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TV interview on the 5th anniversary of Croatian membership in the EU

The President of the Rijeka Branch of the Croatian Bar Association Nada Badurina and the Faculty of Law in Rijeka Vice-Dean for Research Ivana Kunda appeared in a Kanal RI TV-show PlanetRi on the occasion of the 5th anniversary of Croatian membership in the EU and the ceremony which was organised at the Faculty of Law in Rijeka on 28 June 2018. They mentioned many advantages of being an EU Member State, commented on the Croatian efforts in harmonising Croatian law with the EU law, and especially the contribution of the Faculty of Law in Rijeka being the first faculty in Croatia to recognise the importance of education on EU law through two courses on EU law and EU Law Clinic at the graduate level and a postgraduate specialist programme “Law on European Integration”.
The interview is available here.

Ceremony celebrating 5 years of Croatia's membership in the European Union

On 28 June 2018, ceremony celebrating 5 years of Croatian membership in the European Union, which coincides with the 45th anniversary of legal studies in Rijeka and University of Rijeka, was held at the Faculty of Law in Rijeka.
In the opening speeches the audience was addressed by the Dean of the Faculty of Law in Rijeka Prof. Dr. Vesna Crnić-Grotić, the Rector of the University of Rijeka Prof. Dr. Snježana Prijić-Samaržija, the President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia Miroslav Šeparović and the State Secretary in the Ministry of Justice Dr. Kristian Turkalj, on behalf of the Croatian Prime Minister.  A round table that followed involved discussions by the State Secretary in the Ministry of Justice Dr. Kristian Turkalj, the President of the Civil Division of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia Damir Kontrec, the President of the High Administrative Court of the Republic of Croatia Ante Galić, Judge at the County Court in Rijeka Filka Pejković, Public Notary Stevan Pejnović and member of the Management Board of the Croatian Bar Association Zoran Vukić.
The round table was moderated by Prof. Dr. Dario Đerđa, Vice-Dean for Business Affairs, while the concluding remarks were given by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ivana Kunda, Vice-Dean for Research. The experts from the Ministry of Justice, judiciary, attorneys at law, public notaries and academia discussed the influence of the European Union legal system over Croatian legal system, the steps taken so far with the aim of harmonising Croatian law with the EU law, and various challenges that the Croatian judiciary faces in relation to the implementation of the European acquis. The discussion continued during the reception.

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Agreements on Cooperation with the Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia and High Administrative Court of the Republic of Croatia Signed on 28 June 2018

As a part of the ceremony organised on 28 June 2018 at the Faculty of Law in Rijeka celebrating 5 years of Croatian membership in the EU, the Faculty signed agreements on cooperation with the Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia and the High Administrative Court of the Republic of Croatia. The Agreement of Cooperation between the Faculty of Law in Rijeka and the Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia was signed by the Faculty of Law Dean Vesna Crnić-Grotić and the President of the Civil Division of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia Damir Kontrec, while the Agreement of Cooperation between the Faculty of Law in Rijeka and the High Administrative Court of the Republic of Croatia was signed by the Faculty of Law Dean Vesna Crnić-Grotić and the President of the High Administrative Court of the Republic of Croatia Ante Galić. Conclusion of these agreements formalised the cooperation achieved so far and opens prospects for new forms of collaboration in the future.

Workshop for Researchers “Where to Publish?” held at the Faculty of Law in Rijeka

On 27 June 2018, workshop for researchers titled Where to Publish? Citation Databases and Bibliometric Indicators in the Field of Law was held at the Faculty of Law in Rijeka. Organised by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ivana Kunda, Vice-Dean for Research and led by by Dr. Dejana Golenko, Director of the Faculty Library, the workshop offered an opportunity to faculty members to get informed and discuss choices concerning the publication of the research results based on factors, such as bibliometric indicators, database indexing and quality of the publication, especially taking into consideration new condition for obtaining scientific title. Here is the announcement.

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The Dean Crnić-Grotić at the Conference of the Council of Europe

"Minorities and Minority Languages in a Changing Europe"

The Dean of the Faculty has participated in the Conference of the Council of Europe "Minorities and Minority Languages in a Changing Europe" held on 18th and 19th June in Strasbourg. The Conference was held on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the entry into force of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, the two key treaties of the Council of Europe dedicated to the protection of minorities and their rights. The conference was opened by Thorbjørn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Marija Pejčinović Burić, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia as well as by Vesna Crnić-Grotić, Chair of Committee of Experts of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages and Edita Žiobienė, Interim President of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. Opening addresses are available at the following web page: https://www.pscp.tv/w/1DXxyYwZZvkxM?t=14.

A new book published by a member of our teaching staff

Dr. Stjepan Gadžo, post-doctoral researcher at the Chair for Financial Law of our Faculty, is the author of the new book published by a renowned academic publisher IBFD, Amsterdam. The book, titled “Nexus Requirements for Taxation of Non-Residents’ Business Income: A Normative Evaluation in the Context of the Global Economy“, contains Dr. Gadžo’s doctoral thesis, for which he was previously awarded with a European Academic Tax Thesis Award 2017. More information on the book is available here.

Trilateral meeting at the Rijeka Law Faculty: Setting the stage for interdisciplinary collaboration

On June 6^th, 2018, Lawrence M. Solan, Don Forchelli Professor of Law from the Brooklyn Law School, New York, Prof. Dr. Borut Holcman from the Law Faculty in Maribor and Viktorija Osolnik Kunc, President of the Association of Sworn Court Interpreters and Legal Translators of Slovenia visited the Rijeka Law Faculty. At the meeting with the Dean, Prof. Dr. Vesna Crnić-Grotić and Asst. Prof. Martina Bajčić, the delegation discussed potential opportunities of interdisciplinary collaboration.