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Confronting the Legacy of War – Mandate of the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) and International Obligations of Serbia

Knežević-Predić, Vesna; Simentić Popović, Janja

(Belgrade : Institute of International Politics and Economics, 2022)

TY  - CHAP
AU  - Knežević-Predić, Vesna
AU  - Simentić Popović, Janja
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://rfpn.fpn.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1108
AB  - The missing persons issue might be one of the most sensitive and
durable parts of the 1990s conflicts in the former Yugoslavia. The legacy of
these conflicts continuously affects normalization, reconciliation, and
integration efforts in the Western Balkans. With all its complexity and
perplexity, it poses numerous challenges for the Republic of Serbia as well.
For almost three decades, the Republic of Serbia has made considerable
efforts to deal with the issue of missing persons through the creation of an
adequate legal and institutional framework, both internal and external. This
article deals with an international institutional structure created for
international cooperation in this field, the International Commission on
Missing Persons (ICPM). Its roots, the context of constitutionalization,
structure, jurisdiction, and activities will be analyzed and explored. As to
preliminary issues, the pertaining obligations of the Republic of Serbia
under international law will be briefly displayed.
PB  - Belgrade : Institute of International Politics and Economics
PB  - Skopje : Faculty of Philosophy of the University of St. Cyril and Methodius
T2  - International Organizations: Serbia and Contemporary World  Vol. 1
T1  - Confronting the Legacy of War – Mandate of the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) and International Obligations of Serbia
EP  - 362
SP  - 348
VL  - 1
DO  - 10.18485/iipe_ioscw.2022.1.ch19
ER  - 
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author = "Knežević-Predić, Vesna and Simentić Popović, Janja",
year = "2022",
abstract = "The missing persons issue might be one of the most sensitive and
durable parts of the 1990s conflicts in the former Yugoslavia. The legacy of
these conflicts continuously affects normalization, reconciliation, and
integration efforts in the Western Balkans. With all its complexity and
perplexity, it poses numerous challenges for the Republic of Serbia as well.
For almost three decades, the Republic of Serbia has made considerable
efforts to deal with the issue of missing persons through the creation of an
adequate legal and institutional framework, both internal and external. This
article deals with an international institutional structure created for
international cooperation in this field, the International Commission on
Missing Persons (ICPM). Its roots, the context of constitutionalization,
structure, jurisdiction, and activities will be analyzed and explored. As to
preliminary issues, the pertaining obligations of the Republic of Serbia
under international law will be briefly displayed.",
publisher = "Belgrade : Institute of International Politics and Economics, Skopje : Faculty of Philosophy of the University of St. Cyril and Methodius",
journal = "International Organizations: Serbia and Contemporary World  Vol. 1",
booktitle = "Confronting the Legacy of War – Mandate of the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) and International Obligations of Serbia",
pages = "362-348",
volume = "1",
doi = "10.18485/iipe_ioscw.2022.1.ch19"
}
Knežević-Predić, V.,& Simentić Popović, J.. (2022). Confronting the Legacy of War – Mandate of the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) and International Obligations of Serbia. in International Organizations: Serbia and Contemporary World  Vol. 1
Belgrade : Institute of International Politics and Economics., 1, 348-362.
https://doi.org/10.18485/iipe_ioscw.2022.1.ch19
Knežević-Predić V, Simentić Popović J. Confronting the Legacy of War – Mandate of the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) and International Obligations of Serbia. in International Organizations: Serbia and Contemporary World  Vol. 1. 2022;1:348-362.
doi:10.18485/iipe_ioscw.2022.1.ch19 .
Knežević-Predić, Vesna, Simentić Popović, Janja, "Confronting the Legacy of War – Mandate of the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) and International Obligations of Serbia" in International Organizations: Serbia and Contemporary World  Vol. 1, 1 (2022):348-362,
https://doi.org/10.18485/iipe_ioscw.2022.1.ch19 . .

