TY  - CHAP
AU  - Vlajković, Marija
AU  - Dabetić, Valerija
PY  - 2023
UR  - https://ralf.ius.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1418
AB  - At the time when law graduates are facing new challenges in the constantly changing labor market, the main task of law schools as well as law professors is to educate undergraduates to become above all competent and ethical lawyers. Education should adequately prepare students for the working environment in or outside the legal profession. Curricula (including extra-curriculum activities), in addition to formal legal courses, needs to be enriched with continuous training to develop transversal competences. To meet this aim and to map the gaps of the current (traditional) model of law teaching from the students’ perspective, we have conducted a large-scale online survey with students at the Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade. The empirically obtained results, enabled us to identify and systematize the educational needs of law students that require further improvement. Having in mind that one of the main evaluation criteria of quality and success of the educational and teaching program is the level of graduates’ employability, an additional goal of this explorative research is to provide guidelines for the modernization of legal education, primarily in Serbia, but at the law faculties in the region as well.
T2  - European Union and Its Neighbours in a Globalized World
T1  - Building Transversal Skills and Competences in Legal Education
EP  - 106
SP  - 93
VL  - 10
DO  - 10.1007/978-3-031-40801-4_6
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TY  - CHAP
AU  - Luhamaa, K.
AU  - Ristikivi, M.
AU  - Vlajković, Marija
PY  - 2023
UR  - https://ralf.ius.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1390
AB  - The current chapter addresses constitutional identity in Estonia and Serbia. Our primary focus is the internationalization or the ‘outside influence’ on the legal culture of these two countries during the transition. We analyze the contribution and impact of experts and countries, regions, and international organizations that were invited or came by themselves to give legal advice to legislators during the transition to democracy as well as during the integration into the EU. Estonia regained its independence in 1991 and has been an EU member since 2004. In the 1990s, during the drafting of the Constitution as well as all the other central legal acts (Criminal Code, Civil Code, Administrative Law), legal experts, mainly from Germany, Nordic countries, the US, and the Council of Europe, advised on the draft legislation as well as trained legal professionals. From 1997, the importance of EU law and the opinion of the European Commission and their exports increased. Serbia is, as a candidate country, currently in the EU integration process. In 2006, the Republic of Serbia adopted the Constitution, which introduced Article 1 that defines the state and, for the first time, underlines its “commitment to European principles and values”. In addition, it is currently undergoing constitutional changes and drafted constitutional amendments that are guided by the Venice Commission and the EU Commission. One of the most critical negotiating chapters is Chapter 23 (Judiciary and Fundamental Rights), which is monitored by both bodies and dictates the overall progress of the negotiation process. Overall, the Europeanization process, as part of the internalization of European constitutions, is very dominant.
T2  - Law, Culture and Identity in Central and Eastern Europe: A Comparative Engagement
T1  - The External Influence on Constitutional Identity: Comparing Estonia and Serbia
EP  - 239
SP  - 212
DO  - 10.4324/9781003346890-13
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Luhamaa, K., Ristikivi, M.,& Vlajković, M.. (2023). The External Influence on Constitutional Identity: Comparing Estonia and Serbia. in Law, Culture and Identity in Central and Eastern Europe: A Comparative Engagement, 212-239.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003346890-13
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TY  - CONF
AU  - Lukić-Radović, Maja
AU  - Vlajković, Marija
PY  - 2021
UR  - https://ralf.ius.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1269
AB  - The Covid-19 pandemic has generated a one-in-a-generation challenge upon the EU, consisting of immediate danger for life and health, savings and jobs of its citizens, as well as for the stability and proper functioning of political and legal systems of its Member States. The manner in which the EU as a whole reacted to such sudden and grave challenge is by no means indicative of its political and legal-constitutional substance, and, consequently, of its capacity to subsist in its present form or to develop further. The centrepiece of the Next Generation EU (NGEU) is the Recovery and Resilience Facility, which should help Member States address the economic and social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The establishment of the pandemic recovery fund may be regarded not only as an ad hoc measure, but also as a crucial milestone in the path to overcoming the disbalance between Union solidarity and national interests. However, the whole EU budget deal depended on the acceptance of the Rule of Law Mechanism by all Member States. In the first part, this paper will analyse the COVID-19 recovery fund compromise solution as it has been finally agreed. Firstly, we will try to determine the effectiveness of the conditionality mechanism, in the light of European Council Conclusions on the "interpretative declaration on the new Rule of Law Mechanism" and its legal effects. Secondly, we will tackle the issue of the enforcement of the Rule of Law protection mechanism, having in mind the causal link that should be detected, between the protection of the financial interests of the EU, with the non-respect of the EU values enshrined in the Article 2 TEU, by particular Member State(s). Consequently, we will try to envisage the impact of the implementation of this conditionality mechanism, taking into consideration which Member States, and EU citizens, would be "hit" hardest by it. In the second part of the paper an attempt shall be made to perceive the conditionality mechanism, tied to the recovery fund, from the perspective of the principle of solidarity. Ultimately, this paper will try to answer the following question: in view of the necessary shift of priorities and the need for urgent reaction to the COVID-19 crisis, is the common European answer, in view of the core values of the EU and the principle of solidarity, optimal, and above all, will it be effective?
PB  - Josip Juraj Strossmayer Univ Osijek, Osijek
C3  - EU 2021 - the Future of the EU In and After the Pandemic
T1  - How firm are the bonds that tie the EU together? Eu rule of law conditionality mechanism and the next generation EU recovery fund
EP  - 88
SP  - 57
VL  - 5
UR  - conv_3134
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year = "2021",
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publisher = "Josip Juraj Strossmayer Univ Osijek, Osijek",
journal = "EU 2021 - the Future of the EU In and After the Pandemic",
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Lukić-Radović, M.,& Vlajković, M.. (2021). How firm are the bonds that tie the EU together? Eu rule of law conditionality mechanism and the next generation EU recovery fund. in EU 2021 - the Future of the EU In and After the Pandemic
Josip Juraj Strossmayer Univ Osijek, Osijek., 5, 57-88.
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Lukić-Radović M, Vlajković M. How firm are the bonds that tie the EU together? Eu rule of law conditionality mechanism and the next generation EU recovery fund. in EU 2021 - the Future of the EU In and After the Pandemic. 2021;5:57-88.
conv_3134 .

