Ranko Marijan, LLB Justice at the Criminal Law Department of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia Personal data: Date of birth: 16 October 1954 Place of birth: Karlovac, Republic of Croatia and qualifications: 1981 Passed the bar exam 1978 Graduated from the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law experience: 2004 – present Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia 2001 - 2004 Judge of the County Court in Zagreb 2000 - 2001 Deputy Minister of Justice, Administration and Local Self-Government 1998 - 2000 Judge of the County Court in Zagreb 1982 - 1998 Judge, President of the Criminal Department and Deputy President of the Municipal Court in Zagreb 1979 - 1982 Judicial apprentice at the District (County) Court in Zagreb Professional education and training: 1982 - present Participated in numerous professional programmes at home and abroad 1994 One month study visit to the USA 1983 - 1985 Postgraduate studies in criminal law Other activities: Active participant in domestic and international professional meetings (Zagreb, Opatija, Dubrovnik, Palermo, Paris, Strasbourg, Warszawa, Riga, Sofia, Brussels …) As a member of official Croatian delegations presented papers on many international and European conferences on ttopics such as: judicial independence, efficiency of judicial proceedings, the fight against corruption and organized crime (London, Vienna, Budapest, Bucharest and Trieste) President and a member of the Examining Commission for the Bar exam in the area of criminal law within the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Croatia Member of various working groups of the Ministry of Justice for drafting legislative changes and amendments Conducting practical programmes on criminal law, legal logic and rhetoric for the students of the Faculty of Law in Zagreb Lecturer at training programmes for judges and state attorneys on issues connected with practical implementation of the Penal Code and Code on Criminal Procedure, on judicial ethics and efficient judicial proceedings Publications and other works: Book “The Media Law – Commentary – Practice” (VIV – inženjering d.o.o; April 2002); author of the commentaries on particular provisions of the Code on Criminal Procedure, Penal Code and court practice Book “The Liability of a Merchant in the Consumer Protection System” (Narodne Novine; September 2003); author of articles on criminal and tort sanctions against violations of consumers’ rights Book “Collection of Criminal Laws” with indexes (Narodne Novine; September 2004) Almanac “The Criminal Code in Practical Implementation” (Organizator; 2004); author of sections on the statute of limitations in criminal prosecution Author of dozens of articles in the field of criminal law, judicial ethics, organization and the functioning of the judiciary