Jelica Gordanić is a Senior Research Fellow in the Institute of International Politics and Economics (IIPE) from Belgrade. Main areas of her academic interest include international organizations, human rights, multiculturalism, and non-state actors. Jelica is the coordinator of IIPE′s Ambassadors’ Forum and deputy editor-in-chief of IIPE’s journal Evropsko zakonodavstvo (The European Legistaltion), a specialized scientific journal that studies the law and legal practice of the European Union. She authored two monographs and more than 40 research papers. In 2017 Jelica completed PhD studies at the Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade with doctoral thesis Necessities and possibilities of reforming competence and position of the General Assembly in the institutional structure of the United Nations. She also graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade in 2010 and earned an MA degree in 2011.