Die Bedeutung von Erforschung und Vermittlung des römischen Rechts in Serbien

Abstract

Serbian medieval law has developed, much more than other ones, on the Byzantine legal tradition. After the Turkish occupation, the legal discontinuity occurred, but at the beginning of the 19th century, at that time indirectly, Roman legal tradition was re-established (through Serbian civil code from 1844). The beginning of 19th century was the period of overwhelming development for Serbia in all fields, including the education. The Great school was founded, Lyceum, and after that the University, at which, like at any other University at the time, studies of law had the highest importance. When the research of Roman Law began, who where the first professors, and what literature was used for the preparation of exams is a very important issue, not only for that moment but also for studying law at modern times. Roman Law research continued its development even after WW2, when the social context was favourable for exclusion of those curricula from the studying programs. But fortunately, that never happened. For the long time, the Faculty of Law in Belgrade was the only one, but soon the needs of social and national development, created a need for opening more faculties. After the latest historical events in Serbia there are faculties of law in Belgrade, Kragujevac, Nis, Novi Sad and Pristina with its seat in Kosovska Mitrovica. The latest curricula of those faculties, developed according to the Law on Higher Education , which is in accordance with Bologna Declaration, include the Roman Law as a subject on each faculty. Professors and teaching assistants engaged as lecturers of this subject are continuing the rich and fruitful tradition of Roman Law research in Serbia.