Lukić-Radović, Maja, Vlajković, Marija, "How firm are the bonds that tie the EU together? Eu rule of law conditionality mechanism and the next generation EU recovery fund" in EU 2021 - the Future of the EU In and After the Pandemic, 5 (2021):57-88,
conv_3134 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Vlajković, Marija
PY  - 2020
UR  - https://ralf.ius.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1239
AB  - For decades the Rule of Law has been emphasized as a core constitutional value common to all Member States of the European Union, although its substantial content was not precisely determined enough in the European context. Moreover it was defined as a multilayered value that encompasses other values such as democracy and fundamental rights, and it was underlined as one of the most important conditionality criteria for the EU enlargement policy. The ongoing crises of EU values, and more precisely the Rule of Law crisis, appeared long before, but reemerged fiercely with the creation of the "illiberal state" concept in Hungary and then in Poland. The EU has implicitly and more successfully, through the work of its institutions tried to compensate for the inadequate and a "a little too late" reaction, as well as for the lack of monitoring in the previous enlargement circles. The aim of this article is to show how, the rule of Law was stressed as a leading value shaping democratic constitutions and national, as well as supranational, legal systems. It is important to demonstrate that the Rule of Law is not only "coined" for the EU or Council of Europe purposes, but that it is firstly a value that is in the core of each constitutional tradition of a sovereign state. Therefore, in order to be promoted as common and set as a strong and rigid condition for future members, it should be, pro futuro, analyzed, understood and endorsed by EU institutions on each level. Finally, we take Western Balkan countries as an example where the Rule of Law is defined as a value but also as a core basis of the Negotiation Chapters 23 and 24, determined in a more thorough and precise way than in the EU and among its Member States, where, we could agree, it should have been in the first place. We point out to the need of getting closer to its uniform understanding in and outside of the EU and therefore to the need to create a continuous and stable Rule of Law concept both substantially and formally.
PB  - Josip Juraj Strossmayer Univ Osijek, Osijek
C3  - EU 2020 - Lessons From the Past and Solutions For the Future
T1  - Rule of law - EU's common constitutional "denominator and a crucial membership condition on the changed and evolutionary role of the rule of law value in the EU context
EP  - 257
SP  - 235
VL  - 4
UR  - conv_3127
ER  - 

