Dragoljub Popovic

Dragoljub Popovic giving a speech entitled "International Human Rights Protection - A Hope for the Weak" at The Strasbourg Conference on International Law & Human Rights 2014

Dragoljub Popovic was born the 25th of July 1951 in Belgrade, Serbia. Since 26 January 2005, he is Judge of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Serbia.

Biography

From 1976-1980 Dragoljub Popovic was a Lawyer in two commercial enterprises. In 1995 he started as a lecture of Legal and Constitutional History and Comparative Law. From 1998 to 2000 he was attorney at Law in a legal office in Belgrade. In 2001 he was a visiting Professor at the Institute of Federalism of the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. From 2001-2004 he became ambassador of Serbia and Montenegro to Switzerland. After that he was Pofessor of Constitutional Law and Comparative Law at the Business Law School of Belgrade for one year. Since 26 January 2005 has been a Judge of the European Court of Human Rights.

Education

Dragoljub Popovic studied law Studies at the University of Belgrade (1970- 1974). He got his Master of Laws at the University of Belgrade (1974-1976) and became Doctor of Law, University of Belgrade (1984). He also did his Third cycle degree in Comparative Law at the International Faculty of Comparative Law, Brussels (1985)

Futher Information

ICD - The Strasbourg Conference on International Law & Human Rights 2014 "The Role of International Law to Promote Sustainable Development, Youth Empowerment & Women's Rights" (Strasbourg; April 14th - 16th, 2014)

Articles from Dragoljub Popović Published on Cairn International

Joint Council of Europe and European Commission Conference CHALLENGES IN ADOPTION PROCEDURES IN EUROPE: ENSURING THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD

External Links and References

* Institute for Cultural Diplomacy: Judge Dragoljub Popovic biography. * European Court of Human rights.