Ministre de la Justice
I. PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born on 31st August 1984 in Cetinje - Montenegro. Married and father of two sons.
II. RELEVANT QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY
Bojan Božović graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Montenegro and received his master's degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Novi Sad. He is currently a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Law of the University of Zagreb, majoring in International Private Law and Public International Law, and a doctoral student at the Faculty of Legal Sciences of the University of Zagreb, majoring in EU Law.
He is Minister of Justice from July 2024. Previously he was State Secretary in the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of European Affairs. He was engaged as an assistant at the Faculty of Law of the University of Donja Gorica since 2008 on the following subjects: Public International Law, Human Rights, Private International Law, International Humanitarian Law and EU Law.
During his academic career, he trained at numerous institutes, of which we highlight his stay at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg (MaxPlanck-Institut für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht Hamburg) in 2015 as a scholarship for gifted young scientists.
In addition to his engagement at the faculty, he also gained practical experience through work in the NGO sector, law firms, and as an expert and consultant on projects of the Council of Europe, GIZ, and ILO.
III. PROFESIONAL ACTIVIES
a) Current professional activities
• 2024 - present - Minister of Justice - Ministry of Justice.
• 2023 - 2024 - State Secretary -Ministry of European Affairs.
• 2022 - 2023 - State Secretary -Ministry of Justice
• 2021 - 2022 - State Secretary -Ministry of Justice, Human and Minority Rights.
• 2022 - 2023 - Prosecutorial Council (Member)
• Head of the Working group in the negotiation process for Chapter 23 (Judiciary and Fundamental Rights)
• 2008 - Present - Full time teaching assistant at the Faculty of Law at the University of Donja Garica (International Private Law, International Public Law, Human Rights, EU Law);
• 2009 - Present - Teaching assistant - Humanistic Studies, University of Donja Garica (part time)
• 2008 - Present - Coach of the team of Faculty of Law Podgorica for Moot Court Competitions (ECHR)
b) Work at national level
• Active cooperation with Ministry for Human and Minority Rights (drafted Minority Policy Strategy 2018-2023)
• 2017 - 2019 - Head of Leagal Department, NGO CeMI
• 2017 - Legal consultant at the law firm Harrisons.
c) Work at lnternational level
• Expert in Project Gender and Land Rights, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation), 2019 2020 (drafting/preparing assessment and gaps report and National Annex to the Guidelines on Strengthening Gender Equality in Notarial Practices Montenegro);
• Expert in Project Gender and Land Rights, Deutsche Gesellschaft fiir Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation), 2016 (drafting/preparing assessment and gaps report and Country Profile about Women's property and use rights in Montenegro);
• Active cooperation with CoE in Podgorica on numerous projects.
IV. EDUCATION
• 2021 – Passed the Bar Exam and the Attorney Exam
• January 2015 - March 2015 - Max-Planck - Institut für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht (Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law) Hamburg - Junior Scholar
• 2007 – 2008 - master studies in International Public Law, Faculty of Law, Novi Sad, Serbia
• Graduated 2007 from Faculty of Law - University of Montenegro - Podgorica
V. PUBLICATIONS
• Pravna pitanja povodom eventualnog pristupanja Evropske unije Evropskoj konvenciji o ljudskim pravima (Legal issues in regard to the possible accession of the EU to European Convention on Human Rights, Master thesis), Novi Sad, 2008.
• Prof. PhD Nebojša Vučinić, Bojan Božović, Međunarodni standardi u zaštiti manjina u Crnoj Gori (International Law standards on protection of minorities in Montenegro), Zbornik radova (Journal) Podgorica, 2008.
• Bojan Božović, Međunarodni sud (International Court of Justice), lstorijski anali (Journal), no. 1-4/2008, Podgorica, 2008.
• Evropska konvencija o ljudskim pravima i Evropska unija (European Convention on Human Rights and EU), Zbornik Udruženja pravnika Crne Gore (Journal), no. 1-2009, Podgorica, 2009.
• Ljudska prava, demokratija i vladavina prava (Human Rights, Democracy and Rule of Law; in Rule of Law in Multicultural Montenegro), Zbornik rodova (Journal), CANU (Montenegrin Academy of Science and Arts), Podgorica, 2012.
• Istorijski razvoj zaštite ljudskih prava i regionalni sistemi zaštite (The Beginnings of Human Rights Protection and Regional Systems of Protection, Zbornik radova (Journal), University of Donja Gorica, Bar, 2012.
• Izazovi u izgradnji kulute postovanja prava privatnosti (The Challenges in Building up the Culture of Respect of Right to Privacy), Zbornik radova (Journal), Bar 2013.
• Međunarodna nadležnost u potrošačkim ugovorima (International jurisdiction over consumer contracts), Zbornik Škole prava Evropske unije (Journal), University of Donja Gorica, Bar, 2014.
• Crnogorsko međunarodno privalno pravo od kraja XIX vijeka do danas, Podgorica, (Montenegrin Private International Law from late 19th century to the present), Zbornik radova (Journal), Podgorica, 2015.
• Međunarodne granice i Šengen, (International Borders and Schengen), Zbornik radova (Journal) Podgorica, 2016
• Zaštita potrošača u evropskom pravu i u praksi međunarodnih i nacionalnih sudova - stručna analiza ("Consumer Protection in the European Law and in the Practice of International and National Courts -A Legal Analysis"), CEMI, Podgorica, 2016.
• Crna Gora - Pravo na Ssobodu kretanja ljudi kao dio savremenih pravnih i političkih izazova ("Montenegro - the right to freedom of movement of humans as part of contemporary legal and political challenges"), Zbornik radova O ournal), CANU (Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts), Podgorica, 2019
• Prof. PhD Rodoljub Etinski, Bojan Božović, The Function of the Margin of Appreciation in the Jurisprudence of the ECtHR, NRDO, 3-2019, Journal, Romania, 2019.
• Međunarodna nadležnost za online potrošačke ugovore u evropskom međunarodnom privatnom pravu (“International Jurisdiction for Online Consumer Contracts in European Private International Law”), Studia Iuridica Montenegrina No. 2 (Journal), Faculty of Law, University of Donja Gorica, Podgorica, 2019.
• Rodoljub Etinski, Bojan Božović, The Interaction of the margin of appreciation and the legal systems as articulated by the ECtHR and the ECJ, Studia luridica Montenegrina (Journal), No. 1, Podgorica, 2021.
Quoted in:
• Budimir Košutić, Osnovi prava Evropske unije, Pravni fakultet u Beogradu, (Obligatory students' manual for EU Law), 2009.
• Budimir Košutić, Osnovi prava Evropske unije, Pravni fakultet u Beogradu, (Obligatory students' manual for EU Law), 2010.
• Budimir Košutić, Osnovi prava Evropske unije, CID, Podgorica, (Obligatory students' manual for EU Law), 2014.
VI. LANGUAGE SKILLS
• English - C1
• Russian – B1
• German - A2
• Montenegrin - mother tongue
