Miodrag Simović (born 3 November 1952 in

Foča Foča ( sr-Cyrl, Фоча, ) is a town and a municipality located in Republika Srpska in south-eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the banks of Drina river. As of 2013, the town has a population of 12,234 inhabitants, while the municipality has 1 ...

) is a Bosnian judge and academic, member of the

Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Ustavni sud Bosne i Hercegovine, Уставни суд Босне и Херцеговине) is the interpreter and guardian of the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, It ...

. He declared ethnic affiliation as a

Bosnian Serb The Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sr-Cyrl, Срби у Босни и Херцеговини, Srbi u Bosni i Hercegovini) are one of the three constitutive nations (state-forming nations) of the country, predominantly residing in the politi ...

Biography

Simović graduated with honours from the

University of Novi Sad Faculty of Law The University of Novi Sad Faculty of Law ( sr, Правни факултет Универзитета у Новом Саду, Pravni fakultet Univerziteta u Novom Sadu), also known as the Novi Sad Law School, is a constituent body of the Universit ...

. In 1981, he obtained his master's degree in criminal law in Novi Sad, and defended his PhD dissertation at the same faculty in 1985. After completing his law studies he worked in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and in the Ministry of Justice and Administration of the

Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Bosna i Hercegovina, Социјалистичка Pепублика Босна и Херцеговина), commonly referred to as Socia ...

. From 30 January 1991 until 25 October 1993 he held the office of the Vice-President of the Government of the

and then

Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Republika Bosna i Hercegovina, Република Босна и Херцеговина) was a state in Southeastern Europe, existing from 1992 to 1995. It is the direct lega ...

.Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina - CV
/ref> From December 1998 to May 2003 Simović served as judge of the

Constitutional Court of Republika Srpska The Constitutional Court of Republika Srpska ( Bosnian and Serbian: ''Ustavni sud Republike Srpske''/Уставни суд Републике Српске) plays a central role within Bosnia and Herzegovina entity of Republika Srpska. This is a ju ...

. In May 2003 Simović was appointed by the Republika Srpska National Assembly as judge of the

; he served twice as vicepresident of the court. 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 filed a dissenting opinion on the Decision U-5/09 on the general principles of international law. Simović is full professor of Law at the

University of Banja Luka The University of Banja Luka ( sr, Универзитет у Бањој Луци, Univerzitet u Banjoj Luci, bs, Univerzitet u Banjoj Luci, hr, Sveučilište u Banjoj Luci, lat, Universitas Bania Lucensis) is the second-oldest university in Bosn ...

, where he chairs the criminal procedure law clinic; at the

University of Bihać The University of Bihać ( Bosnian: ''Univerzitet u Bihaću'') is a public university located in Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was established on 28 July 1997. History The origins of higher education in this region go back to en earlier date ...

, where he teaches criminal procedural law; and at the

University of East Sarajevo The University of East Sarajevo ( sr, Универзитет у Источном Сарајеву, Univerzitet u Istočnom Sarajevu, abbr. UES) is a public university located in Lukavica, East Sarajevo, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. A ...

. Simović is member of the editorial board in six scientific journals. Additionally, he is the editor-in-chief for

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

of the ''Izbor sudske prakse'' review from

Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...

. He presented over 450 works to the scientific and professional community, including 22 books as author and 43 as co-author. As of 2011, he is an international member of the

Russian Academy of Natural Sciences The Russian Academy of Natural Sciences ( Russian: Российская академия естественных наук) is a Russian non-governmental organization founded on August 31 1990 in Moscow in the former Soviet Union, following a de ...

and as of 2012 he is a corresponding member of the

Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, ...

(member of its presidency since 2014). As of 2014 he is a member of the

European Academy of Sciences and Arts The European Academy of Sciences and Arts (EASA, la, Academia Scientiarum et Artium Europaea) is a transnational and interdisciplinary network, connecting about 2,000 recommended scientists and artists worldwide, including 37 Nobel Prize laure ...

. He is member of the Academy of Arts and Sciences of Republika Srpska and of the Presidency of the Association of Lawyers of Republika Srpska.

Bibliography

*''Criminal Procedural Law of the Republika Srpska'', (two editions) Banja Luka, 1997 and 1998 *''Criminal Procedural Law'',

Istočno Sarajevo Istočno Sarajevo ( sr-cyr, Источно Сарајево, lit. "East Sarajevo") is the ''de jure'' capital city of Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It consists of a few suburban areas of pre-war Sarajevo which are now includ ...

, 2001 *''Criminal Procedures in Bosnia and Herzegovina'', Banja Luka 2003 *''Criminal Procedures in Bosnia and Herzegovina'' - collection of criminal procedural laws of Bosnia and Herzegovina with introductory comments and terminology register, Sarajevo, 2004 *''Practical Commentary on the Law on Criminal Procedure of the RS'', Banja Luka, 2005 *''Criminal Procedural Law'' – introduction and general part, Bihać, 2005 *''Criminal Procedural Law'' - special part, Banja Luka, 2006

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