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CURRICULUM VITAE

Family name: URIAS MARTINEZ First names: JOAQUIN PABLO Date of birth: 01 MAY 1968 Nationality: SPANISH Civil status: SINGLE Education:

Institution (Date from - Date to) Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained:

University of Sevilla (1985-1990) Bachelor of laws, LL. B.

University of Sevilla (1990-1997) Doctor of laws, Ph. D.

Language skills: Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 - excellent; 5 - basic)

Language Reading Speaking Writing

French 1 1 1

Italian 1 1 1

English 1 2 2

German 3 2 4

Serbo-Croatian 4 3 5

Membership of professional bodies:

 Counsellor of the Spanish Constitutional Court

 Bar association of Sevilla

Other skills: Computer literacy

Present position: Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Sevilla Years within the firm: 23 (with some relevant leaves)

Key qualifications: (relevant for the project)

 Excellent knowledge of constitutional matters related with justice (institutional design, competences distribution, independence of judiciary) through having worked as senior official in the Spanish Constitutional Court, informing on constitutional conflicts between State powers and supervising judicial structures though individual complaints about judicial decisions for almost 6 years;

 Specific experience in the Justice Reform Sector in Balkans-South East countries for more than 4 years, including in depth knowledge of the legal and constitutional framework of Albania, experience in drafting of crosscutting strategies and documents for justice reform, familiarity with the law making process, deep knowledge of institutional frame and strengths and gaps of the system;

 Experience as Team-leader of a major EU project for justice reform: leading the project EURALIUS for Justice Reform in Albania during more than three years;

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particular in connection with EU projects and extensive knowledge of the respective procedural frameworks.

 Very good knowledge of European standards in the area of constitutional law and justice reform by having done doctorate studies in France, Germany and Spain; having lectured in different countries; having published scientist books and articles on the issue; having provided several reports in the frame of the project EURALIUS.

Specific experience in the region:

Country Date from - Date to

Albania July 2013 – February 2014

Albania September 2010 – June 2013

Bosnia September 1996 – August 1999 (part time) Croatia July 1993 – September 1996 (part time)

Contact details:

Email: [email protected]

Phone number: +34- 637816119

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Professional experience Date from - Date

to

Location Company& reference person (name & contact details)

Position Description

From March 2014 To present

Sevilla (Spain)

Universidad de Sevilla Javier Perez Royo Director of Public law Department

Email: [email protected] Phone: +34 -954551321

Professor at University of Sevilla Lecturer of Constitutional Law, law of information, public law and judicial review of human rights.

Researcher on referred subjects, writing articles and reports on different subjects related with judicial review,

constitutional rights and public law-

From October 2013 To February 2014

Tirana (Albania)

EU Delegation to Albania Marcello Repici

Program manager Email:

[email protected] u

Team leader in the project

“Supervision of the implementation of the Justice Reform in Albania”

(contract number 2013/329-732, budget 19.900 euros)

Providing technical assistance regarding pending bills required by international expertise. Technical assistance regarding the implementation of pieces of

legislation approved and positively assessed by EU assistance projects.

From July 2013 To October 2013

Tirana (Albania)

EU Delegation to Albania Marcello Repici

Program manager Email:

[email protected] u

Expert in the contract 2013/324- 206

To provide technical assistance to all departments of EU delegation to Albania in subjects related with the progress in the area of Justice Reform.

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From Sept. 2010 To June 2013

Tirana (Albania)

Spanish Ministry of Justice Angel Llorente

General Director of International Cooperation Email:

[email protected] Phone: +34- 913902271/79

Team leader of Project

Consolidation of Albanian Justice System, funded from IPA funds with a budget of 2.400.000 euros.

Head of the Mission. Overall technical and organisational management of the project in compliance with EU rules;

controlling reports presented to authorities; representing the project in front of Albanian authorities and EU Delegation; ensuring on time implementation of project activities;

coordinating long and short term experts.

Specifically in charge of components related with the Ministry of Justice. and EURALIUS co-ordinator for mission activities in the area of land administration in Albania, including registration of property; legalisation of illegal settlements and restitution and compensation of expropriated former owners (before 1945); preparation of regular technical and financial project (progress) reports to the EC Delegation for the Head of Mission and supporting his communication with the EC Delegation.

