Miodrag Simovic
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Miodrag Simović is a current Judge of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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He was born in Foča
on 3 November 1952. He graduated from the Faculty of Law in Novi Sad
as one of the best students. In 1981, he obtained his master’s degree after completion of postgraduate studies in criminal law in Novi Sad. He defended his doctor’s dissertation at the same faculty in 1985. After completing his law studies he worked in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the SRBiH and in the Ministry of Justice and Administration of the SRBiH. From 30 January 1991 until 25 October 1993 he was holding the office of the Vice-President of the Government of the SRBiH and the Republic of BiH.
He was elected the Judge of the Constitutional Court of the Republika Srpska
on 24 December 1998 and held the office until 13 May 2003 when he was appointed Judge of the Constitutional Court of BiH. He is appointed Vice-President of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina by the end of May 2003 and reappointed in May 2006. He is a regular professor at the Faculty of Law in Banja Luka
and at the Faculty of Law in Bihać
where he teaches Criminal Procedural Law. He is the member of the Legal Sciences Board of the Department for Social Sciences of the Academy of Arts and Sciences of the Republika Srpska and the Head of the Criminal Procedural Law Clinic at the Faculty of Law in Banja Luka. He is the Member of the Presidency of the Association of Lawyers of the Republika Srpska and the Member of the Editorial Board in six magazines. Additionally, he is the editor-in-chief of the magazine "Izbor sudske prakse" from Belgrade
for Bosnia and Herzegovina
. He presented over 400 works to the scientific and professional community.
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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He was born in Foča
Foca
Foča is a town and municipality in southeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina on the Drina river, in the Foča Region of the Republika Srpska entity.-Early history:...
on 3 November 1952. He graduated from the Faculty of Law in Novi Sad
Novi Sad
Novi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....
as one of the best students. In 1981, he obtained his master’s degree after completion of postgraduate studies in criminal law in Novi Sad. He defended his doctor’s dissertation at the same faculty in 1985. After completing his law studies he worked in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the SRBiH and in the Ministry of Justice and Administration of the SRBiH. From 30 January 1991 until 25 October 1993 he was holding the office of the Vice-President of the Government of the SRBiH and the Republic of BiH.
He was elected the Judge of the Constitutional Court of the Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska is one of two main political entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
on 24 December 1998 and held the office until 13 May 2003 when he was appointed Judge of the Constitutional Court of BiH. He is appointed Vice-President of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina by the end of May 2003 and reappointed in May 2006. He is a regular professor at the Faculty of Law in Banja Luka
Banja Luka
-History:The name "Banja Luka" was first mentioned in a document dated February 6, 1494, but Banja Luka's history dates back to ancient times. There is a substantial evidence of the Roman presence in the region during the first few centuries A.D., including an old fort "Kastel" in the centre of...
and at the Faculty of Law in Bihać
Bihac
Bihać is a city and municipality on the river Una in the north-western part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the Bosanska Krajina region. Bihać is located in the Una-Sana Canton in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.-History:...
where he teaches Criminal Procedural Law. He is the member of the Legal Sciences Board of the Department for Social Sciences of the Academy of Arts and Sciences of the Republika Srpska and the Head of the Criminal Procedural Law Clinic at the Faculty of Law in Banja Luka. He is the Member of the Presidency of the Association of Lawyers of the Republika Srpska and the Member of the Editorial Board in six magazines. Additionally, he is the editor-in-chief of the magazine "Izbor sudske prakse" from Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
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 presented over 400 works to the scientific and professional community.