Professional profile

About

Tanja R. Drobnjak is an Attorney at Law, Legal Analyst and Human Rights Expert whose practice combines legal representation with legislative analysis and human rights work.

Based in Belgrade, she works with individuals, businesses and organizations in Serbia and the wider region.

Three professional identities

Attorney at Law

Representation across civil, commercial, labor, and family matters, built on more than two decades of courtroom and advisory experience. Her practice covers both individual and institutional clients, with a consistent emphasis on precise, well-documented advocacy.

Legal Analyst

Legislative analysis and comparative legal research, examining how domestic law aligns with international standards. This work sits alongside client representation, informing how individual matters are argued and how broader legal questions are approached.

Human Rights Expert

Work grounded in international human rights instruments, applied to individual matters as well as broader institutional questions. This dimension extends legal representation into questions of standard-setting, compliance, and systemic reform.

Education & credentials

Education

University of Belgrade, Faculty of LawMaster of Laws – LLM, Judicial and Criminal Orientation1996

Union University Belgrade, Faculty of LawMaster of Laws – LLM, Human Rights Law2016–2017

Master's Thesis: "Freedom of Information and the Right of Access to Information as Fundamental Part of Freedom of Expression in Democratic Society: Development in International Law and Practice, and the Case-Law of the European Court of Human Rights"

Ministry of Justice of the Republic of SerbiaBar Exam1999

LanguagesSerbian · English

Professional Membership and Credentials

Bar ExamMinistry of Justice of the Republic of SerbiaIssued Jan 1999

Mediation in Court ProceedingsCenter for Mediation, Belgrade

Legal Consulting for Domestic Violence SurvivorsAutonomous Women's Center, Belgrade

Application of the ECHR in Domestic and International ProceedingsINTERIGHTS, Netherlands Helsinki Committee, Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia

Rights of the Child and Juvenile Criminal ProceedingsJudicial Training Centre, Belgrade, UNICEF Serbia, Child Rights Center, Belgrade

Belgrade Bar AssociationMember · January 2000–present

Selected publications

Position and Rights of Victims in Criminal ProceedingsASTRA - Anti-Trafficking Action, Belgrade · 2025
Protection Against Violence in Same-Sex PartnershipsLabris, Belgrade · 2025
Implementation of the Concept of "Parental Alienation" in Parenting Capacity Assessment and the Best Interest of the Child in Situations of Domestic ViolenceAutonomous Women's Center · 2024
The Position and Rights of Children Whose Mothers are Femicide VictimsAutonomous Women's Center, Belgrade · 2024
Proposals for Amendments and Supplements to the Criminal Code of the Republic of SerbiaCoalition prEUgovor · 2022
Improvement of the Position of Human Trafficking Victims in Court ProceedingsCoalition prEUgovor · 2021
Formative Analysis — Report of the Existing Child-Friendly Justice Legal and Policies Framework and its Application in Practice in SerbiaInternational Rescue Committee – IRC Hellas · 2020
The Progress Made and the Shortcomings of the Criminal Justice System After Compliance with the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic ViolenceCoalition prEUgovor · 2017
Analysis of the Compatibility of Serbia's Legislative and Strategic Framework with the Standards of the Council of Europe Convention Against VAWAutonomous Women's Center · 2014
Model Law on the Prevention of Harassment at WorkCUPS - Center for Advanced Legal Studies · 2008

Professional philosophy

With more than 25 years of professional experience, her work brings together legal representation, analysis of legal and legislative frameworks, and a sustained focus on human rights. Her published work reflects an approach that combines close attention to domestic law with international standards, comparative perspectives, and practical recommendations.