Šejla Maslo Čerkić

 

Lecturer (part time)

Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Human rights adviser with 15 years of professional experience with both academic and practical background. Working on building and strengthening national human rights capacities.

Academic degrees: MSc and PhD in Law, University of Sarajevo and “Džemal Bijedić” University of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Other positions: National Legal Officer, Human Rights, Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Mission to BiH (full-time)

Previous positions: Teaching and research assistant (2006-2010, Senior Teaching Assistant (2010-2017), Associate professor (2017 -)

Research areas: human rights, fundamental freedoms, focussing on freedom of expression and new technologies, freedom of peaceful assembly, freedom of religion or belief, anti-discrimination

Courses: Contemporary Challenges in International Human Rights Law, previously: Comparative Legal History, Modern Legal Codifications, European Legal Tradition and Roman law

Notable publications:

Protection of the Right to Honor and Reputation – A Historical Overview, STS Science Centre Ltd, Issue Year: 13/2022, Issue No: 1

Termination of pregnancy in national laws and the case law of the ECHR, presented at the 5th International Conference on Family Law -„The Reflections of the European Court of Human Rights Case Law in National Family Laws“, organised by the Faculty of Law, „Džemal Bijedić“ University in Mostar, March 31st and April 1st, 2017, Mostar 

Historic, normative and practical aspects of plea bargaining", Review for Law and Economy, (Revija za pravo i ekonomiju), Faculty of Law, “Džemal Bijedić” University of Mostar, year 18, no. 1., 2018

Contributions to OSCE Mission to BIH Reports on human rights issues including Anti-Discrimination, Migrations, and Fundamental Freedoms, 2018-2022 (available upon request), 2018-2022

Contributions to Global Digital Human Rights Network publications, submissions for BiH Working Paper Series Specific Threats to Human Rights Protection from the Digital Reality-International Responses and Recommendations to Core Threats from the Digitalised World

Notable projects:

Global Digital Human Rights Network (GDHRNet) – COST Action, European Cooperation in Science and Technology, MC member 

The Influence of the Anglo-American Law on the Legal and Judicial System of 

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Plea Bargain in the Federation of B&H 2003-2015, researcher 

Child Maintenance in National Case Law and the Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights, researcher

Projekat Mostar | Prostori koji pokreću (prostorikojipokrecu.ba), Advisory Board Member

Presentations, lectures, trainings and media statements at national, regional and international events organised by the OSCE Mission to BiH.