Zorica Mršević
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Zorica Mršević (born October 7, 1954) is a Serbian professor, jurist, researcher and human rights activist. She is especially noted for her academic contribution and work in the field of human rights and feminism, at local but also international level.
After graduating from the University of Belgrade, School of Law in 1977, she also received an LLM degree in Law in 1983, followed by a PhD degree in Law in 1986 from the University of Belgrade.
Zorica Mrsevic is the author of more than 20 books and 300 studies and articles on gender equality, phenomenology of violence, human rights of marginalized groups and jurisprudence.
Career
In 1978 and 1979 she was professor at the Second Belgrade’s School of Economics, Belgrade, Serbia, teaching courses Constitutional Law and Economy Law.
In 1979 Zorica Mrsevic has joined the Institute for Criminological and Sociological Research Belgrade, Serbia, progressing from assistant to higher researcher - managing the Institute’s projects, participating in the Institute’s managerial bodies.
In 1992 Zorica joined Centre for Women’s Studies, Alternative studies University of Belgrade, School of Law, as a visiting professor in Course in Feminist Legal Theory.
In 1996 she was a visiting professor at the Law School, State University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA, teaching course Comparative Feminist Legal Theory.
In 1999 Zorica was appointed as a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Social Science, Belgrade, Serbia.[1]
Also, in 2000 and 2001, she was a regional project manager at the OXFAM GB, Belgrade, Serbia, working as Regional Women’s Program Officer and managing regional and national women’s projects
In 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Zorica was Gender Advisor in OSCE Mission to Serbia, Belgrade. She was managing following projects:
Establishing of local mechanisms for gender equality, Education for local gender equality mechanisms, Empowerment of women for, political participation, Drafting laws and other legal documents on gender equality and antidiscrimination, Providing expert support to national mechanisms for gender equality on provincial and republic level.
In 2002/2003, 2003/2004, 2004/2005 she was visiting professor at the Central European University Budapest, Hungary, teaching Theory of Violence and Women’s Human Rights the very same topics that she was teaching in 2005 and 2006 at Rosa Mayreder College Vienna, Austria.
Starting 2008 Zorica Mrsevic is also a professor at the Faculty for European Legal and Political Studies in Novi Sad,[2] Serbia.
During 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 Zorica was Deputy Ombudsman[3] in charge for gender equality and rights of people with disabilities, Ombudsman of Republic of Serbia Belgrade, Serbia wher she was in charge for finalizing ombudsman’s response to citizens’ petitions in domain of gender equality, rights of LGBT persons, people with disabilities, elderly persons, patients, pensions’ and labour rights, Monitoring functioning of social institutions for elderly people and persons with disabilities.
In 2010 Zorica was appointed as a Member of the Expert Counselling Board within State Commissioner for Equality, Belgrade, Serbia and she is contributing with her expertize in Counselling activities regarding gender equality and rights of LGBT persons.
In 2011 Zorica also joined Judiciary Academy Belgrade, Serbia as a visiting professor, teaching course of Multiple discrimination and Violence against women to judges, prosecutors and candidates for judiciary.
In 2011 Zorica Mrsevic has become a member of Gender Equality Council to Government of Serbia and she is participating in counselling activities as well as a member of Observatory[4] – independent body for monitoring violence against women where she has been working on researching on Media representation of violence against women.
Currently, Mrsevic is also a visiting professor at the Faculty for Political Sciences Women’s Department.
Significant books
1997: Incest between myths and reality, Belgrade, Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research (summary in English), total pages 212.
1998: Challenges of independent judiciary, Belgrade, Ministry of Justice of Republic of Serbia (summary in English), total pages 184.
2007: Towards democratic society – Quota election system, Belgrade, Institute of Social Sciences Research, pp. 285. ISBN 978-86-7093-115-2 COBIS.SR-ID 139995660
2007: Towards democratic society – freedom of public assembly - right of all, Belgrade, Institute of Social Sciences research, pp. 164.
2009: Towards democratic society - same sex families, Belgrade, Institute os social Sciences research, pp. 175 ISBN 978-86-7093-128-2 COBIS.SR-ID 168990476
2010: Towards democratic society – gender equality, Belgrade, Institute os social Sciences research, pp, 223. ISBN 978-86-7093-138-1 COBISS.SR-ID 185571340
References
- ↑ "Institut Drustvenih Nauka". Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ↑ Super User. "Fakultet za evopske pravno - političke studije". Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ↑ "Заменици заштитника грађана". Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ↑ "Članice Nezavisne Opservatorije za praćenje nasilja prema ženama - Mreža Žene protiv nasilja". Retrieved 14 January 2015.