Protracted Armed Violence as a Criterion for the Existence of Non-international Armed Conflict: International Humanitarian Law, International Criminal Law and Beyond

Simentić Popović, Janja; Hrnjaz, Miloš

(Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020)

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Simentić Popović, Janja
AU  - Hrnjaz, Miloš
PY  - 2020
UR  - http://rfpn.fpn.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1051
AB  - The present article provides legal analysis of the concept of ‘protracted armed
violence’ which is part of the commonly accepted definition of non-international
armed conflict (NIAC). The International Criminal Tribunal for former
Yugoslavia interpreted this notion as the intensity requirement. However, the
practice of other international legal institutions that use this concept (such as
International Criminal Court and some other judicial institutions) is not always
coherent with this finding. This fact raised several theoretical and practical issues
in the process of interpretation and implementation of international legal norms.
Therefore, the aim of the article is to critically reassess the ‘protracted armed
violence’ concept in various branches of international law and to contribute to
the better understanding of the NIAC phenomenon.
PB  - Oxford : Oxford University Press
T2  - Journal of Conflict & Security Law
T1  - Protracted Armed Violence as a Criterion for the Existence of Non-international Armed Conflict: International Humanitarian Law, International Criminal Law and Beyond
EP  - 500
IS  - 25
SP  - 473
DO  - 10.1093/jcsl/kraa009
ER  - 
@article{
author = "Simentić Popović, Janja and Hrnjaz, Miloš",
year = "2020",
abstract = "The present article provides legal analysis of the concept of ‘protracted armed
violence’ which is part of the commonly accepted definition of non-international
armed conflict (NIAC). The International Criminal Tribunal for former
Yugoslavia interpreted this notion as the intensity requirement. However, the
practice of other international legal institutions that use this concept (such as
International Criminal Court and some other judicial institutions) is not always
coherent with this finding. This fact raised several theoretical and practical issues
in the process of interpretation and implementation of international legal norms.
Therefore, the aim of the article is to critically reassess the ‘protracted armed
violence’ concept in various branches of international law and to contribute to
the better understanding of the NIAC phenomenon.",
publisher = "Oxford : Oxford University Press",
journal = "Journal of Conflict & Security Law",
title = "Protracted Armed Violence as a Criterion for the Existence of Non-international Armed Conflict: International Humanitarian Law, International Criminal Law and Beyond",
pages = "500-473",
number = "25",
doi = "10.1093/jcsl/kraa009"
}
Simentić Popović, J.,& Hrnjaz, M.. (2020). Protracted Armed Violence as a Criterion for the Existence of Non-international Armed Conflict: International Humanitarian Law, International Criminal Law and Beyond. in Journal of Conflict & Security Law
Oxford : Oxford University Press.(25), 473-500.
https://doi.org/10.1093/jcsl/kraa009
Simentić Popović J, Hrnjaz M. Protracted Armed Violence as a Criterion for the Existence of Non-international Armed Conflict: International Humanitarian Law, International Criminal Law and Beyond. in Journal of Conflict & Security Law. 2020;(25):473-500.
doi:10.1093/jcsl/kraa009 .
Simentić Popović, Janja, Hrnjaz, Miloš, "Protracted Armed Violence as a Criterion for the Existence of Non-international Armed Conflict: International Humanitarian Law, International Criminal Law and Beyond" in Journal of Conflict & Security Law, no. 25 (2020):473-500,
https://doi.org/10.1093/jcsl/kraa009 . .
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To exclude or not to exclude, that is the question. Developments regarding bases for exclusion from refugee status in the EU

Simentić Popović, Janja

(Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019)

