Born on 25 July 1951 in Belgrade, Serbia

• Law Studies at the University of Belgrade, 1970-74
• Master of Laws at the University of Belgrade, 1974-76
• Lawyer in two commercial enterprises, 1976-80
• Doctor of Law, University of Belgrade, 1984
• Third cycle degree in Comparative Law at the International Faculty of Comparative Law, Brussels, 1985
• Lecturer (Professor, 1995) of Legal and Constitutional History and Comparative Law,
• Belgrade University, 1980-98
• Attorney at Law in a legal office, Belgrade, 1998-2000
• Visiting Professor at the Institute of Federalism of the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, 2001
• Ambassador of Serbia and Montenegro to Switzerland, 2001-04
• Professor of Constitutional Law and Comparative Law at the Business Law School of Belgrade 2004-05
• Judge of the European Court of Human Rights from 4 April 2005 to 12 April 2015