Guide to Legal Research in
the Federal Republic of Serbia and Montenegro
By Jelena Glisic
Published
May 2005
Jelena Glisic
is a graduate of the Faculty of Philosophy from Nish,
Yugoslavia (1997). She holds also a B.A. in Serbian language and literature,
and has worked as a language editor for the Prosveta
Publishing House. Presently she works for the Nish University Library , Nikola Tesla, as a
librarian in the Information-and-Loan Department. In October 2001, she attended
Advanced Training for Law Librarians in Riga (Latvia), organized by the
Constitutional and Legal Policy Institute (The Open Society Institute from
Budapest).
Update to an article previously published
on LLRX.com,
http://www.llrx.com/features/yugoslavia.htm
Table of Contents
Background of Serbia and Montenegro’s Legal System
Federal Institutions Not
Within the Federal Ministries
A Special Appendix on Yugoslav
Human Rights
The Charter of Human Rights, Minority Rights and Civil
Rights
Legal Education in Serbia and Montenegro
Law Faculties and the Law
Libraries in Serbia and Montenegro
Introduction to Serbia and Montenegro Legal Publishing
Official and Well-Known
Publishers of Legal Literature
Contact Info for Legal
Publishers
Selected Legal Literature (Except Periodicals)
List of Selected Legal Periodicals and Contact Info for
Well-Known Periodical Publishers
Background of Serbia and
Montenegro’s Legal System
The
new state union of Serbia and Montenegro was proclaimed on 4 February 2003, and
consists of two federal units: the state of Serbia, which includes the
Autonomous Province of Vojvodina and the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija (which is currently under an international
administration in accordance with United Nations Security Council resolution
1244), and the state of Montenegro. The former federal state, the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia, proclaimed by the Constitution on
This
kind of union of two states is unusual in comparative systems, which can cause
many problems in the activity of a new state. Nevertheless, the government is
trying to solve all the problems on a mutual basis of cooperation.
Since
the establishment of the Constitution of the former federation (from 1992),
there have been a lot of changes in the area of the legislation
(constitutional, political, economic), as well as in the area of the real
relations between the political forces in the government’s institutions.
The
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (the constitution of the new
state is still under construction) is inspired by well known European
constitutions, such as the constitutions of France and Germany, and it contains
both elements of the federation and confederation structure (at the moment, the
parliament is working on the draft of a new constitution). The Republic of
Serbia and the Republic of Montenegro are sovereign, and decide on matters that
are not under the jurisdiction of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
The
new state union's highest legal act is the Constitutional Charter while the
constitution is under construction.
Both
states have their own constitutions according to which they independently
establish their own organization of authority. However, there are a few
principles in the Federal Constitution on which the organization of the
authority is based both in the federal state and in its federal units: the
division of authority, representative government, democracy, and local
communities.
The Authority System
In
general, the authority system in a new state, and in its federal units, is the
Parliament.
The
authority system in Serbia and Montenegro is divided into:
- The Legislative
authority
- The Executive
authority
- The Court
authority
The
Legislative Authority
Under
the Constitutional Charter, the Assembly of
During
the first two years after the adoption of the Constitutional Charter, the MPs were
elected indirectly, in proportion to their representation in the National
Assembly of the Republic of Serbia and the Assembly of the Republic of
Montenegro. After that initial period, the MPs will be elected at direct
elections. Their term of office will be four years. The Assembly of Serbia and
Montenegro elects from among its MPs the President and the Vice-President of
the Assembly and they may not come from the same member state.
The
Assembly was constituted on
According
to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the Federal
Parliament, which represents the legislative authority, consists of the Council
of Citizens and the Council of Republics. It is elected by citizens, by a
system of proportional elections. This model of elections was chosen because of
the political pluralism (after 1989), which made it possible for all political
organizations to participate equally in the work of the Parliament. Both
federal units are equally represented. A decision can be made if both councils
elect the same decision during their sessions. The Assembly of
The
President of Serbia and Montenegro is elected by the
Sources of Law
The
Serbia and Montenegro legal system has its origins in European continental law,
so it applies the traditional sources of civil law system, including:
- Constitution;
- Laws;
- Other legal
documents (you can find this information in publications which appear in
the list of legal literature at the end of the article).
You
can also see the other parts of the article (publishers, periodicals) and visit
these Web sites:
http://www.intermex.co.yu - On this web site you can get
information about "Intermex", which is a
privately owned software and publishing company, established in 1989. This
publisher has its headquarters in Belgrade (Serbia), Podgorica
(Montenegro), Banjaluka (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Nicosia (Cyprus). It specializes in providing software,
databases and publications that cover legal regulations (you can find, among
other valuable information for lawyers, over 20,000 court decisions and
opinions of almost all courts in Serbia and Montenegro), customs tariff, taxes
and contract management. An English version is available. You can
find more about this publishing company in the latter part of the article
(legal publishers).
http://www.propisi.com - This web site is dedicated to
regulations in Serbia and Montenegro. It includes the most recent, the new and
the selected state union (Serbia and Montenegro), state (Serbia, Montenegro)
and city regulations (Belgrade, the capital of Serbia).
http://www.propisi.co.yu/ - On this site you can find the
unique system for staying current with regulations and for applications of
those regulations. This web site includes everything about regulations in The
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), Slovenia, Croatia,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republika Srpska,
Macedonia, Republic of Hungary and European Union. It includes regulations for
the capital of Serbia and Montenegro - Belgrade. On this site you can find the
full text of regulations, the patterns of regulations and business software,
but you must be a subscriber to the site (the Serbian
version is the only available version). You can also find the regulations from
"Sluzbeni list SR Jugoslavije"
and "Sluzbeni glasnik Republike Srbije" (those are the
official legal gazettes in Yugoslavia, and the publishers, as well).
http://www.ingpro.co.yu - You can find here all updated state
union (Serbia and Montenegro) and state (Serbia, Montenegro) regulations,
including collections of regulations, registry of regulations, court practices
and legal advice and opinions. Unfortunately, the Serbian version is currently
the only available version.
