New Appointment to the Zagreb Legal Theory Department

The Zagreb Legal Theory Department is delighted to announce the appointment of Ms Marianela Delgado Nieves as Research and Teaching Assistant in Legal Theory. Marianela graduated from UNAM (Mexico), obtained her master’s degree in evidential reasoning from the University of Girona (Spain) and University of Genova (Italy), and is currently doing her PhD on evidential reasoning at the University of Girona. Welcome to our Department, Marianela!

S. Relac, Unatražno djelovanje normi

Iz tiska je upravo izišla knjiga Unatražno djelovanje normi, autora Svana Relca, asistenta na Katedri za teoriju prava Pravnog fakulteta u Zagrebu i člana Zagrebačke grupe za teoriju prava. Znanstveni doprinos djela očituje se u izgradnji nove, podrobne tipologije različitih vrsta unatražnog djelovanja (retroaktivnosti) normi i utvrđivanju načina upotrebe pojma unatražnog djelovanja u okviru pravnog rasuđivanja. Knjiga se može kupiti u knjižari Pravnog fakultet u Zagrebu (https://webshop.pravo.hr/proizvod/unatrazno-djelovanje-normi/).

Forthcoming Seminar: Authentic Interpretation of Laws

4 December 2024: Gordan Struić (Croatian Parliament) – Authentic Interpretation of Laws: A Critique of the Constitutional Court Decision (Zagreb Faculty of Law, Trg Republike Hrvatske 3, room IV, 3rd floor, 4:15-5:45pm).

Commentator: Mario Krešić, Associate Professor (Zagreb Faculty of Law).

The Seminar is organized by the Zagreb Legal Theory Group and Croatian Association for Legal and Social Philosophy and Theory of Law and State (Croatian IVR section).

Forthcoming Reading Group: Legal Science

10th Reading Group: D. Duarte, Legal Science and J. Penner, On the Nature of Legal Science: Reply to Duarte

26 November 2024: D. Duarte, Legal Science (Paula Sviben) and J. Penner, On the Nature of Legal Science: Reply to Duarte (Rafaela Krešić). (Trg Republike Hrvatske 3, dvorana III, 13:00 – 14:30h).

3rd CALSP Student Conference, 9th May 2025

The Croatian Association for Legal and Social Philosophy and Theory of Law and State (CALSP/IVRCroatia) is organizing a new edition of a student conference in legal theory.

The Third CALSP Student Conference: “Current State and Upcoming Challenges of Legal Theory andPhilosophy of Law, 2025” will be held in person at the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb on May 9, 2025.
Contributions to a wide range of legal issues, from legal philosophy and analytic legal theory to social theories of law, are welcome. Dogmatic (doctrinal) and historical, sociological, economic, etc., studies of law with strong conceptual, theoretical or philosophical content are also acceptable. Applications are open to all undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students and run until February 28, 2025.

Full text of the call can be found here.

L. Burazin, K.E. Himma, G. Pino (eds.), Jurisprudence in the Mirror (Oxford UP 2024)

There is something quite puzzling about the global conversation on jurisprudence. On the one hand, jurisprudence is supposed to deal with abstract questions concerning the nature, structure, and distinctive features of the law. These questions are not tightly associated with, or dependent on, the particular legal practices in one jurisdiction or another. But, on the other hand, it seems that jurisprudents are tacitly affected by their background institutional context: there is an evident divide between theorizing about the law in the civil law world and in the common law world.

Jurisprudence in the Mirror: The Common Law World Meets theCivil Law World systematically presents the major achievements of contemporary civil law jurisprudence to the common law world and bridges the gap in analytic jurisprudence as it is currently practiced in the two traditions. The volume seeks to bring different voices to the table and overcome the cultural and linguistic divides that have created barriers in philosophical exchanges. The book’s structure is dialogical: it includes twelve essays written by prominent and influential jurisprudents from the civil law world, each followed by a response by a jurisprudent from the common law world. This approach highlights what the two worlds share, where they part ways, and why. The varied contributions reveal how their respective legal traditions shape fundamental legal concepts and jurisprudential debates and will be invaluable to readers from both the civil and common law worlds.

CfP: CEENJ 2024 Belgrade

The 2024 (CEE)NJ (Central and Eastern European Network of Jurisprudence) Conference is to take place at the premises of the University of Belgrade (Serbia), Faculty of Law on October 11 and 12, 2024.

The topic of the the 2024 (CEE)NJ conference – as in previous editions – is very broad: “Jurisprudence in Central and Eastern Europe: Work in Progress 2024”. The deadline for submitting papers is September 5, 2024.

Conference applications should be submitted by e-mail to Tanasije Marinković (tanasije.marinkovic@ius.bg.ac.rs). In addition to the applicant’s name, affiliation and e-mail address, a valid application should include a summary of the intended presentation comprising 3,700 – 5,000 characters with spaces. The oral presentation at the conference (of 25 – 30 minutes) is to be accompanied by a projection of the full text or a power point of the presentation. 

Contributions to the whole gamut of jurisprudential issues, from legal philosophy and theory to social, psychological, economic or other theories of law, are welcome. Dogmatic (doctrinal) and empirical (historical, sociological, economic, etc.) studies of law with a strong conceptual content are also acceptable. The 2024 (CEE)NJ Conference will also be open (not for the first time) to participants working and/or residing outside the European area.

There is no conference fee. The schedule can accommodate online participants too. Conference participants are to cover all their travel and accommodation expenses. The host organisation will provide all participants with lunch and dinner. 

The call for the conference participation will be posted at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law website as soon as possible.