Milan Vuković (judge)

Milan Vuković (1933 - 16 March 2018), was a Croatian jurist, president of the Supreme Court of Croatia and judge of the Constitutional Court of Croatia.

Biography

Vuković was born in a peasant family in Krilo near Split. He graduated at the Classical gymnasium in Split in 1952 and at the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb in 1956. After a two-year military service as a reserve officer, he worked in a Secretariat of Justice and Public Administration.[1] He finished his law practice in Zagreb in 1960 and became a lawyer in 1961. He was a member of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia.[1]

Vuković was elected judge of the Constitutional Court of Croatia for the first time in 1991, and later again both in 1995 and 1999. He was twice president of the Supreme Court of Croatia (1992–1995, 1997–1999). He was one of the members of the Constituent Assembly, responsible for writing Croatian Constitution in 1990, as well as member of the Commission for war crimes (1993–1995) and State Judicial Council of Croatia (1994-1995).

He is recipient of the Order of Ante Starčević,[2][3] Order of Duke Trpimir[4] and Homeland War Memorial Medal.

References
  1. Vlašić, B., Žabec, K. Vuković je 1999. prešutio ono što je isticao 1961. godine - članstvo u SKJ i oca partizana Jutarnji list. Published 9 March 1999. Access date 21 July 2021.
  2. Odluka o odlikovanju Redom Ante Starčevića, broj: 01-051-97-11-2/1 od 27 Narodne novine 58/1997 (9 June 1997). Access date 21 July 2021.
  3. Odluka kojom se odlikuje Redom Ante Starčevića dugogodišnji odvjetnik i predsjednik Vrhovnog suda Hrvatske, Milan Vuković Narodne novine 27/1995 (24 April 1995). Access date 21 July 2021.
  4. Odluka o odlikovanju Redom kneza Trpimira s ogrlicom i Danicom, broj: 01-051-97-5-4/1 od 27 Narodne novine 58/1997 (9 June 1997). Access date 21 July 2021.
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