According
to Serbia and Montenegro sources of law, the Anglo-Saxon system of Case Law is
not competitive, although the universities from this scientific discipline
explore the theory and the practice of the Case Law (in the frame of the legal,
political and economic sciences).
The
Executive Authority
The
symbols of the executive authority are the President of the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia and the Federal Government. The Federal Parliament elects the
Federal Government. According to the Constitution, the government is liable as
a representative of the Federal Parliament. The Federal Government
establishes and carries out a foreign policy, and maintains the relations of
the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia with other countries and international
organizations, commonly acts of Federal Parliament. The Federal Government is
made up of a prime minister, deputy prime minister, and federal ministers. It
is formed for a four-year term.
The
executive power is vested with the President of SCG and the Council of
Ministers that he chairs and runs.
The
President of Serbia and Montenegro is elected by the
The
President and two candidates for Minister come from one state and the remaining
three candidates for Ministers from the other member state. The President of
The
President shall:
- represent Serbia
and Montenegro at home and abroad;
- chair the Council
of Ministers and administer its work;
- be a member of the
Supreme Command Council;
- pass decrees on
the appointment and relief of duty of chiefs of diplomatic consular
missions of Serbia and Montenegro and receives letters of credence and
recall from foreign diplomatic representatives;
- confer awards and
other decorations;
- proclaim laws
passed by the Assembly of Serbia and Montenegro and the regulations passed
by the Council of Ministers;
- call elections for
the Assembly of Serbia and Montenegro;
- perform other duties laid
down by the Constitutional Charter.
The
Council of Ministers
The
Council of Ministers was formed on
The
seat of the Assembly and the Council of Ministers is in Belgrade.
The
Council of Ministers shall:
- chart and pursue
the policy of Serbia and Montenegro in tune with the jointly agreed policy
and interests of the member states;
- coordinate the
work of the Ministries; propose to the Assembly of Serbia and Montenegro
the laws and other acts falling within the purview of the Ministries;
- appoint and
relieve of duty the heads of diplomatic-consular missions of Serbia and
Montenegro and other officials in line with the law;
- pass by-laws,
decisions and other general enactments for enforcement of the laws of
Serbia and Montenegro and
- perform other executive
duties in accordance with the present Constitutional Charter.
This
body consists of:
- The President of
Serbia and Montenegro
- Minister of
Foreign Affairs
- Minister of Defence
- Minister of
Foreign Economic Relations
- Minister of
Internal Economic Relations
- Minister of Human
and Minority Rights
- Secretary General
of the Council of Ministers
The
President chairs and manages the Council’s proceedings and recommends
candidates for ministers to the Assembly. After two years in office, ministers
exchange office with their deputies. Ministers have four-year term of office.
Deputy
Ministers:
- Deputy Minister of
Defence
- Deputy Minister of
Foreign Affairs
·
Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs
·
Federal Ministry for Defence
·
Federal Ministry for Internal Affairs
·
Federal Ministry for Justice
·
Federal Ministry for Finance
·
Federal Ministry for Economy and Domestic Trade
·
Federal Ministry for Transportation and Telecommunications
Affairs
·
Federal Ministry for Foreign Economic Relations
·
Federal Ministry of National and Ethnical Communities
Federal Institutions Not Within the Federal Ministries
·
Federal Customs Administration
·
Federal Statistical Office
·
Federal Hydro-meteorological Institute
·
Archives of Yugoslavia
Federal Government Services
- General Secretariat
of Federal Government
- Federal Government
Service for Commercial Activities
- Air Service
- Protocol
The
official Web sites of Serbia and Montenegro are:
- http://www.gov.yu/ (Council of
ministers)
- http://www.info.gov.yu/ (Ministry of
Foreign Affairs)
- http://www.mfa.gov.yu/ (Secretariat
of information)
- http://www.ssinf.sv.gov.yu/ (The
S&M Army)
- http://www.vj.yu/ (National Bank of
Serbia)
- http://www.nbj.yu/ (Central Bank of
Montenegro)
- http://www.cb-cg.org/indexE.htm
(National Registry of Juridical Persons Financial Standing)
- bonitetweb.nbjzop.co.yu
(National bank of Serbia, Clearing and Payments Department)
- http://www.nbjzop.co.yu/ (National
bank of Serbia, Institute for Manufacturing Banknotes & Coins)
- http://www.nbj-zin.co.yu/ (Financial
Organizations Net)
- http://www.finnet.co.yu/ (Bureau for
Informatics)
- www.gov.yu/informatics
(Bureau for Statistics)
- http://www.szs.sv.gov.yu/ (Bureau for
Intelectual Property)
- http://www.yupat.sv.gov.yu/ (Custom
Administration)
- http://www.fcs.yu/ (Meteorological
Institute)
- http://www.meteo.yu/ (Archives of the
Serbia and Montenegro)
- http://www.arhiv.sv.gov.yu/
(Development of Environmental Legislation in the S&M)
- http://www.yugolex.org.yu/ (Republic
of Serbia National Assembly)
- http://www.parlament.sr.gov.yu/
(Government of the state of Serbia)
- http://www.dos.org.yu/ - This is the site
of Democratic Opposition of Serbia (DOS) – all about the political party
that is governing to a country. English version will be available soon.