From May 2005 To Sept. 2010

Madrid (Spain)

Tribunal Constitucional Javier Jimenez Campos General Secretary Email:

jimenez@tribunalconstituciona l.es

Phone: +34 - 915 50 80 00

Counselor (Letrado) of the Constitutional Court

Drafting decisions of Spanish Constitutional Court in cases of protection of Fundamental Rights, competence’s conflicts between State Institutions and unconstitutionality of laws and in cases of individual complaints about high level judicial decisions.

Writing legal reports for the court on same issues in more than thousand cases.

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Curriculum vitae

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From July 2002 to May 2005:

Sevilla (Spain)

Professor at University of Sevilla Civil servant.

Lecturer of Constitutional Law, law of information, public law and judicial review of human rights.

Professor on Ph.D. on European Constitutional Law.

Publication of handbooks and articles.

From Dec. 1997 to July 2002

Sevilla (Spain)

Universidad de Sevilla Pedro Cruz Villalon General Advocate ECJ Email:

[email protected] opa.eu

Phone: +352 4303 1

University Assistant Professor at University of Sevilla

Lecturer of Constitutional Law, law of information, public law and judicial review of human rights.

Professor on Ph.D. on Constitutional Law.

Publication of a book on European Constitutional Law.

From Dec. 1993 to Nov. 1997

Sevilla (Spain)

School Assistant at University of Sevilla

Researcher on European Constitutional Law. This includes a stay for 19 months at the Max Planck Institut for Public and International law in Heilderberg

(Germany).

Lecturer of human rights. Publication of a book on Spanish Constitutional law.

From March 1991 to Nov.1993

Sevilla (Spain)

Researcher from Junta de Andalucia

Researcher. Drafting studies on different matters of Spanish and European Public law.

This includes a 9 months stay in the University of Reims/Champagne (France).

Other relevant information (e.g., Publications):

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Authors: Joaquín Urías

Title: Jurisprudencia constitucional sobre libertad de información Date: 1999

Publishers: Editorial MAD City of issue: Sevilla

Authors: Joaquín Urías Title: Tutela frente a leyes Date: 2001

Publishers: Centro de Estudios Constitucionales City of issue: Madrid

Title: Lecciones de derecho de la información Date: 2003 (1th edition)

2009 (2nd edition) 2014 (3^rd edition) Publishers: Editorial Tecnos City of issue: Madrid

Main publications

(The most significant in each category) Individual Books

Authors: Joaquín Pablo Urías Martínez

Title: La cuestión interna de inconstitucionalidad Date: 1997

Publishers: Mc. Graw Hill Publishers City of issue: Madrid

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Books as editor

Authors: Pérez Royo, Javier; Urias Martinez, Joaquin Carrasco Durán, Manuel Title: Derecho constitucional para el siglo XXI

Date: 2006

Publishers: Thomson-Aranzadi City of issue: Navarra

Books chapters

Title: El derecho a la producción literaria, artística, científica y técnica Book: Comentarios a la Constitución española

Date: 2008

Publishers: Wolters Kluwer Foundation City of issue: Toledo

Title: La libertad de cátedra

Book: Comentarios a la Constitución española Date: 2008

Title: El régimen constitucional del matrimonio Book: Comentarios a la Constitución española

Date: 2008

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Title: El conflicto entre libertad de información y los derechos a la intimidad, el honor y la propia imagen

Book: Derechos Fundamentales Date: 2005

Publishers: Corporación pública Nacional de Ecuador City of issue: Quito (Ecuador)

Main articles

Title: Separación de procesos y tutela ante el Tribunal Constitucional Journal: Revista Española de Derecho Constitucional

Date: 2003 City of issue: Madrid

Authors: Joaquín Urías

Title: El valor constitucional del mandato de rehabilitación Journal: Revista Española de Derecho Constitucional

Date: 2004 City of issue: Madrid

Academic tenures in foreign Centers (Continued stays exceeding one month)

