Ivana Jelić is a judge of the European Court of Human Rights since 12 July 2018. She was teaching public international law, international human rights law, minority rights and international humanitarian law at the University of Montenegro. Her experience at the Council of Europe led her, among other positions, to become a member (2012-2016), Gender Equality Rapporteur (2013-2016) and Second Vice Chair (2014-2016) of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (ACFC) of the Council of Europe. She also served as a member (2015-2018) and Vice President (2017-2018) of the UN Human Rights Committee, Geneva, Switzerland.