Filip Turcinovic, PhD

Department of Philosophy
University of Banja Luka
Bosnia & Herzegovina

 

 

Filip Turcinovic was a visiting scholar from Montenegro during the 2003-2004 academic year at The George Washington University. His time in the U.S. was sponsored by the Junior Faculty Development Program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. His mentor at GWU was Professor Sean Murphy.

Mr. Filip Turcinovic has been in the field of international public law for more than 20 years. During his education and his PhD studies, he showed special interest in this area of law. He also exhibited a strong interest in international affairs, which is the reason for his professorship in the Department of Philosophy at the University in Banja Luka, School of Journalism and his book International Affairs. He has published four books and more than 30 articles.

EDUCATION:
1993.                   Received PhD at the Law School, University of Belgrade, on the subject of                             “Permanent mission on UN as a way of representing the states”

1989.                   Finished post-graduate studies at the University of Zagreb, Croatia

1975.                   Graduated from the Law School, University of Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia

WORK EXPERIENCE :
2002.- Present     Part-time professor for University of Tourism in Kotor, Montenegro

2000.- Present     Part-time professor for European Law and Economic Integration Processes on                             Megatrend University, Belgrade, Yugoslavia

1999.- Present     Part-time professor for International Relationship at the
Department for Philosophy University in Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina

1997. – Present    Full-time professor for International Law at the University of Banja Luka, Bosnia &                             Herzegovina

1995.-1998.        Deputy Federal Minister of Foreign trade

1994.-1996.        Assistant professor at the University of Pristina, Department of International Criminal                             Law.

SPECIALIZATION:
1991.                   Law School at the University of Rome Department of Public International Law,                             Rome, Italy
1991                    Academy for International Law in Hague, Department of Public International Law,                             Hague, Holland
1996.                   Law School at the University of London, Department of Public International Law,                             London, UK
2001.                   Law School at the University of Florence, Italy
2002.                   Law School and Department of Political Sciences in Trieste, Italy

 

PUBLICATIONS:

Books:
1)    International legislative documents of Cultural and National Heritage of
Montenegro (1993, Obod, Cetinje),
2)    Permanent Missions of UN as a way of representing the states (1994, Obod,
Cetinje),
3)    Economic Integration and Trade groupings (2001, Law School at the
University of Banja Luka and Megatrend University in Belgrade),
4)    International relationships (2002, Banja Luka)

Articles:
More then 30 articles published in yearly magazines of the University of Banja
Luka, yearly magazine of the Megatrend University, yearly magazine of the
University of Podgorica, RevUa za Evropsko Pravo in Belgrade, Eksport Press,
Pravnizivot, Ovdje, ProsvjetniRad, etc.

Membership:
The Committee for Legislation of Trade
The Yugoslavian Association for International Law

Professional Awards, Grants and Scholarships:
Participated in Tempus Program, Florence (2001-2002)
British Council Scholarship (1996)