Milan Vuković (1933 - 16 March 2018), was a

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

jurist A jurist is a person with expert knowledge of law; someone who analyzes and comments on law. This person is usually a specialist legal scholar, mostly (but not always) with a formal education in law (a law degree) and often a Lawyer, legal prac ...

, president of the

Supreme Court of Croatia The Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia () is the highest court in the country, which ensures the uniform application of laws and equal justice to all. Judicial system Courts protect the legal order of the Republic of Croatia as establish ...

and judge of the

Constitutional Court of Croatia The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia () is an institution that acts as the interpreter and guardian of the Croatian Constitution and which monitors the conformity of laws with the Constitution as well as protection of human rights ...

Biography

Vuković was born in a peasant family in Krilo near

Split Split(s) or The Split may refer to: Places * Split, Croatia, the largest coastal city in Croatia * Split Island, Canada, an island in the Hudson Bay * Split Island, Falkland Islands * Split Island, Fiji, better known as Hạfliua Arts, enter ...

. He graduated at the Classical gymnasium in Split in 1952 and at the

Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb The Faculty of Law of the University of Zagreb (, , PFZG) is the law school of the University of Zagreb. Founded in 1776 by Empress Maria Theresa as part of her comprehensive reforms in the system of education in the Habsburg monarchy, it is the ...

in 1956. After a two-year military service as a

reserve officer A military reserve force is a military organization whose members (reservists) have military and civilian occupations. They are not normally kept under arms, and their main role is to be available when their military requires additional m ...

, he worked in a Secretariat of Justice and Public Administration. Vlašić, B., Žabec, K
Vuković je 1999. prešutio ono što je isticao 1961. godine - članstvo u SKJ i oca partizana
''

Jutarnji list () is a Croatian daily newspaper based in Zagreb. It was published on 6 April 1998 by EPH (Europapress holding, owned by Ninoslav Pavić), which eventually changed its name in Hanza Media after being bought by Marijan Hanžeković. The newspap ...

''. Published 9 March 1999. Access date 21 July 2021. He finished his law practice in Zagreb in 1960 and became a

lawyer A lawyer is a person who is qualified to offer advice about the law, draft legal documents, or represent individuals in legal matters. The exact nature of a lawyer's work varies depending on the legal jurisdiction and the legal system, as w ...

in 1961. He was a member of the

League of Communists of Yugoslavia The League of Communists of Yugoslavia, known until 1952 as the Communist Party of Yugoslavia, was the founding and ruling party of SFR Yugoslavia. It was formed in 1919 as the main communist opposition party in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats ...

. Vuković was elected judge of the

for the first time in 1991, and later again both in 1995 and 1999. He was twice president of the

(1992–1995, 1997–1999). He was one of the members of the Constituent Assembly, responsible for writing

Croatian Constitution The Constitution of the Republic of Croatia () is promulgated by the Croatian Parliament. History While it was part of the socialist Yugoslavia, the Socialist Republic of Croatia had its own Constitution under the Constitution of Yugoslavia ...

in 1990, as well as member of the Commission for war crimes (1993–1995) and State Judicial Council of Croatia (1994-1995). He is recipient of the

Order of Ante Starčević The Order of Ante Starčević () is a Croatian national decoration which ranks twelfth in importance. The order was formed on 10 March 1995. The Order of Ante Starčević is granted to Croatians and foreigners for their contributions to the devel ...

, Order of Duke TrpimirOdluka o odlikovanju Redom kneza Trpimira s ogrlicom i Danicom, broj: 01-051-97-5-4/1 od 27
''Narodne novine'' 58/1997 (9 June 1997). Access date 21 July 2021. and

Homeland War Memorial Medal The Homeland War Memorial () is a Croatian state medal awarded to both Croatian and foreign citizens who participated in the nation's Croatian War of Independence as a volunteer, part of the Croatian Army and Croatian Council of Defence or in som ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vuković, Milan 1933 births 2018 deaths Lawyers from Split, Croatia Croatian lawyers Croatian judges Croatian communists Order of Ante Starčević recipients Order of Duke Trpimir recipients Burials at Mirogoj Cemetery Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb alumni