Vasilka Sancin

Born on 22 March 1979 in Ljubljana, Slovenia

  • Bachelor of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, 2002
  • Proficiency Exam for Civil Servants, Administration Academy, Ljubljana, 2003
  • PhD in International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, 2007
  • Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, 2003-2011
  • Assistant Professor of International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, 2011-2016
  • Associate Professor of International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, 2016-2021
  • Full Professor of International Law, since 2021
  • Vice-Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, 2014-2018
  • Expert consultant, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia on issues of international law, 2003-2025
  • Member of the National Inter-Ministerial Commission for Human Rights, 2005-2023
  • Expert of the OSCE Moscow mechanism on Human Rights, 2017-2025
  • Member (2019-2022), Vice-Chair (2021-2022), United Nations Human Rights Committee
  • Arbitrator and member, Bureau of the Court for Conciliation and Arbitration, OSCE, Geneva, Switzerland, 2019-2025
  • Human Rights Ombudsman, expert member of the Human Rights Council, 2020-2025
  • Ad hoc Judge, European Court of Human Rights, 2022-2025
  • Member (2022-2025), Rapporteur (2023), Vice-Chair (2024-2025), UN Human Rights Council Advisory Committee
  • Vice-President of the Slovenian Red Cross, 2023-2025
  • President of the Slovenian Branch of International Law Association (ILA), since 2006
  • Judge of the European Court of Human Rights since 30 May 2025.