The Nature and Objective of the Center for Advanced Legal Studies
The Center for Advanced Legal Studies is a non-governmental, non-profit, educational and research organization, an association of lawyers, sociologists, economists and historians, established on 3 July 1998 at the initiative of a group of professors of the Faculty of Law, Belgrade University.
The basic purpose of the Center is to contribute with its programmes, projects and overall public activities to the promotion and practical implementation of ideas concerning the rule of law, a modern market economy and an open and democratic society. In view of that, the Center strives to:
- gather experts to work on scientific projects in the field of law and other related fields;
- set up expert teams and direct their work towards seeking optimal solutions for specific problems;
- appear in public in order to spread specialized legal knowledge;
- make proposals for changing the legal system, especially by publishing and recommending so-called model laws;
- organize educational programmes, courses, seminars, symposia, panels, local and international conferences, summer schools, as well as anything else that can contribute to the promotion of legal education;
- publish books, studies, magazines and other publications;
- cooperate with universities, professional associations and other local and international organizations involved in legal studies and other social sciences.
Types of Activities
The Center implements the proclaimed objectives and tasks through several types of activities:
- normative projects, elaboration of model laws
- research projects
- educational programmes
- expert discussions
- legal clinics
- publishing
Associates
The Centre for Advanced Legal Studies cooperates with Yugoslav top experts. In most cases they are lecturers and research assistants of numerous faculties and institutes, as well as experts practitioners from different fields. Foreign experts are welcome when it is impossible to find local experts of specific profiles. The basic criterion for the selection of research assistants is professionalism and the scientific quality of their works.
Among our permanent associates are many famous local scientists.
Founders and Members
Danilo Basta
Mirjana Stefanovski
Kosta Cavoski
Mirjana Todorovic
Jovica Trkulja
Slobodanka Nedovic
Dragor Hiber
Vesna Rakic-Vodinelic
Vladimir Vodinelic
Dragoljub Popovic
Radmila Vasic
Miroljub Labus
Dragica Vujadinovic – Milinkovic
Gaso Knezevic
Aleksandra Jovanovic
Vojin Dimitrijevic
Olga Popovic-Obradovic
Milica Delevic-Djilas
Goran Svilanovic