Contact info: 41, Simina, St., 11000 Belgrade,
Serbia
Tel/fax: (+ 381 11) 334-06-20, 334-19-24, 324-76-05 and 322-56-97
E-mail: info@dos.org.yu - http://www.yu/ - You can find all Yugoslav (YU) domains,
here, and all relevant facts about this federation. Pick up a domain and
look which selection of subjects you have got. There is the list of
subjects, in alphabetical order, for every YU domain. English version is
available.
- http://www.gov.yu - This is the site of the government of
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. You can find here everything about the
federation main symbols (the flag, arms, etc.), about The Federal
Constitution, Federal Ministries, federal institutions and services, and
other relevant matters about this federation government. An English
version is available.
- http://www.parliament.gov.yu - You can
find out everything about the Federal Parliament of the Federal Republic
of Yugoslavia here. An English version is available.
- http://www.srbija.sr.gov.yu/ - This site
is dedicated to the most important domains of The Republic of Serbia. The
main parts of this site are: Facts about Serbia (Statistics, Provinces,
Districts, and Constitution), Government, News and Transition in Serbia.
This is, in fact, the web site of Serbian Government. Contact info: 36, Kralja Milana (Srpskih Vladara), St., 11000
Belgrade, Serbia
Telephone: (+ 381 11) 334-64-30
Fax: (+ 381 11) 334-63-77
E-mail: ooc@srbija.sr.gov.yu
The Court
Authority
The
Court System is based on the principle of division of the authority and
independence of the legal authority. Independence of judiciary comes from the
principles of legality and constitutionality. The court system of Serbia and
Montenegro is unique.
Judicial
bodies in the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro are:
- Constitutional
Court
- State Union Court
- State Union
Prosecutor
- Official register
of Serbia and Montenegro
The
judicial power is vested with the Court of Serbia and Montenegro (State Union
Court). Its decisions are final and binding. The Court is authorised to
invalidate laws and other regulations of the institutions of Serbia and
Montenegro that are contrary to the Constitutional Charter and the laws of
Serbia and Montenegro. The judges from both member states have equal
representation on the Court. The judges are appointed by the Assembly of
The
seat of the Court is in Podgorica.
In
addition to the joint Parliament, the Council of Ministers, the President and
the Court, every member state has its own Parliament, President and Government.
There
are two types of courts:
- Courts of general
jurisdiction (township courts, district and the supreme courts of the
Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Montenegro), and
- Courts of
specialized jurisdiction (military and economic courts).
According
to Court Law of the Republic of Serbia (from 1991), there are the following
courts of general jurisdiction in Serbia:
- The municipal
courts,
- The district
courts and
- The Supreme Court
of the Republic.
According
to Court Law of the Republic of Montenegro (from 1995), there are the following
courts of general jurisdiction in Montenegro:
- The Magistrate
Courts,
- The Higher Courts
and
- The Supreme Court
of the Republic.
There
is also the Federal Court, which performs its legal authority according to the
Constitution. This court decides on the last level, on the appeals against
verdict of the supreme courts and the Republic Military Court, in cases where
sentences of imprisonment for fifteen years, or the harder sentences, were
pronounced by the Criminal Law Act. The Constitutional Court has jurisdiction
too.
The
Federal State Prosecutor's Office is an independent governmental agency and
pursues perpetrators of crimes and other acts punishable by law. It protects
constitutionality and legality. The functions of Prosecutor's Office are
performed by the Republic Public Prosecutor, District Public Attorney and
Township Public Attorney.
Taking
into consideration the new Constitutional Charter, the constitutions of the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and its republics, as well as in the court laws,
we can conclude that the court organization is based on the following
principles:
- The principle of
being elected and the solvability of the judges;
- The principle of
the gathering in the administration of justice;
- The principle of
the participation of the citizens in the legal proceedings;
- The principle of
delivering sentences resorts to the court system, and;
- The principle of
the autonomy and independence of the courts.
The
following citation (from the textbook "The Criminal Procedure” – by
professors Cedomir Stojanovic
and Vojislav Djurdjic) explains the last principle:
"According to constitutional
and legal regulations, we can conclude that the courts are autonomous and
independent organs of the state, which are in court power and decide on the
criminal, civil and administrative matters. The function of a judge is elective
and permanent…the confirmation of the autonomy and independence of the courts is
also the legal regulation. According to that, the judge can not be the minister
and the member of committee, he can not perform the political and legal
functions, or any other function, job, or duty, which could affect his autonomy
and independence, or which could jeopardize his reputation or reputation of the
court (the article 6. of the Law of the Republic of Serbia)."
A Special Appendix on Yugoslav Human Rights
- The Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia passed into law and incorporated into its legal
system the entire body of internationally recognized human rights laws and
regulations.
- The international
treaties on human rights, signed and ratified by The Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia, represent an integral part of its internal laws.
- The Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia is a multi-ethnic, multilingual and multi-religion
country. One third of the population of The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
consists of national minorities.
- One third of the
provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia are
devoted to human rights.
- A special part of
the Second Chapter of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia regulates the rights of the national minorities.
- The Constitution
of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia guarantees the protection of human
rights by the courts of justice.
The
Charter of Human Rights, Minority Rights and Civil Rights
From
“Sluzbeni list Srbije i Crne Gore"(
04. 02. 2003)
The Charter of Human Rights,
Minority Rights and Civil Rights- Article 8
The
Charter of Human Rights, Minority Rights and Civil Rights is part of the
Constitutional Charter.
