Danute Jociene
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Danutė Jočienė is a Lithuania
n lawyer
. She is the second representative of Lithuania in the European Court of Human Rights
to date and the youngest judge
in the Court's history (at the time of her election in May 2004 she was 33 years old).
Danutė Jočienė graduated from the Law Faculty of Vilnius University
and worked as a lecturer in the Department of the International and European Union Law of the Faculty.
She was agent of the Lithuanian government for the European Court of Human Rights
from 2003 to November 2004.
Danutė Jočienė's professional work has been in the field of human rights law, and she was appointed as a judge and reporter from Lithuania to the second section of the European Court of Human Rights in 2004.
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
n lawyer
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
. She is the second representative of Lithuania in the European Court of Human Rights
European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg is a supra-national court established by the European Convention on Human Rights and hears complaints that a contracting state has violated the human rights enshrined in the Convention and its protocols. Complaints can be brought by individuals or...
to date and the youngest judge
Judge
A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...
in the Court's history (at the time of her election in May 2004 she was 33 years old).
Danutė Jočienė graduated from the Law Faculty of Vilnius University
Vilnius University
Vilnius University is the oldest university in the Baltic states and one of the oldest in Eastern Europe. It is also the largest university in Lithuania....
and worked as a lecturer in the Department of the International and European Union Law of the Faculty.
She was agent of the Lithuanian government for the European Court of Human Rights
European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg is a supra-national court established by the European Convention on Human Rights and hears complaints that a contracting state has violated the human rights enshrined in the Convention and its protocols. Complaints can be brought by individuals or...
from 2003 to November 2004.
Danutė Jočienė's professional work has been in the field of human rights law, and she was appointed as a judge and reporter from Lithuania to the second section of the European Court of Human Rights in 2004.
Source
- Danutė Jočienė, MK (LT)