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Simentić Popović, Janja
PY  - 2019
UR  - http://rfpn.fpn.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1052
AB  - In this Article, the author presents and explains the current normative framework in EU law about the
exclusion from refugee status based on the premise that a person is not deserving of refugee status.
This article is directed at clarifying the present content of the legislation in force and the caselaw of
the Court of Justice of the European Union that further elaborates on this issue. The Commission’s recent
proposal for new legislation is also scrutinized, in order to present a possible evolution of the exclusion
provision.
PB  - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
T2  - German Law Journal
T1  - To exclude or not to exclude, that is the question. Developments regarding bases for exclusion from refugee status in the EU
EP  - 124
IS  - 1
SP  - 111
VL  - 20
DO  - 10.1017/glj.2019.5
ER  - 
@article{
author = "Simentić Popović, Janja",
year = "2019",
abstract = "In this Article, the author presents and explains the current normative framework in EU law about the
exclusion from refugee status based on the premise that a person is not deserving of refugee status.
This article is directed at clarifying the present content of the legislation in force and the caselaw of
the Court of Justice of the European Union that further elaborates on this issue. The Commission’s recent
proposal for new legislation is also scrutinized, in order to present a possible evolution of the exclusion
provision.",
publisher = "Cambridge : Cambridge University Press",
journal = "German Law Journal",
title = "To exclude or not to exclude, that is the question. Developments regarding bases for exclusion from refugee status in the EU",
pages = "124-111",
number = "1",
volume = "20",
doi = "10.1017/glj.2019.5"
}
Simentić Popović, J.. (2019). To exclude or not to exclude, that is the question. Developments regarding bases for exclusion from refugee status in the EU. in German Law Journal
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press., 20(1), 111-124.
https://doi.org/10.1017/glj.2019.5
Simentić Popović J. To exclude or not to exclude, that is the question. Developments regarding bases for exclusion from refugee status in the EU. in German Law Journal. 2019;20(1):111-124.
doi:10.1017/glj.2019.5 .
Simentić Popović, Janja, "To exclude or not to exclude, that is the question. Developments regarding bases for exclusion from refugee status in the EU" in German Law Journal, 20, no. 1 (2019):111-124,
https://doi.org/10.1017/glj.2019.5 . .
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Sud pravde Evropske unije kao akter u zaštiti prava tražilaca azila u Evropskoj uniji

Simentić Popović, Janja

(Beograd : Udruženje za političke nauke Srbije, 2017)

TY  - CONF
AU  - Simentić Popović, Janja
PY  - 2017
UR  - http://rfpn.fpn.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1053
AB  - U trenutku kada je Evropska unija suočena sa najvećim prilivom državljana

trećih država na svoju teritoriju do sada, institucije EU u okviru svojih nadlež-
nosti preduzimaju korake kako bi doprinele rešavanju problema. Jedan od ko-
raka jeste i izmena relevantne legislative kako bi se ona usaglasila sa dešavanji-
ma u praksi. Ipak, kriza tzv. Dablinskog sistema (sistem za utvrđivanje države

članice odgovorne za ispitivanje zahteva za azil u EU) je akutna, sa dubokim i

dalekosežnim posledicama, te zahteva brza rešenja. Sa druge strane, procedu-
ra za izmenu pravnih akata u EU može da traje i po nekoliko godina. Stoga, u

takvim trenucima uloga Suda pravde, kao institucije koja treba da obezbedi
„da se pravo poštuje prilikom tumačenja i primene prava”, može biti ključna.

On se javlja kao institucija koja brže može da doprinese neophodnim prome-
nama tumačenjem postojećih pravila. Kako bi se ukazalo na ovu ulogu Suda

u radu su analizirane četiri presude putem kojih je Sud pravde ojačao položaj pojedinca u Dablinskom sistemu kroz tumačenje dometa pravnog leka koji je
na raspolaganju pojedincima u pogledu osporavanja odluke o transferu u drugu
državu. Nakon objašnjenja delovanja Suda predstavljen je nov nacrt izmena i

dopuna Dablinske regulative iz maja 2016. godine, koji je još uvek u procedu-
ri, i ocenjeno je da u njemu praksa Suda pravde nije u potpunosti kodifikova-
na. Ukazano je i na to da će takav predlog Komisije najverovatnije biti usvojen

