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Conversations with Judges – Can courts protect democracy? Ivana Jelić

  • Wann 11.12.2025 von 18:00 bis 20:00
  • Wo HU Berlin, Hauptgebäude, HS 2091
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These are challenging times, on many fronts. Specifically, courts and the judiciary are under pressure. When democracies tumble, or die, what is the role of courts? What are promising judicial strategies, resilient doctrines, and helpful remedies? We invite you to join a conversation with eminent judges from around the world to address these questions.

Ivana Jelić serves as a judge at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), having been elected in 2020. Since November 2024 she serves as Vice-President of the Court.

She studied law in Montenegro, Serbia and the US, specialising in international law. She has held visiting professor positions at universities throughout Europe and beyond. In 2015, she became a member of the Legal Sciences of Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts. Before becoming a Judge, she held a series of positions in international organizations, such as a member and Vice-President of the UN Human Rights Committee, and a Gender Equality Rapporteur and Second Vice Chair at the Council of Europe’s Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities.