CURRICULUM VITAE
1. Surname: Mršević
2. Name: Zorica
3. Date of birth: 7 oktobar 1954
4. Nationality: Serbian
5. Education:
| Year | Institution | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | University of Belgrade, School of Law | LLD, doctorate in law |
| 1983 | University of Belgrade, School of Law | LLM |
| 1983 | Ministry of Justice, Republic of Serbia | Bar examination |
| 1977 | University of Belgrade, School of Law | LLB |
6. Work experience:
6.1. Domestic, formal record
| Date | Institution | Location | Position | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 – present | Institute of Social Science | Belgrade, Serbia | Senior Research Fellow | Coordinating and participating in research projects; Independent scientific and empirical research; Participating in Institute managerial bodies |
| 2008 – present | Faculty for European Legal and Political Studies | Novi Sad, Srbija | Professor | Teaching courses: Gender Studies, Phenomenology of Violence, Criminology; Participating in research; Mentoring students research and master works; Other academic activities |
| 2008 – 2011 | Ombudsman of Republic of Serbia | Belgrade, Serbia | Deputy Ombudsman in charge for gender equality and rights of people with disabilities | Finalizing ombudsman’s response to citizens’ petitions in domain of gender equality, rights of LGBT persons, people with disabilities, elderly persons, patients, pensions’ and labour rights; Monitoring functioning of social institutions for elderly people and persons with disabilities |
| 1979 – 1999 | Institut for Criminological and Sociological Research | Belgrade, Serbia | Progress from assistant to higher researcher | Research participation in all phases; Since 1986 managing the Institute’s projects; Participating in the Institute’s managerial bodies |
| 1978 – 1979 | Second Belgrade’s School of Economics | Belgrade, Serbia | Professor | Teaching courses: Constitutional Law and Economy Law |
6.2. Domestic: visiting professor, independent and counselling bodies
| Date | Institution | Location | Position | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 – present | Gender Equality Council to Government of Serbia | Belgrade, Serbia | Member | Participating in counselling activities |
| 2011 – present | Observatory, Independent body for monitoring violence against women | Belgrade, Serbia | Member | Media representation of violence against women |
| 2011 – present | Judiciary Academy | Belgrade, Serbia | Visiting professor | Teaching course of Multiple discrimination and Violence against women to judges, prosecutors and candidates for judiciary |
| 2010 – present | State Commissioner for Equality | Belgrade, Serbia | Member of the Expert Counselling Board | Counselling activities regarding gender equality and rights of LGBT persons |
| 2011 | Faculty for Political Sciences Women’s Studies Department | Belgrade, Serbia | Visiting professor | Teaching subject Discrimination and responsibility; Other academic duties |
| 2000 – 2003 | Peace Studies | Belgrade, Serbia | Visiting professor | Teaching on gender equality and theory of violence |
| 1999 – 2003 | Alternative Academic Education Network | Belgrade, Serbia | Visiting professor | Teaching on gender equality |
| 1993/1994 | University of Belgrade, School of Law | Belgrade, Serbia | Visiting professor | Additional teaching in Criminal proceedings |
| 1992 – present | Centre for Women’s Studies, Alternative studies | Belgrade, Serbia | Visiting professor | Course in Feminist Legal Theory; Other academic activities |
| 1992 – 1994 | Faculty of Political Sciences – Department for Social Work | Belgrade, Serbia | Visiting professor | Teaching on gender based violence |
6.3. International organisations and universities:
| Date | Institution | Location | Position | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 – 2008 | OSCE Mission to Serbia | Belgrade, Serbia | Gender Advisor | Managing projects: Establishing of local mechanisms for gender equality; Education for local gender equality mechanisms; Empowerment of women for political participation; Drafting laws and other legal documents on gender equality and antidiscrimination; Providing expert support to national mechanisms for gender equality on provincial and republic level; |
| 2000 – 2001 | OXFAM GB | Belgrade, Serbia | Regional Women’s Program Officer | Managing regional and national women’s projects |
| 2005/2006 | Rosa Mayreder College | Vienna, Austria | Visiting professor | Teaching one semester course: Theory of violence and Women’s Human Rights |
| 2002/2003 2003/2004 2004/2005 | Central European University | Budapest, Hungary | Visiting professor | Teaching three academic years the course: Theory of Violence and Women’s Human Rights; Mentoring students research works; Other academic activities |
| 1996/1997 | Law School, State University of Iowa | Iowa, Iowa City, USA | Visiting professor | Teaching course Comparative Feminist Legal Theory; Research: Family violence and its consequences; Mentoring students’ research work; Other academic activities |
7. Other:
7.1. Editorial work:
- 1986-2000: Yugoslavian Review for Criminology and Criminal Law (member of the Editorial Board)
- 1999: Yugoslavian Review for Criminology and Criminal Law (Editor in Chief)
- 1998-2000: Human Rights Journal (member of the Editorial Board)
7.2. Managerial work:
- 2000: General manager – Centre for Legal Research, Institute of Social Sciences in Belgrade
- 1995-1996: Women’s Studies Centre in Belgrade
- 1997-2000: Member of the Executive Board, YUCOM Committee of Jurists for Human Rights
- 1995-present: manager and coordinator of numerous projects.
8. Membership of professional bodies:
- ATGENDER – European Association for Gender Research, Education and Documentation
- Victimology Society of Serbia
- Serbian Association for Criminal Law and Criminology
9. Language skills (from 1 to 5, where 5 is the highest grade):
| Language | Passive | Spoken | Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbian | native | native | native |
| English | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| German | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| French | 2 | 2 | 2 |
10. Other skills:
- Computer literacy (MS Office, Internet, tables and sheets)
- Driving licence “B” category
11. Key personal characteristics:
- Sensitivity and expertise: gender studies, equality, anti-discrimination, human rights protection, legislation, international and national legal standards
- Social integrity and fairness
- Productivity in professional environment
- Punctuality
- Professionalism and experience in coordination, creation and implementation
- Innovative and progressive professional profile
- Ability of in-depth research in social sciences and social phenomena
- Expertise and experience in theoretical and empirical research
- Experience and ability in policy-making and implementation
- Experience and ability in reporting and making recommendations
12. Sport activities and preferences:
She was actively engaged in sports from 1981 to 1990.
On several occasions, she was a member of the champion fencing team of the former Yugoslavia and of Serbia. She was last a member of the aforesaid team in 1989.
She is a pasionate fan of the fudball club Red Star, Belgrade.