Marko Bošnjak is a Slovenian jurist, judge, attorney and academic, born in Ljubljana in 1974. He took his law degree, master's degree and doctorate in law at the University of Ljubljana, the last with a dissertation on modern medicine and criminal law, and passed the state judicial exam in 2001. He worked as a researcher at the university's Institute of Criminology, taught criminal law and criminology there and later at the European Law Faculty in Nova Gorica, and joined the Čeferin law firm in 2008, becoming a partner in 2012 and representing clients before the European Court of Human Rights and the General Court of the European Union. Elected a judge of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Slovenia in 2016, he served until May 2025, became Vice-President of the Court in November 2022 and was its President from July 2024. In June 2025 he was appointed a judge of the European Court of Justice to complete the remainder of a predecessor's term.
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is a Slovenian jurist, judge, attorney, and academic
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born 12 March 1974
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is a Slovenian jurist, judge, attorney, and academic
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is a Slovenian jurist, judge, attorney, and academic
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is a Slovenian jurist, judge, attorney, and academic
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is a Slovenian jurist, judge, attorney, and academic
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He worked as a researcher and lecturer before becoming an attorney
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Bošnjak served as a judge at the European Court of Human Rights between May 2016 and May 2025
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His main areas of academic activity include Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Human Rights Law, Constitutional Law, International Law, and Criminology
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His main areas of academic activity include Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Human Rights Law, Constitutional Law, International Law, and Criminology
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His main areas of academic activity include Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Human Rights Law, Constitutional Law, International Law, and Criminology
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His main areas of academic activity include Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Human Rights Law, Constitutional Law, International Law, and Criminology
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is a Slovenian jurist, judge, attorney, and academic
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Bošnjak served as a judge at the European Court of Human Rights
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