Josef Azizi
Josef Azizi (born April 14, 1948 in Vienna ) is an Austrian lawyer and former judge at the Court of the European Union .
Life
Azizi studied law and social and economic sciences at the University of Vienna . He completed his law studies in 1973 with a doctorate , and social and economic sciences as a master's degree . Azizi took on teaching positions at the Vienna University of Economics and Business and other universities. From 1975 to 2002 he was a lecturer and later an honorary professor at the Law Faculty of the University of Vienna. He was a ministerial advisor and head of department in the Federal Chancellery and was a member of the steering committee for legal cooperation in the Council of Europe . He also coordinated the adaptation of Austrian federal law to the law of the European Union .
On January 18, 1995, he was appointed judge of the “Court of First Instance of the European Union” (since 2007 “Court of the European Union”). In 2010 he was reappointed until 2016. However, he retired early on August 31, 2013.
Awards
- 2001: Great Silver Medal of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria
- 2009: Great Golden Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria
Web links
- Former members of the General Court of the European Union
- Biography (PDF file; 58 kB)
- Interview with Josef Azizi from Ö1 on September 2, 2006
Individual evidence
- ↑ The curriculum vitae of Josef Azizi in a press release from the Council of the European Union of January 10, 1995, accessed on October 8, 2013.
- ↑ Press release No. 87/10 of September 13, 2010
- ↑ Official Journal of the EU 29 June 2013, L 179/95 (PDF)
- ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.6 MB)
- ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.6 MB)
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SURNAME | Azizi, Josef |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian lawyer and judge at the General Court of the European Union |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 14, 1948 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |