Jadranka Dabovic Anastasovska LL.D.

Jadranka Dabovic-Anastasovska LL.D.

Судија

Personal Details

  • Name: Jadranka Dabovic-Anastasovska LL.D. – Full Professor
  • Date of Birth: 28 April 1963
  • Place of Birth: Skopje

Education

  • Secondary education: “Josip Broz Tito” Gymnasium, Skopje
  • 1985 – Graduated from the Faculty of Law “Iustinianus Primus”, Skopje
  • 9 December 1992 – Obtained a Master’s degree from the Faculty of Law “Iustinianus Primus”, Skopje, Civil Law Department; Master’s thesis: Co-operative Ownership in the Republic of Macedonia
  • 27 May 1999 – Awarded a Doctor of Legal Sciences from the Faculty of Law “Iustinianus Primus”, Skopje; Doctoral dissertation: The Licence Agreement in Comparative Law and the Law of the Republic of Macedonia

Professional Experience

  • 1988 – Appointed Junior Assistant at the Faculty of Law “Iustinianus Primus”, Skopje, in the fields of General Civil Law, Property Law, Obligations, Inheritance Law, Family Law, Copyright Law, and Industrial Property Law
  • December 1999 – Appointed Assistant Professor in Civil Law at the Faculty of Law “Iustinianus Primus”, Skopje
  • 2004 – Promoted to Associate Professor in Civil Law
  • 2009 – Promoted to Full Professor at the Faculty of Law “Iustinianus Primus”, Skopje
  • 2003–2004 – Vice Dean for International Cooperation and Finance, Faculty of Law “Iustinianus Primus”
  • 2005–2006 – Member of the Commission for Protection of Competition of the Republic of Macedonia
  • 2004–2008 – Vice Dean for Teaching of the Legal Studies at the Faculty of Law
  • 2005–2007 – Project Leader of the TEMPUS Project “Towards EU Standards for Copyright and Related Rights”, JEP 19076-2004
  • 2012–2016 – Senator, Member of the Senate of Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje
  • 2018 – Member of the expert working group on collective protection of copyright
  • 2020–2023 – Head of the Institute of Civil Law, Faculty of Law “Iustinianus Primus”, Skopje
  • December 2021 – December 2023 – Chair of the Bar Examination Commission
  • President of the Legal Committee of the Consumer Organisation of the Republic of Macedonia
  • Arbitrator at the Permanent Court of Arbitration at the Economic Chamber of Macedonia
  • Arbitrator at the Permanent Arbitration Court at the Croatian Chamber of Economy

    • December 2023 – Elected Judge of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of North Macedonia

Academic Activities

Involved in teaching the following subjects at the Faculty of Law “Iustinianus Primus”, Skopje:

  • Law of Obligations (undergraduate legal studies)
  • Contract Law, Torts, Consumer Law, Civil Law – Applied Programme (Postgraduate Studies in Civil and Civil Procedural Law)
  • Basic Institutes of Public and Private Law (undergraduate studies in Journalism)
  • Intellectual Property Law, Contracts in Autonomous Commercial Practice (Business Law track – second cycle legal studies)
  • Secured Transactions Law and Insurance – Finance and Financial Law compartment, second cycle
  • Intellectual Property Law, second cycle Journalism studies
  • Participated in teaching postgraduate courses in the following subjects under the previous programme: Law of Obligations, Copyright Law, Industrial Property Law, and Principles of European Contract Law

    • Also contributed to teaching in other faculties of Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, including:

  • Basics of Law for Project Managers – Postgraduate Studies in Project Management, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies
  • Basics of Intellectual Property Law – Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
  • At the Faculty of Pharmacy – Postgraduate courses in Health Legislation, Health Insurance Systems, International Organisations, International Agreements and Regulations on Medicines, Registration and Licensing of Medicines
  • Has supervised and participated as a member of numerous Master’s and Doctoral committees and commissions for academic appointments of assistant and full professors in the country and the region.

