Elizabeta Dukovska

Elizabeta Dukovska

Judge

Personal Information

Elizabeta Dukovska was born in 1961 in Skopje. She is of Macedonian nationality.

Education

  • Graduated with a degree in Law from the “Justinian I” Faculty of Law in Skopje in 1987.
  • Passed the Bar Examination in 1990.

Professional Experience

  • 1 April 1990 – 1 January 1992: Legal Associate at the Basic Court of Associated Labour in Skopje.
  • 1 January 1992 – 1 July 1996: Legal Associate at the District Commercial Court in Skopje.
  • 1 July 1996 – 10 January 1997: Legal Associate at the Basic Court Skopje I – Skopje.
  • 10 January 1997 – 19 March 2004: Legal Associate at the Court of Appeals in Skopje.
  • 19 March 2004 – July 2007: Judge at the Basic Court Skopje I – Skopje.
  • July 2007 – 19 November 2009: Judge at the Basic Court Skopje II – Skopje.
  • 19 November 2009 – 10 April 2023: Judge at the Court of Appeals in Skopje.

Other Activities

  • Co-author of the Commentary on the Bankruptcy Law (1998).
  • Co-author of the Commentary on the Law on Trade Companies (2002).
  • President of the Commercial Division at the Court of Appeals in Skopje (2014–2017).
  • Author of examination questions in the fields of Commercial Law and Bankruptcy for the Bar Examination (2017–2018).
  • Participant in the IFC project for drafting a new Bankruptcy Law, held in Finland in May 2017.
  • Member of the Working Group for drafting the Law on Closure of Bankruptcy Proceedings.
  • Member of the Working Group for preparing the Draft Bankruptcy Law (2018).
  • Deputy Member of the Management Board of the Academy for Judges and Public Prosecutors “Pavel Shatev” (2018–2020).
  • Deputy Member of the Bar Examination Commission since 16 February 2022.
  • Lecturer on Bankruptcy Law at the Academy for Judges and Public Prosecutors “Pavel Shatev”.
  • Mentor for candidates of the 6th Generation of future judges within the Academy for Judges and Public Prosecutors “Pavel Shatev”.

Trainings and Additional Activities

She has participated in various trainings and workshops covering the following areas:
Bankruptcy proceedings
Mediation
Commercial law
Accounting knowledge for judges handling bankruptcy cases
Psychological aspects of witness examination
Equal access to effective justice
Rights of victims of human trafficking in judicial proceedings
Use of the SRS Femida system for audio recording of court proceedings
International comparative practices in the area of bankruptcy law
Liquidation of commercial companies
Contemporary issues related to equity, joint-stock companies, and legal protection