Harmonization of Legal System with the European legislation, she was in an official study to Strasbourg in order to get acquainted with the work of the bodies of the Council of Europe.
She was a member of a number of working commissions for drafting and adopting various laws. She is also a co-author and reviewer of several professional publications. She was a member of the Commission for Professional Qualifications Exam for Employees of the Administration of the Federation of BiH and examiner in charge of the subjects Constitutional System and Administration in the Federation of BiH. On 30 July 2002 she was appointed Judge of the Constitutional Court. She took up office in February 2003 upon the constituting session of the new composition of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Since June 2006 she has served as the Vice-President of the Constitutional Court of the 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 Split
Split (city)
Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
(then Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
). She completed the First Grammar School 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....
and graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Sarajevo on 13 April 1981. On 1 July 1981 she was employed as a law clerk with the Secretariat for Legislation of the then Executive Council of the Assembly of the SRBiH. Thereupon, she was referred to the Municipal Court I for judicial practice. After having passed bar exam on 13 October 1982, she was employed as a law assistant, then advisor and assistant secretary in charge of legislation of the Executive Council of the Government of the R/FBiH until 1996 when she was appointed as the Secretary of the Office for Legislation of the Government of 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...
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In May 1997, she participated in the USAID Program: Taxation in Federal System - Regulations Drafting - the USA Example, implemented in the USA.
At the invitation of the Council of Europe
Council of Europe
The Council of Europe is an international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation...
in June 1999, in her capacity as representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina from Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and member of the Commission for Harmonization of Legal System with the European legislation, she was in an official study to Strasbourg in order to get acquainted with the work of the bodies of the Council of Europe.
She was a member of a number of working commissions for drafting and adopting various laws. She is also a co-author and reviewer of several professional publications. She was a member of the Commission for Professional Qualifications Exam for Employees of the Administration of the Federation of BiH and examiner in charge of the subjects Constitutional System and Administration in the Federation of BiH. On 30 July 2002 she was appointed Judge of the Constitutional Court. She took up office in February 2003 upon the constituting session of the new composition of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Since June 2006 she has served as the Vice-President of the Constitutional Court of the Bosnia and Herzegovina.