Emilia Mišćenić is an Associate Professor at the Chair of International and European Private Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Rijeka. She obtained her master’s degree from the Europa-Institut Universität des Saarlandes, Germany, and her doctoral degree at the scientific study programme Rechtswissenschaftliche Fakultät Karl-Franzens Universität Graz, Austria. She authored the book in German language on consumer loan agreements cited in the opinion of AG Trstenjak in the CJEU case Pereničová et Perenič..
She was awarded with the National Science Award granted by the Croatian Parliament in 2011, and the award of the University of Rijeka Foundation in 2012. In 2013, she was selected by the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia as one of the twenty most successful research assistants fulfilling special criteria of scientific excellence. In 2020 she was awarded with the University of Rijeka Teaching Excellence Award and with the annual Award of the Republic of Croatia ‘Ivan Filipović’ for outstanding scientific and professional efforts and results in educational work and profession. She is a member of the International Association of Consumer Law, Croatian Comparative Law Association and co-chair of the Croatian Hub of the European Law Institute.