Ema Turnšek

Young Researcher

E-mail: ema.turnsek@um.si

Telephone: +386 (0)2 250 42 xx

Office: 310

Department: Department of Civil Law, Private International Law and Comparative Law

Courses:

Family and Succession Law (tutorials)

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Biography:

Ema Turnšek, LL.M., is a junior researcher and teaching assistant at the Faculty of Law, University of Maribor. She is currently pursuing doctoral studies in two doctoral programmes at the University of Maribor and the University of Miskolc. Her research focuses primarily on human rights, personal data protection, medical and health law, family law, and the regulation of assisted reproductive technologies.

During her undergraduate and postgraduate studies, she participated in numerous academic projects and student competitions, including the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot and MunLaw, where she received the Outstanding Delegate Award. She also served as a student tutor, completed a judicial internship under the Amicus Curiae programme, published several professional and academic contributions, and participated in the interdisciplinary SiOHCA project conducted under the auspices of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Maribor.

During her master's studies, she undertook an Erasmus+ student exchange at the Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) Faculty of Law in Budapest. She continues to develop her research career in Hungary through the Central European Academy and the University of Miskolc, where she completed a specialised LL.M. programme in Human Rights and the Rule of Law after obtaining her master's degree in Law from the Faculty of Law, University of Maribor.

She regularly presents her research at academic conferences in Slovenia and abroad and actively contributes to scholarly publications. In addition, she works as a technical editor for the journal Medicine, Law and Society and various academic monographs. Additionally, she works as a teaching assistant in the Family and Succession Law course.