Human Rights, Equality & Minority Protection
The European Union – Western Balkans Relations with the Special Emphasize on the Case of Serbia
Western Balkans; Serbia; EU enlargement; Stabilisation and Association Process; accession negotiations; European integration
The article examines the EU’s relations with the Western Balkans through the Stabilisation and Association Process, pre-accession assistance, and accession conditionality. It focuses on Serbia’s negotiations, legal harmonisation, institutional reform, and relations with Kosovo.
CRNIĆ, MAJA
The Ukrainian Constitution in the Era of Drastic Political Changes
Ukrainian constitutional law; constitutional reform; separation of powers; Constitutional Court; political transition; minority rights
The article traces Ukraine’s constitutional development from independence to the political crisis of 2014. It examines repeated changes in the balance between presidential and parliamentary power, the role of the Constitutional Court, and tensions concerning legality, human rights, and minority protection.
LAZAREVA, MARINA
Norms of International Law and International Treaties as Parent Legislation for Russian...
Russian criminal procedure; international treaties; human rights standards; direct applicability; victims’ compensation; reasonable time
The article examines the incorporation and direct application of international legal standards in Russian criminal procedure. It identifies persistent problems concerning treaty ratification, victims’ compensation, reasonable-time guarantees, and the practical implementation of European human rights standards.
LIUTYNSKII, ANTON
In Search of Rights to Political Participation: The Emerging Voice of National Minorities...
National minority rights; political participation; Bosnia and Herzegovina; EU conditionality; constitutional discrimination; Sejdić and Finci
The article examines the political exclusion of national minorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, particularly after the Sejdić and Finci judgment. It argues that fragmented EU conditionality and domestic ethnic power structures have obstructed constitutional reform and effective minority participation.
SAVIĆ-BOJANIĆ, MAJA
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