The Realization of Human Rights,
Minority Rights and Civil Rights - Article 9
The
new state union members (Serbia and Montenegro) create, provide and protect
human rights, minority rights and civil rights, on their state territory.
The
level of development of individual and collective human rights, minority rights
and civil rights, can not be reduced.
The
new state union of Serbia and Montenegro follows the implementation of human
rights, minority rights and civil rights, and provides their protection, in
case it is not provided for by the state union members.
The Direct Application of
International Treaties- Article 10
Regulations
of international treaties, regarding human rights, minority rights and civil
rights, which are in force in the territories of Serbia and Montenegro, apply
directly.
Legal
Education in Serbia and Montenegro
Legal
education in Serbia and Montenegro is based on a high-quality curriculum, organized
to develop legal ways of thinking and legal culture. Through the legal
profession, lawyers have direct and indirect influence on creating the law.
To
become a lawyer, a student must graduate from the faculty of law. Studies last
for four years (eight semesters). To become a student of the faculty of law, a
candidate must pass the admission test. Students are divided into full-time
students and part-time students. There are students from foreign countries in
Yugoslavia, too. The practical training for students is organized in courts.
To
become an advocate, or a judge, a lawyer must pass a qualifying examination for
judges/advocates. Today, it is necessary for judges to have additional
education, according to the regulations of European Union and Council of
Europe.
Law Faculties and Law Libraries in Serbia and Montenegro
In
total, there are six faculties of law in Serbia and Montenegro.
In
the Federal Republic of Serbia, there are five faculties of law:
- The Faculty of Law
in Belgrade,
- The Faculty of Law
in Nish,
- The Faculty of Law
in Novi Sad,
- The Faculty of Law
in Kragujevac and
- The Faculty of Law
in Pristina - today it is in Kosovska
Mitrovica.
In
the Federal Republic of Montenegro, there is a Faculty of Law in Podgorica.
Each
of the faculties and courts has its own library. They cooperate and exchange
legal information and material.
There
are two examples of law libraries in the law faculties in this article.
The
Faculty of Law in Belgrade has the biggest law library in the country, with about
130,000 monographs, a large number of prints, archives, domestic and foreign
periodicals. It is an important center of law
investigations. Contact info for the Faculty of Law in Belgrade:
Address: 67, Bulevar Revolucije, St., 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Web site: http://www.ius.bg.ac.yu
Telephone: (+381 11) 324-15-01
Fax: (+381 11) 322-12-99
E-mail: pravni@ius.bg.ac.yu
The
Faculty of Law in Nish will be included in the TEMPUS
program, which makes the integration into inter-faculty and inter-university
cooperation in Europe possible.
The
faculty has its own library of over 25,000 volumes and 402 titles of
periodicals, classified in the systematic, subject, authorial and topographic
catalogues, which may also be searched through the computer network. There is a
rich lexical material in the Library, as well as the complete collection of
official registers issued in Serbia and Montenegro after World War II.
Further
information of the Faculty and its library is available through its web site.
Contact info:
Address: 11, Trg Kralja Aleksandra, St., 18000 Nish,
Serbia
Web site: http://www.prafak.ni.ac.yu/
Telephone: (+381 18) 523-099 and 523-545
Fax: (018) 523-545, lok: 189
E-mail (for cooperation with the Faculty of Law in Nish):
saradnja@prafak.ni.ac.yu
If
you want to learn more about legal education in Serbia and Montenegro, you can
visit the web site of the University of Belgrade at http://www.rcub.bg.ac.yu.
On
this academic network you can find out everything about the University of
Belgrade (about its institutions). You can also find information about the
universities of Serbia, faculties, institutes, libraries, centers.
Contact info for the computer center of the
University of Belgrade:
Address: 84, Bulevar Revolucije, St., 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Telephone: (+381 11) 321-84-01 and 434-596
Fax: (+381 11) 303-12-57
Post-office box: 866
Introduction
to Serbia and Montenegro Legal Publishing
Serbia
and Montenegro is passing through a difficult period, but it is, after the
October 2000 elections, in the process of democratic transition of its
political, economic and social systems. The main objective of Serbia and
Montenegro’s transition is, first of all, to approach the standards of the
European continental law and to accept the norms of the European Union, which
Serbia and Montenegro intends to join.
Serbia
and Montenegro has a long tradition in publishing and printing. Taking into
consideration that Serbia and Montenegro is passing through a democratic
transition, we can conclude that publishing in our country is pretty alive now.
There are many successful private publishers today. We can say all that for
legal publishing in general.
Serbia
and Montenegro has a small market for legal materials, but, nevertheless,
competition has always been quite strong in this country. There are many
important large and small publishers (some of the large publishers are official
publishers of legal literature, too). All faculties of law are publishers of
legal literature.
Readers
of this article may find necessary information about the most important legal
publishers in Serbia and Montenegro below.
