Ernest Petrič (1936) is Slovenian judge, jurist, professor, and diplomat. He began his career at the Institute for National Issues (1961–1964). From 1967 to 1972, he served on the Executive Council of the Slovene government. He was with the University of Ljubljana from 1976 to 1988 in capacity of professor, vice dean and finally dean. From 1983 to 1986, he was with the Addis Ababa University as a professor of International Law. From 1989, he began serving as an ambassador, including the United States, India, and Austria, and, as a non-resident, Nepal, Mexico, and Brazil. He is an ambassador to the UN, IAEA, UNIDO, CTBTO, ODC, and OECD. As UN ambassador, he has served as elected president of the International Law Commission. For three years beginning in 1997 he served the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as its state secretary. From 2010 to 2013, he was president of the Slovenian Constitutional Court. Since 2017 he has served as a senior advisor to the president of Slovenia. Bibliography Books eBook Further reading References External links International Law Commission Hague Academy of International Law website Google scholar 1936 births 21st-century Slovenian judges Slovenian diplomats Ambassadors of Slovenia to the United States University of Ljubljana alumni Living people Ambassadors of Slovenia to Austria Ambassadors of Slovenia to India Ambassadors of Slovenia to Mexico Ambassadors of Slovenia to Brazil Ambassadors of Slovenia to Nepal Academic staff of Addis Ababa University Permanent Representatives of Slovenia to the United Nations Academic staff of the University of Ljubljana Members of the International Law Commission