Lecture held at the prestigious SBS program, 25-11-2025
On 25-11-2025. Assoc. Prof. Vanja Smokvina held an invited lecture at the prestigious graduate program in sports management – Master SBS in Treviso (Italy). This is a program jointly launched by Verde Sport (Benetton Group) and Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia. The lecture was on the topic of EU Sports Law with an emphasis on athletes’ […]
PRAVRI hosted the conference “Demystification of artificial intelligence: the intersection of technology, philosophy and law”
On 1 December #pravri hosted the conference “Demystification of artificial intelligence: the intersection of technology, philosophy and law” (Demistificazione dell’intelligenza artificiale. L’intersezione di tecnologia, filosofia e diritto). The conference was organized by the Institute for democracy, social justice and sustainable development, with the support of EDIT. The gathering played a double role. As was to […]
Erasmus Staff Mobility for Training
From November 3 to 7, 2025, within the framework of the Erasmus+ staff mobility program for training, employees of the Office for Projects and International Cooperation, Jelena Mitrović and Laura Pilepić, visited the School of Law at the University of Camerino (Italy). During their stay, they learned about the Faculty’s operations, the organization of teaching […]
The final workshop was held on the social status of athletes in Olympic sports
On Thursday, 30 October 2025, a workshop on the social status of athletes in Olympic sports was held at the headquarters of the Croatian Volleyball Federation in Zagreb. The workshop was organised by the University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law and its Institute for Sports Law, Sports Policies and Sports Diplomacy – the head of […]
Guest Lecture by Professor Elisabetta Corapi from the University of Rome „Tor Vergata“
On 31 October 2025, as part of the European Family Law course taught in the fifth year of the law study programme, students of the Faculty of Law, University of Rijeka had the opportunity to attend a lecture by Professor Elisabetta Corapi from the University of Rome „Tor Vergata“.Professor Corapi delivered a lecture on the […]
VISITING LECTURES
🌍 Between 14 and 23 October, our Faculty had the pleasure of hosting Ms. Ava Borrasso, an American attorney and expert in international commercial arbitration.🎓 During her stay, Ms. Borrasso delivered two blocks of lectures within the course International Commercial Law, attended by incoming Erasmus students — with special thanks to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mihaela […]
Twelfth Course Introduction to the Study of Italian Law Held
From 13 to 17 October 2025, the twelfth course Introduction to the Study of Italian Law was organised. At the Faculty of Law, the course began with the first lecture of by Prof. Margherita Pittalis – Alma Mater University of Bologna and continued with the second lecture by Prof. Federica Giovanella – University of Udine. […]
YUFE4Postocs: Research stay of Dr. Polina Ivanova at the University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law
We’re excited to welcome Dr. Polina Ivanova from the University of Bremen to the Faculty of Law in Rijeka! 🎓From October 22 to December 19, she is visiting our Faculty as part of the MSCA YUFE4Postdocs fellowship, researching a very important topic concerning loneliness among international students in Germany and Croatia.She shared her research plans […]
Faculty of Law in Rijeka hosted the 1st session of the UEFA Football Law Program
In the week of 22-26 September 2025, the Faculty of Law in Rijeka hosted the first session of the sixth edition of the UEFA Football Law Programme, which was held in Zagreb. The session was led by Assoc. Prof. Vanja Smokvina, as the session director and member of the scientific board of the programme. The […]
Successful Conclusion of the International Maritime and Transport Law Conference in Dubrovnik
From September 3rd to 6th, the now traditional International Maritime and Transport Law Conference was held in Dubrovnik, organized by the Croatian Maritime Law Association and the Faculty of Law, University of Rijeka. It was a truly international event – as befits the global nature of maritime and transport law – bringing together 30 speakers […]
8th Rijeka Sports Law, Sports Policy and Sports Diplomacy Days Held
From 4 to 8 July 2025, the 8th edition of the Rijeka Sports Law, Sports Policy and Sports Diplomacy Dayswas held at the University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law. On Friday, 4 July 2025, the Jean Monnet International Conference was held, which was opened with welcoming speeches by: Interim Vice-Rector for Studies, Students, and QA […]
A new book on The European Model of Sport published
The European Model of Sport – Myth or Reality? The book The European Model of Sport – Myth or Reality? was published by the prestigious international publisher Routledge (Taylor&Francis) at the end of June 2025. The editors of the book are Dr. Borja Garcia (Loughborough University, UK) and Assoc. Prof. dr. Vanja Smokvina, from our […]
Erasmus+ course catalog for academic year 2025/2026
The Faculty of Law in Rijeka finalized the new Erasmus+ course catalog for the next academic year 2025/2026.For any questions and additional information, students can feel free to contact the Office for Projects and International Relations – Jelena Mitrović, Nikolina Grković and Laura Pilepić.
Jean Monnet Summer School 2023
The Jean Monnet Summer School of EU Sports Law, Sports Policies and Sports Diplomacy was held from 5 to 7 September 2023 during the 7th Rijeka Days of Sports Law, Sports Policies and Sports Diplomacy. The event was organised under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of the Republic of Croatia and with the […]
Conference on organisation of football in Europe, held in Luxembourg 21-02-2023
The Faculty of Law was a partner of an important international conference called “The economic and legal aspects of organization of football in Europe” which was held in Luxembourg on February 21, 2023. At the conference the participants discussed the legal and economic aspects of the football system in Europe, with special emphasis on recent developments about […]
Event on the football Superleague and the ISU Case at the Faculty of Law
On Monday, December 19, 2022 the University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law, through the Center for Sports Law, Sports Policies and Sports Diplomacy and the Jean Monnet Chair for EU Sports Law, Policy & Diplomacy, in cooperation with the prestigious association of sports experts Sport&EU Association, organized a Round Table and debate about opinions of the Advocate General […]
A Roundtable on the European model of sports was held at the Faculty of Law
On Friday, December 2, 2022, a roundtable on the “European model of sport” was held in person & online at the Faculty of Law in Rijeka. The event was organized by the University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law through the Centre for Sports Law, Sports Policies and Sports Diplomacy and the Jean Monnet Chair in […]
The Jean Monnet EU Summer School on Sports Law, Policy and Diplomacy has ended
In September and October 2022, the Faculty of Law in Rijeka hosted the Jean Monnet EU Sports Law, Policy & Diplomacy Rijeka Summer School, an accredited lifelong learning programme with 4 ECTS credits. About fifty participants from all over the world attended the Summer School, which was held in a hybrid format and under the auspices […]