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author = "Vlajković, Marija",
year = "2020",
abstract = "For decades the Rule of Law has been emphasized as a core constitutional value common to all Member States of the European Union, although its substantial content was not precisely determined enough in the European context. Moreover it was defined as a multilayered value that encompasses other values such as democracy and fundamental rights, and it was underlined as one of the most important conditionality criteria for the EU enlargement policy. The ongoing crises of EU values, and more precisely the Rule of Law crisis, appeared long before, but reemerged fiercely with the creation of the "illiberal state" concept in Hungary and then in Poland. The EU has implicitly and more successfully, through the work of its institutions tried to compensate for the inadequate and a "a little too late" reaction, as well as for the lack of monitoring in the previous enlargement circles. The aim of this article is to show how, the rule of Law was stressed as a leading value shaping democratic constitutions and national, as well as supranational, legal systems. It is important to demonstrate that the Rule of Law is not only "coined" for the EU or Council of Europe purposes, but that it is firstly a value that is in the core of each constitutional tradition of a sovereign state. Therefore, in order to be promoted as common and set as a strong and rigid condition for future members, it should be, pro futuro, analyzed, understood and endorsed by EU institutions on each level. Finally, we take Western Balkan countries as an example where the Rule of Law is defined as a value but also as a core basis of the Negotiation Chapters 23 and 24, determined in a more thorough and precise way than in the EU and among its Member States, where, we could agree, it should have been in the first place. We point out to the need of getting closer to its uniform understanding in and outside of the EU and therefore to the need to create a continuous and stable Rule of Law concept both substantially and formally.",
publisher = "Josip Juraj Strossmayer Univ Osijek, Osijek",
journal = "EU 2020 - Lessons From the Past and Solutions For the Future",
title = "Rule of law - EU's common constitutional "denominator and a crucial membership condition on the changed and evolutionary role of the rule of law value in the EU context",
pages = "257-235",
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Vlajković, M.. (2020). Rule of law - EU's common constitutional "denominator and a crucial membership condition on the changed and evolutionary role of the rule of law value in the EU context. in EU 2020 - Lessons From the Past and Solutions For the Future
Josip Juraj Strossmayer Univ Osijek, Osijek., 4, 235-257.
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Vlajković M. Rule of law - EU's common constitutional "denominator and a crucial membership condition on the changed and evolutionary role of the rule of law value in the EU context. in EU 2020 - Lessons From the Past and Solutions For the Future. 2020;4:235-257.
conv_3127 .

Vlajković, Marija, "Rule of law - EU's common constitutional "denominator and a crucial membership condition on the changed and evolutionary role of the rule of law value in the EU context" in EU 2020 - Lessons From the Past and Solutions For the Future, 4 (2020):235-257,
conv_3127 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Vlajković, Marija
AU  - Tasev, Jelisaveta
PY  - 2019
UR  - https://ralf.ius.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1148
AB  - Having in mind that this is the first time that a Member State decided to withdraw from the EU pursuant to Article 50 TEU there are many aspects of this process that attract the attention of scholars studying EU related issues. Regardless of the outcome of the ongoing political debate and the course of action that will be taken eventually, after the CJEU decision in Wightman, we deem the need to further explore the extent of Article 50 and its implications on a number of stakeholders self- evident. In this paper we will deal with the capacity of non-EU countries to negotiate and conclude bilateral agreements with the UK i.e. a country withdrawing from the EU. The analysis is based on the proposed framework under the Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the EU and the Euratom and the possible interpretation and understanding of terms "the principle of sincere cooperation" and "the Union's interest" in this context, the principles of international law including the provisions of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties and the general principles of Union law. The primary focus is on the legal uncertainty the lack of a more thorough approach creates to non- EU countries, especially to third countries aspiring to join the EU. Considering that they do not participate in the withdrawal negotiations, it is a challenge for them to take part in prospect bilateral negotiations with the UK, while, at the same time, making sure they stay on their EU path. We argue in favor of the deal as a universally accepted approach in case of future withdrawals, not only for the purpose of establishing a reference for any future application of Article 50, but also for providing legal certainty to those parties that are not prima facie affected by the withdrawal, but that do have to act in accordance with all deals made without the right to be heard.
PB  - Josip Juraj Strossmayer Univ Osijek, Osijek
C3  - EU and Member States - Legal and Economic Issues
T1  - The capacity of third countries to negotiate bilateral agreements with the UK under withdrawal arrangements
EP  - 78
SP  - 61
VL  - 3
UR  - conv_3070
ER  - 

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publisher = "Josip Juraj Strossmayer Univ Osijek, Osijek",
journal = "EU and Member States - Legal and Economic Issues",
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pages = "78-61",
volume = "3",
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Vlajković, M.,& Tasev, J.. (2019). The capacity of third countries to negotiate bilateral agreements with the UK under withdrawal arrangements. in EU and Member States - Legal and Economic Issues
Josip Juraj Strossmayer Univ Osijek, Osijek., 3, 61-78.
conv_3070

Vlajković M, Tasev J. The capacity of third countries to negotiate bilateral agreements with the UK under withdrawal arrangements. in EU and Member States - Legal and Economic Issues. 2019;3:61-78.
conv_3070 .

Vlajković, Marija, Tasev, Jelisaveta, "The capacity of third countries to negotiate bilateral agreements with the UK under withdrawal arrangements" in EU and Member States - Legal and Economic Issues, 3 (2019):61-78,
conv_3070 .