Ernest Petrič | |
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Judge Constitutional Court of Slovenia | |
Assumed office 25 April 2008 |
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President of the Constitutional Court of Slovenia | |
In office 11 November 2010 – 10 November 2013 |
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Succeeded by | Miroslav Mozetič |
Chair of the Board of Governors IAEA | |
In office 2006–2007 |
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Preceded by | Yukiya Amano |
Succeeded by | Milenko Skoknic |
member International Law Commission UN | |
In office 2007–2016 |
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Personal details | |
Born | 1936 Slovenia |
Nationality | Slovenia |
Spouse(s) | married |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Ljubljana Law School |
Occupation | Judge Jurist Diplomat |
Website | Constitutional Court Republic of Slovenia |
Ernest Petrič (1936) is Slovenian judge, jurist, professor, and diplomat. He began his career at the Institute for National Issues (1961–1964). From 1967 to 1972, he served on the Executive Council of the Slovene government. He was with the University of Ljubljana from 1976 to 1988 in capacity of professor, vice dean and finally dean. From 1983 to 1986, he was with the Addis Ababa University as a professor of International Law. From 1989, he began serving as an ambassador, including India, the USA, and Austria, and, as a non-resident, Nepal, Mexico and Brazil. He is a ambassador to the UN, IAEA, UNIDO, CTBTO, ODC, and OECD. As UN ambassador, he has served as elected president of the International Law Commission. For three years beginning in 1997 he served the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as its state secretary. From 2010 to 2013, he was president of the Slovenian Constitutional Court.
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