Official and Well-Known Publishers of Legal Literature
The
most important publishers of legal literature in the country are:
- "Sluzbeni list Savezne Srbije i Crne
Gore” (Belgrade),
- "Sluzbeni glasnik Republike Srbije" (Belgrade),
- "Sluzbeni list Republike Crne Gore” (Podgorica -
Montenegro),
- "Intermex" (Belgrade),
- "Savezni sud" (Belgrade),
- "Institut za uporedno pravo" (Belgrade),
- "Zavod za udzbenike
i nastavna sredstva" (Belgrade),
- "Savremena administracija"
(Belgrade),
- "Naucna knjiga"
(Belgrade),
- "Poslovna politika"
(Zemun, Serbia),
- "Policijska academia” (Belgrade),
- "Jugoslovensko udruzenje
za medjunarodno pravo”
(Belgrade),
- "Udruzenje pravnika
Jugoslavije" (Belgrade),
- "Udruzenje pravnika
Srbije" (Belgrade),
- "Srpsko udruzenje
za krivicno pravo"
(Belgrade),
- "Prosveta - Beograd"
(Belgrade),
- "Prosveta - Nish"
(Nish, Serbia),
- "Narodna knjiga"
(Belgrade),
- "Beostar" (Belgrade),
- "Pravo” (Novi Sad,
Serbia),
- "Data
status" (Beograd)
Contact Info for Legal Publishers
"Sluzbeni list Srbije i Crne Gore" is the
well-known name of the official publisher and official legal gazette. This
publishing house was founded in 1945 by the government of former Yugoslavia. It
publishes laws, decisions, and indexes, but only in Serbian. The web site of
this publishing house is not yet available.
Address: 1, Jovana Ristica, St., 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Telephone: (+ 381 11) 306-05-00
Some
of the regulations from "Sluzbeni list Srbije i Crne
Gore" can be found on the web site for state laws and regulations at http://www.propisi.co.yu/.
"Sluzbeni glasnik Republike Srbije" is the
well-known name of the official publisher and official legal gazette. The
Government of the Republic of Serbia and Parliament of the Republic of Serbia
founded it in 1945. All information (laws and other regulations, common acts of
republic bodies, and specific individual acts of republic bodies) is available
only in Serbian.
The
gazette is published once a week (30,000 copies), but it is also published at
the request of the Government or Parliament.
On
the old web site (a new one is under construction) you can see references, CDs
and the online catalogue, which is not up-to-date. The catalogue contains
official gazettes ("Sluzbeni glasnik
Republike Srbije", "Prosvetni glasnik" - republic curriculums and programs, "Opstinski
sluzbeni glasnik" - the
official gazette of forty communities in Republic of Serbia, with normative and
other common acts, in 800 copies), periodicals, federal and republic
regulations, books and other publications, and patterns of regulations.
Address: 27, Kralja Milutina, St., and 34 Nemanjina,
St., 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Web site: http://www.glasnik.com
Some of the regulations from "Sluzbeni glasnik Republike Srbije", you can
find on the web site for laws and regulations at http://www. propisi.co.yu/.
Telephone: (+ 381 11) 688-406; (+ 381 11) 334-65-81
E-mail: office@glasnik.com; glasnik@infosky.net
"Intermex" is a privately owned software and publishing
company (established in 1989), with headquarters in Belgrade (Serbia), Podgorica (Montenegro), Banjaluka
(Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Nicosia (Cyprus). The director of the company is Dejan Milankovic. It specializes
in providing software, databases (ICT, INDOK, Intermex sudska praksa), publications that cover law regulations, customs
tariff, taxes and contract management, among others. An English version is
available.
ICT
(customs, trade and taxes) software includes the complete customs tariff
schedule (for Serbia and Montenegro only) and the index of trade names of the
commodities linked to the Customs Tariff and index and the full-text of the
state laws, which are applied to the import and export trade.
INDOK
– the most complete law regulations index and database available in Serbia and
Montenegro. The regulations register includes tens of thousands entries, with
thousands of complete regulations texts. You must be a subscriber to use this
program.
Intermex sudska praksa - the court
practice database with over a 20,000 court decisions and opinions. It is the software
package of legal regulations (up-to-date court decisions of all courts and the
complete review of them). You can find all those decisions on CDs: Indok - the court practice (the complete material) and nine
other legal CDs, from various areas of court practice. Everybody can also find
the list of new publications in the frame of court practice of all courts.
Address: 37/II, Bulevar Vojvode Misica, St., 11000
Belgrade, Serbia
Web site: http://www.intermex.co.yu/
Telephone: (+ 381 11) 369-22-90
Fax: (+ 381 11) 650-854
Post-office box: 579
E-mail: info@intermex.co.yu; prodaja@intermex.co.yu (information about
sale); podrska@intermex.co.yu (information about
technical support)
"Savezni sud" is a
specialized publisher of legal literature for the Federal Court regulations and
cases. It is also specialized for publishing collections of court decisions and
other material from court practice.
Address: 21, Svetozara Markovica, St., 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Telephone: (+ 381 11) 323-39-11
"Paragraf.Net"
is the collection of current law and other regulations, official opinions and
legal practice, published by NIP "Novi privrednik".
Address: 42, Takovska,
St., 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Web site: http://www.privrednik.co.yu
Telephone: (+ 381 11) 329-04-98, 329-04-99
E-mail: redakcija@privrednik.co.yu
"ING-PRO"
is the package of law regulations, which contains the collection of the current
regulations in Serbia and Montenegro, their register, legal practice and
opinions.
Address: 16a, Vele Nigrinove, St., 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Web site: http://www.ingpro.co.yu
Telephone: (+ 381 11) 380-68-07, 330-68-09
Fax: (+ 381 11) 402-050
E-mail: ingpro@ingpro.co.yu
"Institut za uporedno
pravo" is the publisher for the Institute for Comparative
Law (it has the same name as the Institute). The main topics of this publisher
are: legal theory and practice and legislation and practice. Those are the
topics of the periodical from this publishing house – "Foreign Law Review”
("Strani pravni zivot"), which is available in English as well.
Address: 41, Terazije,
St., 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
Telephone: (+ 381 11) 323-26-11
"Zavod za udzbenike
i nastavna sredstva" is a specialized publisher for the textbooks
and teaching aids. Some of the textbooks are from the area of the legal
science.
