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.