Center: Max Planck Institut für Öffentliches Recht

Location: Heidelberg Country: Germany Date: 1995-96 Months: 16 Subject: The protection of fundamental rights

Key: Studies on elaborating my doctorate thesis Center: Université Reims-Champagne Ardennes

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Location: Reims Country: France Date: 1990-1991 Months: 9 Subject: Constitutional justice

Key: Doctorate studies

Center: Universidad de Las Villas

Location: Santa Clara Country: Cuba Date: 1999 Months: 2 Subject: Fundamental rights, and judicial structure

Key: Visiting Professor

Center: Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour

Location: Pau Country: France Date: 2000 Months: 1 Subject: Free speech law

Key: postdoctorate tenure

Participation in R & D projects funded.

Project title: Judiciary “amparo” and constitutional guaranty Funding: Ministry of Education and Science

Duration: From 1995 to 1999

Project title: Studies of Autonomic Decisions Funding: Junta de Andalucia

Project title: The structure of the state after 20 years of Spanish Constitution Funding: Ministry of Education and Science

Project title: European Union Constitution Funding: Ministry of Science and Technology Duration: From 2003 to 2007

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Project title: Terrorism, democracy and security Funding: Ministry of Science and Technology Duration: From 2006 to 2010

Experience in long term international cooperation (Organization and participation in international projects ) Project: Social reintegration of Bosnian refugees

Location: Gasinci camp (Croatia)

Organization: Suncokret, in agreement with UNHCR

Position held: Co-leader (project coordinator of social rehabilitation in the refugee camp) Dates: July1993- September 1994

Project: Social reintegration in the refugee’s camp of Obonja Location: Obonjan island (Croatia)

Organization: Social Communitary Initiative

Position held: General coordinator of the Project (present on part time bases) Dates: July 1995- January 1997

Project: Social reconciliation of returned people in Foca and Ustikolina Location: Ustikolina (Bosnia i Hercegovina)

Organization: Social Communitary Initiative

Position held: General coordinator of the Project (present on part time bases) Dates: July 1997 –July 1999

Experience in R & D organising

(Organising cientific-technological conferences, seminars, meetings,

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etc..,)

Title: VIII Iberoamerican Congress of Constitutional Law Activity: Science Congress

Scope: International Duration: December 2003

Title: V Congress Societas Iuris Publici Europaei Activity: Science Congress

Scope: International Duration: September 2008

4.- Other notable merits

Active participation in social and professional organizations Organisation: Spanish Red Cross (NGO)

Position held: Member, with managerial responsibilities on a regional level Duration: Six years

Organisation: Movimiento por la Paz el Desarme y la Libertad (NGO) Position held: Managing projects regarding development aid

Duration: Five years

Organisation: Social Community Initiative -Movimiento Voluntario Independiente (NGO) Position held: Member, President

Duration: Since 1990

Organisation: “17 de marzo” Society of Jurists for the Protection of Human Rights (NGO) Position held: Member, founder

Organisation: Foro Social de Sevilla (Social Movement)

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Position held: Member, public relations manager Duration: Three years

Organisation: Asociación de Constitucionalistas de España (Professional ) Position held: Member

Organisation: Societas Iuris Publici Europeaei Position held: Member

Others

(Administrative functions, courses and seminars, other studies,)

-Master of specialization in political science and constitutional law at the Centro de Estudios Constitucionales (1991-1992).

-Up prize "Tomas y Valiente" of the Spanish Centre for Constitutional Studies, 2000.

-Qualified in the Bar Association in Seville in 1991.

-Secretary of the Department of Constitutional Law at the University of Seville, from 1999 to 2005.

-President of the Teaching Commission of the Faculty of Communication of Seville, from 2000 to 2005.

-Invited by the Spanish Cultural Center in Yaounde (Cameroon), responsible for the seminar "Freedom of Expression in Africa and Europe", May 2008.

-Professor of the PhD program "Constitutional Law", University of Sevilla since 2007.

-Representative of the Spanish Constitutional Court in the “Iberoamerican Constitutional Courts Conference” (Lima, Peru, March 2007)

-Short time expert (one month) in the project PAMECA for the reform of the police in Albania, funded by IPA funds.

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