Address: 5, Obilicev Venac, St., 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
Telephone: (+ 381 11) 638-405
"Savremena administracija" is
an old publisher of legal publications, among other publications (for example,
for the criminal law, some legal reference books and legal periodicals). This
publishing house has the periodical "The Court and Administration
Practice" ("Sudska i
upravna praksa), on the
various topics for every volume.
Address: 6, Knez Mihailova, St., 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
Telephone: (+ 381 11) 667-666
"Naucna knjiga" publishes
works of literature in to almost every area of science.
Address: 16, Gracanicka,
St., 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Telephone: (+ 381 11) 633-144
"Poslovna politika" is, among
other publications regarding business, a publisher of the legal periodical
"The Court Practice” ("Sudska praksa") and other legal material.
Address: 29, Kej Oslobodjenja, St., 11000 Zemun
Telephone: (+ 381 11) 322-57-61; (+ 381 11) 192-038 and 611-873
"Policijska akademija" is a
publishing house of the Police academy in Belgrade, in the Federal Republic of
Serbia. It publishes legal textbooks (for example, on criminal law and
criminology).
Address: 22, Humska, St.,
11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Telephone: (+ 381 11) 648-386
"Jugoslovensko udruzenje za medjunarodno pravo" is a publisher of Association for The
International Law in Serbia and Montenegro. It has a long tradition in
publishing the periodical "The Review for The International Law in
Yugoslavia". A French version of this periodical is available.
Address: 25, Makedonska,
St., 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Telephone: (+ 381 11) 322-14-33
"Prosveta - Beograd" is an old publisher of many
different kinds of literature, and it has a long tradition in publishing legal
material as well.
Address: 1, Cika Ljubina, St., 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Telephone: (+ 381 11) 620-130
"Prosveta - Nish" is an old
publishing and printing company (it was established in 1925), with a long
tradition in publishing many different kinds of literature. Part of that
tradition is publishing textbooks for the law. This publishing company is the
publisher of the first monograph of one district court in the country, and
probably it is the first monograph of one district court in this part of Europe
("The District Court of Nish 1878-2000”, volume
1 and 2, by Branislav Nesic
and Dimitrije Kulic, "Prosveta - Nish", 2000).
Address: 14, Vojvode Gojka, St., 18000 Nish, Serbia;
2, Filipa Kljajica, St.,
18000 Nish, Serbia
Telephone: (+ 381 18) 22-476; (+ 381 18) 363-820
"Narodna knjiga" is a
well-known publisher in Yugoslavia for almost every type of literature. It was
the best publisher in 1999 and 2000. Some of legal publications are from this
publishing house (for example, one of the textbooks for criminal law). It has
an online catalog on its web site.
Address: 11, Safarikova,
St., 11000 Belgrade
Web site: http://www.narodnaknjiga.co.yu/
Telephone: (+ 381 11) 322-74-26
"Pravo" is a publisher on the topic of legal theory and
practice. It has a periodical with the same name - "Law: theory and
practice” ("Pravo: teorija
i praksa"). An English
version is available.
Telephone: (+ 381 21) 28-469, 21000 Novi Sad
Post-office box: 21102
Selected
Legal Literature (Except Periodicals)
Textbooks
Constitutional
Law
- Djordjevic, Jovan, "The
Constitutional Law” ("Ustavno pravo"), Savremena administracija, Belgrade, 1989
- Kulic, Dimitrije, "The Constitutional Law” ("Ustavno pravo"), The Faculty
of Law - Nish, 1985
- Nikolic, Pavle, "The Constitutional Law” ("Ustavno pravo"), Prosveta, Belgrade, 1995
- Pavijancic, Marijana, "The Constitutional Law” ("Ustavno pravo"), The Faculty
of Law - Novi Sad, Vol. I, 2001, Vol. II, 2003
- Stojanovic, M. Dragan, "The Constitutional Law” ("Ustavno pravo"), The Faculty
of Law - Nish, 1999
- Stojanovic, M. Dragan, "The Constitutional and Political
Legislation of The Republic of Serbia” ("Ustavno
i politicko zakonodavstvo Republike Srbije), The Faculty of Law – Nish,
1991
- Stojanovic, M. Dragan, "The Basic Human Rights: Human Rights and
freedom in the frame of the European Countries” ("Osnovna
prava coveka: ljudska prava i slobode u uslovima evropskih drzava"), The Faculty of Law - Nish,
1989
- Stojanovic, M. Dragan, "The Legal Position of members of
committee: on the Examples of France, Germany, Austria and Yugoslavia”
("Pravni polozaj poslanika: na primerima Francuske, Nemacke, Austrije i Jugoslavije"), The Faculty
of Law - Nish, 1999
Criminal Law
- Atanackovic, Dragoljub, "The Criminal Law” ("Krivicno pravo"), Privredna stampa, Belgrade,
1981
- Cejovic, Bora, "The Criminal Law” ("Krivicno pravo"), Srpsko udruzenje za krivicno pravo, Belgrade, 1997
- Jovanovic, Ljubisa, "The Criminal Law” ("Krivicno pravo"), The Police
Academy, Belgrade, 1995
- Kandic-Popovic, Zorica, "The Criminal Law” ("Krivicno pravo"), Narodna knjiga, Beograd,
1991
- Lazarevic, Ljubisa, "The Criminal Law” ("Krivicno pravo"), Savremena administracija,
Beograd, 1983
- Srzentic, Nikola, "The Criminal Law of Yugoslavia” ("Krivicno pravo Jugoslavije"), Savremena administracija, Belgrade, 1994
Criminal
Procedure
- Bejatovic, Stanko, "The Criminal Procedure” ("Krivicno-procesno pravo"), Kultura, Belgrade, 1981
