Author Archives: Svan Relac

Ćušić o kriterijima vrednovanja prava i Žagar o uporabi tradicionalnih pravnih argumenata u praksi ESLJP-a

Objavljeni su članci dvoje članova Zagrebačke grupe za teoriju prava, rad Marka Ćušića “Kriteriji vrednovanja prava u udžbeniku D. Hrabar et al., Obiteljsko pravo, Narodne novine, Zagreb, 2021.” (Zagrebačka pravna revija, Vol. 13, No. 1, 2024.) i rad Ane Žagar “Upotreba tradicionalnih pravnih argumenata za opravdanje tumačenja i primjene članka 8. Europske konvencije za zaštitu ljudskih prava i temeljnih sloboda u praksi Europskog suda za ljudska prava” (Zagrebačka pravna revija, Vol. 13, No. 1, 2024.).

U radu Marka Ćušića raspravlja se o upotrebi kriterija vrednovanja pozitivnopravnog uređenja obiteljskih odnosa u udžbeniku D. Hrabar et al., Obiteljsko pravo, Narodne novine, Zagreb, 2021. Prvi dio rada opisuje istraživački problem, navode se ciljevi istraživanja, detaljno se opisuje korištena metoda kvalitativne analize sadržaja te se razrađuju teme, kategorije i potkategorije. U drugome se dijelu utvrđuje koji su kriteriji vrednovanja korišteni u udžbeniku, koja je učestalost njihova korištenja te jesu li izričito određeni u predmetnom udžbeniku. Zatim, utvrđuje se koji je omjer korištenih pravnih i izvanpravnih kriterija te u kojem omjeru ocjenu (vrednovanje) prava slijedi preporučivanje boljeg prava. U zaključku se raspravlja o rezultatima istraživanja te o važnosti provedenog istraživanja na području metodologije pravne znanosti.

Rad Ane Žagar tumačenje Europske konvencije za zaštitu ljudskih prava i temeljnih sloboda od strane Europskog suda za ljudska prava prikazuje posve različito od sve proučene literature. Umjesto izdvajanja u praksi Suda razvijenih specifičnih tumačenjskih doktrina pokazuje se da Sud koristi i tradicionalne tumačenjske argumente, kako ih je popisao Giovanni Tarello. Dokazivanjem da Sud u tumačenju i primjeni Konvencije rabi argumente s dugom povijesti upotrebe, koje rabe i domaći sudovi prilikom tumačenja i primjene nacionalnih propisa, cilj je obeshrabriti ideje o proizvoljnosti tumačenja Suda u Strasbourgu i poboljšati njihovo razumijevanje na nacionalnoj razini. Metoda rada jest kvalitativna analiza sadržaja, a presude su odabrane kombinacijom namjernog i slučajnog uzorkovanja.

Forthcoming Seminar: João Henrique Luttmer, Conceptual Analysis

João Henrique Luttmer, “Is conceptual analysis an adequate method for explaining the nature of law?”

The seminar will take place on May 31st, 2024, 18.00h in Room IX, Gundulićeva 10 (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).

Language of the seminar is English.

Seminar is available online on: meet.google.com/nsx-jfrg-uwk

CfP: 11th Annual Student Conference, Belgrade

11th Annual Student Conference in legal theory and philosophy of law takes place in Belgrade, Serbia on 11-12 November 2024. Topic of this year’s edition is “Law and Social Sciences”. Languages of the Conference are Serbian and English.

Deadline for application is August 20th 2024. Application is free of charge.

More information can be found here.

CfP: 16th CEE Forum of Young Legal, Political and Social Theorists

16th Central and Eastern European Forum of Young Legal, Political and Social Theorists will take place on 12-13th September 2024 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The conference is aimed at students, PhD students as well as young post-docs and professors coming from all over the world (not only from Central and Eastern Europe).
The conference language is English. If you wish to participate, please send an abstract of about 300-500 words at ceeforum2024@gmail.com by 30th of May 2024.

A detailed CfP can be found here.

LLM in Common Law Theory and Practice, Queen Mary University of London

Queen Mary University of London launched a new LLM programme ‘LLM in Common Law Theory and Practice’. 

The programme stats in Septmeber 2024 and combines theoretical and applied study of the common law, and offers a study opportunity for both students unfamiliar with the common law and students who wish to deepen their existing knowledge.

Extensive information can be found through this link.

CfP: 2nd CALSP Student Conference

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 2nd CALSP Student Conference: “Current State and Upcoming Challenges of Legal Theory andPhilosophy of Law, 2024” will be held in person at the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb on May 3, 2024.
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 29, 2024.

Full text of the call can be found here.