Jernej Letnar Černič is an Associate Professor of Human Rights and Constitutional Law at the Faculty of National and European Studies at the New University.
He has so far published numerous articles in Slovenian, English, Spanish, Italian, Swedish and Romanian. He has recently published two scientific monographs: “Slovenia at the Crossroads: The Genesis of Human Rights Protection in the Slovenian Society”, Kranj: New University, Faculty of National and European Studies, 2018« and “Corporate accountability under socio-economic rights”, Oxo ; New York: Routledge, 2019. He has also recently co-authored and co-edited a book on »The Future of Business and Human Rights: Theoretical and Practical Considerations for a UN Treaty«, Cambridge; Antwerp; Portland: Intersentia. 2018 (with Nicolas Carrillo-Santarelli).
His work has been cited in reports by the United Nations, the European Parliament and the Council of Europe, in decisions of the Slovenian Constitutional Court and in academic studies from all corners of the world. He has been active in various roles in Slovenian and global civil society, participating in numerous domestic and international philanthropic projects.