- Dimitrijevic, V. Dragoljub, "The Criminal Procedure” ("Krivicno-procesno pravo"), Naucna knjiga, Belgrade,
1997
- Grubac, Momcilo, "The Criminal Procedure” ("Krivicno-procesno pravo"),
volume 1, Kultura, Belgrade, 1995, and volume 2,
Sluzbeni glasnik,
Belgrade, 1996
- Lazin, Djordje, “The Practical Course of The Criminal
Procedure” ("Praktikum za
krivicno-procesno pravo"),
Naucna knjiga,
Belgrade, 1988
- Milosevic, Milan,
"The Criminal Procedure” ("Krivicno-procesno
pravo"), The Police Academy, Belgrade, 1997
- Stevanovic, Cedomir, Djurdjic, Vojislav
"The Criminal Procedure” ("Krivicno-procesno
pravo"), Studentski kulturni centar, Nish, 2003
- Djurdjic, Vojislav, “The
Criminal Procedure” (“Krivicno-procesno pravo"), 2003
Criminology
- Aleksic, Zivojin, "The Criminology” ("Kriminalistika"), Partenon,
Belgrade, 1994
- Bojkovic, Milos, "The Criminology – the methodology”
("Kriminalistika - metodika"),
The Police Academy, Belgrade, 1996
- Krivokapic, Vladimir,
"The Criminology – the tactics” ("Kriminalistika
- taktika"), The Police Academy, Belgrade, 1996
- Vodinelic, Vladimir,
"The Criminology” ("Kriminalistika"), Zavod za udzbenike
i nastavna sredstva, Belgrade, 1996
- Konstantinovic-Vilic, Slobodanka, Nikolic-Ristanovic,
Vesna, “The Criminology” (“Kriminologija"),
Prosveta - Nis, 2003
Monographs
- Kulic, Dimitrije, "The District Court of Nish 1878-2000” ("Okruzni
sud u Nisu
1878-2000”), volume 1, Prosveta, Nish, 2000
- Milanovic, Z. Tihomir, "The Law in the Court Practice” ("Pravo u sudskoj praksi"), The Faculty of Law - Nish,
2001
- Nesic, Branislav, "The District Court of Nish 1878-2000” ("Okruzni
sud u Nisu
1878-2000”), volume 2, Prosveta, Nish, 2000
Reference
Books
- Blagojevic, T. Borisav, the main editor, "The Law Encyclopedia" ("Pravna enciklopedija"), volume 1 and volume 2, Savremena administracija,
Belgrade, 1985
- Gersic, Gligorije, "The Law Encyclopedia"
("Enciklopedija prava"),
Gradina, Nish, 1995
- The group of
authors (grupa autora),
"The Law Lexicon” ("Pravni leksikon"), Savremena administracija, Belgrade, 1970
- Mitrovic, D. Dobrosav, the main editor, "The Law Lexicon of
International Economic Relations” ("Leksikon
prava medjunarodnih privrednih odnosa"), Savremena administracija,
Belgrade, 1982
- Simic, D. Miroljub, "The Law Encyclopedia"
("Enciklopedija prava"),
Gradina, Nish, 1995
- Taranovski, Teodor, "The Law Encyclopedia"
("Enciklopedija prava"),
"Geca Kon",
Belgrade, 1923
- Tasic, Djordje, "The Law Encyclopedia"
("Enciklopedija prava"),
Sluzbeni list, Belgrade, 1995
- Vukicevic, Branko, "The English-Serbian Law Dictionary, with
the Patterns of Law Acts” ("Pravni recnik: englesko-srpski, sa obrascima pravnih akata"), Privredni pregled, Belgrade,
1999
List of
Selected Legal Periodicals and Contact Info for Well-Known Periodical
Publishers
- "Archives for
the Natural and Social Sciences” ("Arhiv za prirodne i drustvene nauke"), the main editor Pavle
Nikolic, Udruzenje pravnika Jugoslavije,
Belgrade, 1946-
- "The Bulletin
of Law Department” ("Bilten pravne sluzbe"), the main
editor Aleksandar Ignjatovic,
The Law Administration of Federal Ministry of Defense
(Pravna sluzba Saveznog ministarstva odbrane) (1996-):
Address: 43, 27. Marta, St., and 33, Kneza Milosa, St., 11000
Belgrade, Serbia
Telephone:(+ 381 11) 361-37-51
- "The Bulletin
of Republic Public Prosecutor`s Office” ("Bilten republickog javnog tuzilastva"), the
main editor Srboljub Stefanovic,
Republicko javno tuzilastvo (1999-):
Address: 22 and 26, Nemanjina,
St., 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Telephone: (+381 11) 361-63-05
- "The Bulletin
of Federal Court Law Practice” ("Bilten sudske prakse Saveznog suda"), The Federal
Court (Savezni sud)
(1975-):
Address: 21, Svetozara Markovica, St., 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Telephone: (+381 11) 323-39-11
- "The Bulletin
of the Serbian Supreme Court Law Practice” ("Bilten
sudske prakse Vrhovnog suda Srbije"), the main editor Predrag
Trifunovic, Sluzbeni glasnik (1993-):
Address: 34, Nemanjina,
St., and 27, Kralja Milutina,
St., 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Web site: http://www.glasnik.com and http://www.propisi.co.yu
Telephone: (+381 11) 688-406, 334-65-81
E-mail: office@glasnik.com and glasnik@infosky.net
- "The Bulletin
of Law Practice of Republic of Serbia“ ("Bilten
sudske prakse Republike Srbije"), the main
editor Vojkan Simic, Grafos internacional, Pancevo, 1997-
- "Legal Life:
Journal for Legal Theory and Practice” ("Pravni
zivot: casopis za pravnu teoriju i praksu"), Udruzenje pravnika Srbije, Belgrade
- "The
Businessman: Journal for Application of Regulations in Practice and for
Legal and Economic Sciences” ("Privrednik:
list za primenu propisa u praksi, pravnu i ekonomsku
nauku"), the main editor Goran
Bozic, Beostar
(1996-):
Address: 10, Mije Kovacevica, St., 11000 Belgrade
Web site: http://www.privrednik.co.yu
Tel/fax: (+381 11) 329-04-98, 329-04-99, 329-05-06 and 329-05-10
E-mail: redakcija@privrednik.co.yu
This online periodical is available only in a
Serbian version and is published every two weeks. It includes interpretation
and application of laws and other regulations, and court and administration
practice. You can find some appendixes here: information market and some
special appendixes.