Memberships and Training

  • Expert in the project INVESTinADR – Promoting Mechanisms for ADR and Mediation in North Macedonia; Europa-Institut, Saarland University, Saarbrücken
  • Expert in the EU-funded project Strengthening the Internal Market (2022–2023)
  • Expert in Тhe Project; Capacity Building of the Faculty of Law, University of Montenegro -curricula refreshment, boosting of international cooperation and improving human, technical and library resources (CABUFAL)
  • Expert in The project „Development of Collective Redress for Consumers in South East Europe” 01/2017-06/2018 German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Open Regional Fund for South East Europe-Legal reform
  • Expert in Тhe project: Regional model for smart communal services -Information for citizens Analysis of the legal framework and standards and procedures for Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, GIZ
  • Expert in Тhe EU Project “Citizens’ Associations in Partnership with the Business Community-Development of Innovative Models for Mobilization of Financial Resources (CSO4B-DIM) implemented by YES
  • Member of the International Group of Experts on Intellectual Property regarding the impact of the Prespa Agreement on trade names, trademarks, brands and other commercial signs
  • Trainer of trainers and continuous education lecturer for judges at the Academy for Judges and Public Prosecutors
  • Expert or working group member for several legal reform projects, including: Denationalisation Act, Agricultural Land Act, Property and Other Real Rights Act, Consumer Protection Act, Topography of Integrated Circuits Act, Law of Obligations, Copyright and Related Rights Act, Industrial Property Act, and various bylaws
  • Head of the Working Group on the Law of Obligations and Intellectual Property Law in the Civil Law Codification Project
  • Member of several international legal project teams; evaluator of two intellectual property strategies as WIPO expert; completed several study and research stays in France, Switzerland, Greece, the USA, China, Slovenia, Albania, Serbia and Montenegro

Publications

Author of numerous university textbooks, monographs, and manuals, including:

  • Manual for General Legal Advice – Consumer Law, 2022 (electronic edition)
  • Legal Framework and Institutional Forms of Consumer Protection in Financial Services, 2021, OPM
  • Law of Obligations – Undergraduate Studies, 2021 (electronic edition)
  • Copyright Law (co-author), Faculty of Law “Iustinianus Primus”, Skopje, 2015
  • Law of Obligations (co-author), 3rd edition, Prosvetno Delo, Skopje, 2012
  • Intellectual Property Law (co-author), Akademik, Skopje, 2012
  • Contracts in Autonomous Commercial Practice (co-author), Faculty of Law, 2012
  • Manual on Civil and Administrative Protection of Patents (co-author), State Office of Industrial Property, 2013
  • „Intellectual Property Law: International Legal Sources“ (co-author), Faculty of Law “Iustinianus Primus”, Skopje, 2012;
  • Fundamentals of Intellectual Property Law – practical guide (co-author), Faculty of Law, 2011
  • Glossary of Terms: Intellectual Property Law (co-author), Faculty of Law, 2010
  • Licence Agreement as a Business Method, Faculty of Law, 2008
  • Glossary of Terms in Copyright and Related Rights (co-author), 2007
  • Commentary and Supplements on Copyright and Related Rights (co-author), 2007
  • International Sources on Copyright and Related Rights (co-author), 2006

Author of over 100 professional and academic papers in private law. In the past six years, the following have been published:

  • Intellectual Property Rights in Employment Contracts, In Honour of Prof. Dr. Gzime Starova, Faculty of Law “Iustinianus Primus” (forthcoming)
  • Amendments to the Law of Obligations – July 2023 (Comparative Law Aspects and Problems in Application), Lawyer’s Association, December 2023
  • The Significance and Characteristics of Provisions on Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets and Non-Compete Clauses in Employment Contracts, Labour and Social Law Association, May 2023
  • Challenges of Implementing the New EU Consumer Law in Our Country, MANU, 2023
  • Legal Framework for the Protection of Trade Secrets – Encouraging Innovation and Competitiveness or Introducing a Barrier in the EU Market, Podgorica 2022
  • Challenges for Intellectual Property Protection of Innovative Prototypes and Products Resulting from Project Teamwork, Zagreb 2022
  • Civil Protection as a Tool for Effective Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights, Mostar 2022
  • Proposal for Contract Conclusion in the Draft Civil Code of the Republic of Macedonia (co-author)
  • Dilemmas Concerning the Reform of Special Contract Types in the Working Version of the Civil Code of the Republic of Macedonia (co-author)
  • Liability of Service Providers in European Contract Law and Legal Systems of the Region: General Regime (co-author), Faculty of Law, University of Kragujevac, 2017

Languages

Uses English and Serbian.