Čedomir Backović
Assistant minister of Justice, Head of the Department for European Integrations and International Projects
Date of birth: 10.05.1956.
1. Education:
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Institutions:
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Faculty of Law, Belgrade
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Date:
From (months/year)
To (months/year)
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September/1973
September/1977
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Degree:
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BA in Law
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2. Membership of Professional Bodies: Serbian Bar Association; California Bar Association
3. Key qualifications: Passed California Bar Exam 1990, and Serbian Bar Exam 1980
4. Professional experience: 33 years
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Date: from (month/year) to (month/year)
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August 2012. - present
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Location
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Belgrade
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Company/Organisation
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Ministry of Justice
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Position
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Assistant minister, Head of the Department for European Integrations and International Projects
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Job Description
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Management of the Department for European Integrations and International Projects; management of the European integration process in the field of judiciary; Development of and supervision over strategic documents, reforms and legislative amendments in the field of judiciary; Cooperation with other relevant bodies in the field of judiciary and fundamental rights; Guidance and supervision over planning and implementation of programmes and projects from EU and other donor funds; Performance of the most complex tasks from the scope of work of the Department; Supervision over the work of the internal units of the Department
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Date: from (month/year) to (month/year)
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August 2012. - present
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Location
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Belgrade
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Company/Organisation
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Ministry of Justice
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Position
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Head of Negotiating Group for Chapter 23 “Judiciary and Fundamental Rights”
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Job Description
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Coordination of the negotiating Chapter 23 “Judiciary and Fundamental Rights”; Coordination of the obligations of 54 institutions responsible for implementation of the Action Plan for Chapter 23; Management of the implementation of the activities in the Action Plan for Chapter 23; Development of and supervision over strategic documents, reforms and legislative amendments associated with EU accession process; Public presentations related to the negotiating Chapter 23 “Judiciary and Fundamental Rights” including before the European Commission; Cooperation with other relevant bodies in relation to other negotiating Chapters within the competence of the Ministry.
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Date: from (month/year) to (month/year)
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2008 to 2012
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Location
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Belgrade
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Company/Organisation
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Law Offices of Cedomir Backovic-
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Position
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Lawyer
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Job Description
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Represented clients in civil matters: real estate transactions; business transactions; litigation: human rights, torts, contracts, real estate -
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Date: from (month/year) to (month/year)
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2002 to 2008
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Location
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Belgrade
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Company/Organisation
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Developer -
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Position
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Principal
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Job Description
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Real estate transactions-
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Date: from (month/year) to (month/year)
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1994 to 2002
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Location
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Los Angeles, California
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Company/Organisation
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Law Offices of Cedomir Backovic (Chad Batzkovich)
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Position
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Principal
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Job Description
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Managed law office: 4 lawyers and staff. Represented clients in civil matters: real estate transactions; business transactions; litigation: investment fraud, professional malpractice, human rights, torts, contracts, real estate -
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Date: from (month/year) to (month/year)
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1990 to 1994
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Location
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Los Angeles, California
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Company/Organisation
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Law Offices of |Kumetz and Glick
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Position
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Lawyer
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Job Description
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Represented clients in civil matters: real estate transactions; business transactions; litigation: investment fraud, professional malpractice, human rights, torts, contracts, real estate
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Date: from (month/year) to (month/year)
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1986 to 1990
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Location
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Los Angeles, California
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Company/Organisation
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Law Offices of Kumetz and Glick-
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Position
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Law clerk
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Job Description
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Assisted at trials, preparation of legal briefs, clients intake, transactional paperwork preparation-
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Date: from (month/year) to (month/year)
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1984 to 1986
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Location
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Belgrade
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Company/Organisation
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Position
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Lawyer, sole practitioner
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Job Description
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Represented clients in civil and criminal matters-
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Date: from (month/year) to (month/year)
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1980 to 1984
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Location
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Belgrade
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Company/Organisation
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Bioproduct
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Position
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Head of the Legal and HR Department
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Job Description
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Managed the Legal department, court appearances, property law issues, human resources management-
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Date: from (month/year) to (month/year)
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1979 to 1980
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Location
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Belgrade
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Company/Organisation
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Second municipal court
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Position
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Law clerk
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Job Description
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Assisted judges in trials, writing court decisions
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5. Other (seminars, publications, lectures etc)
- Presentation of the Action Plan for the Exercise of the Rights of National Minorities, Brussels, spring 2016
- Regional Cooperation Council, Lecture on “Roadmap to the increased efficiency in civil cases – Serbian judicial reform process”, February 2016, Montenegro
- Seminar at the international conference “EU Integrations and criminal law”, Zlatibor, September 2016