On the same web site address you can find
information about the periodical "Paragraph” ("Paragraf"),
with full texts of laws and other regulations, which are important for the
trade business. You can also see "Paragraf net”
– the electronic collection of laws and other regulations, official opinions,
court practice and other documents, which are important for the trade business.
- "Contemporary
Practice: Journal for the Economic and Legal Matters” ("Savremena praksa: list za privredna i pravna pitanja"),
Savremena administracija
(1975):
Address: 6, Knez Mihailova, St., 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Telephone: (+381 11) 667-666
- "Informator: the Proffesional-Informational
Journal for the Contemporary Lawyers” ("Informator:
strucno-informativni casopis
za savremene pravnike"), Intermex:
Address: 37/II, Bulevar Vojvode Misica, St., 11000
Belgrade, Serbia
Web site: http://www.intermex.co.yu; http://www.informator.co.yu (on this site you
can find the most recent regulations and laws in Serbia and Montenegro, but
they are available only in Serbian at this time. This journal is being usually
published once a month. You can become a subscriber. Then you will get, with
every volume of the journal, the collection of the full-text of up-to-date
regulations. The journal is dedicated to all lawyers – trade lawyers,
administration lawyers, administration of justice lawyers – so they can be
promptly, professionally and completely informed about everything relevant for
their law practice and for their successful business).
Telephone: (+381 11) 369-22-90
Fax: (+381 11) 650-854
Post-office box: 579
E-mail: info@intermex.co.yu
- "The Foreign
Law Review: theory and practice, legislation and practice” ("Strani pravni zivot: teorija i praksa, zakonodavstvo i praksa"), the main editor Oliver Antic, Institut za uporedno pravo (1956-):
Address: 41, Terazije,
St., 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Telephone: (+381 11) 323-26-11
This law review is published three times a year.
- "Court
Practice: the Proffesional-Informational
Journal” ("Sudska praksa:
strucno-informativni casopis",
the main editor Evica Milic,
Poslovna politika
(1990-):
Address: 29, Kej Oslobodjenja, St., 11000 Zemun,
Serbia
Telephone: (+381 11) 322-57-61 and 192-038
- "Court
Practice of Economic Courts: the Bulletin” ("Sudska
praksa privrednih sudova: bilten"), Poslovni sistem ,,Grmec", 1998-
- "Law: theory
and practice” ("Pravo: teorija
i praksa"), the main
editor Aleksandar Radovanov,
Pravo (1984-):
Telephone: (+381 21) 28-469, 21000 Novi Sad
Post-office box: 2110
- "Law and
Trade: the periodical for trade law theory and practice” ("Pravo i privreda:
casopis za privredno-pravnu teoriju i praksu"), Udruzenje pravnika u privredi SR Jugoslavije (1993-):
Address: 23, Terazije,
St., 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Telephone: (+381 11) 320-25-00
This periodical is published once in a two months.
- "Review for
International Law in Yugoslavia” ("Jugoslovenska
revija za medjunarodno pravo"), the
main editor Obrad Racic,
Jugoslovensko udruzenje
za medjunarodno pravo (1954-):
Address: 25, Makedonska,
St., 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Telephone: (+381 11) 322-14-33
This review is available in a French version, too.
It is published three times a year.
- "Selection of
Court Practice: Proffesional-Informational
Journal” ("Izbor sudske
prakse: strucno-informativni
casopis"), the main editor Mladen
Krvavica, Glosarijum
(1993-):
Address: 1, Kraljevica Marka, St., 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Telephone: (+381 11) 311-02-64
It is monthly periodical.
- "The Court
and Administration Practice” ("Sudska i upravna praksa"), the main editor Jelena
Knezevic, Savremena administracija (1993-):
Address: 6, Knez Mihailova, St., 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Telephone: (+381 11) 667-666
This periodical is published once every three
months.
- "Collection
of Court Decisions” ("Zbirka sudskih odluka"), the main
editor Jelisaveta Gajovic,
Savezni sud (1955-):
Address: 21, Svetozara Markovica, St., 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Telephone: (+381 11) 323-39-11
Miscellaneous Legal Sites
- http://bonafides.co.yu (various legal
topics)
- http://yubusiness.co.yu (various business
and legal topics)
- http://www.advokatska-komora.co.yu
(this site is specialized for the attorney practice information – the
association of attorneys)
- http://www.elsa.org.yu (The European Law Student’s
Association in Serbia – in Belgrade)