od strane Evropskog parlamenta i Saveta EU, i dat je odgovor na pitanje šta će

Sud pravde u tom slučaju moći da učini kako bi nastavio da bude akter u zašti-
ti prava tražilaca azila.
AB  - In the times when European Union is faced with the biggest influx of third
counties’ citizens to its territory until now, EU institutions are taking different
steps in order to contribute to the solution of the problem. One of the steps is
the change in the relevant legislation in order to harmonize it with the ongo-
ing events. However, the crisis of the Dublin system (system for establishing
the member state responsible for examining an application for asylum in the
EU) is acute and its consequences are far-reaching, and it calls for quick and
effective solutions. On the other hand, procedure for necessary change in the
legislation might take up to several years. In these cases, the role of the Court
of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), as the institution that is to „ensure
that in the interpretation and application of the Treaties the law is observed”
can be crucial. CJEU is an institution that can generate the necessary changes
in shorter period of time. In order to emphasize this role of the CJEU this Article
analyses four judgments in which CJEU strengthened the position of the asy-
lum seekers in the Dublin system. It did it by interpreting the scope of the le-
gal remedy that is available to asylum seekers regarding the decision to transfer
them to the other Member State. After the explanation of the Court’s role, the
amendments to Dublin regulation of May 2016 are presented. It is concluded
that this proposal does not codify the case-law of the CJEU. Also, it is presumed
that European Parliament and Council of the EU will adopt the said amend-
ments as proposed by the Commission, thus putting into question the signifi-
cance of the previous Court’s practice. Therefore, it is presented what are the
ways in which CJEU can continue to act as relevant actor in the protection of
the rights of the asylum-seekers.
PB  - Beograd : Udruženje za političke nauke Srbije
PB  - Beograd : Fakultet političkih nauka
C3  - Demokratski otpori normalizaciji autoritarizma u Evropi
T1  - Sud pravde Evropske unije kao akter u zaštiti prava tražilaca azila u Evropskoj uniji
T1  - Court of justice of the European union as the actor in the protection of asylum seekers rights
EP  - 291
SP  - 273
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rfpn_1053
ER  - 
@conference{
author = "Simentić Popović, Janja",
year = "2017",
abstract = "U trenutku kada je Evropska unija suočena sa najvećim prilivom državljana

trećih država na svoju teritoriju do sada, institucije EU u okviru svojih nadlež-
nosti preduzimaju korake kako bi doprinele rešavanju problema. Jedan od ko-
raka jeste i izmena relevantne legislative kako bi se ona usaglasila sa dešavanji-
ma u praksi. Ipak, kriza tzv. Dablinskog sistema (sistem za utvrđivanje države

članice odgovorne za ispitivanje zahteva za azil u EU) je akutna, sa dubokim i

dalekosežnim posledicama, te zahteva brza rešenja. Sa druge strane, procedu-
ra za izmenu pravnih akata u EU može da traje i po nekoliko godina. Stoga, u

takvim trenucima uloga Suda pravde, kao institucije koja treba da obezbedi
„da se pravo poštuje prilikom tumačenja i primene prava”, može biti ključna.

On se javlja kao institucija koja brže može da doprinese neophodnim prome-
nama tumačenjem postojećih pravila. Kako bi se ukazalo na ovu ulogu Suda

u radu su analizirane četiri presude putem kojih je Sud pravde ojačao položaj pojedinca u Dablinskom sistemu kroz tumačenje dometa pravnog leka koji je
na raspolaganju pojedincima u pogledu osporavanja odluke o transferu u drugu
državu. Nakon objašnjenja delovanja Suda predstavljen je nov nacrt izmena i

dopuna Dablinske regulative iz maja 2016. godine, koji je još uvek u procedu-
ri, i ocenjeno je da u njemu praksa Suda pravde nije u potpunosti kodifikova-
na. Ukazano je i na to da će takav predlog Komisije najverovatnije biti usvojen

od strane Evropskog parlamenta i Saveta EU, i dat je odgovor na pitanje šta će

Sud pravde u tom slučaju moći da učini kako bi nastavio da bude akter u zašti-
ti prava tražilaca azila., In the times when European Union is faced with the biggest influx of third
counties’ citizens to its territory until now, EU institutions are taking different
steps in order to contribute to the solution of the problem. One of the steps is
the change in the relevant legislation in order to harmonize it with the ongo-
ing events. However, the crisis of the Dublin system (system for establishing
the member state responsible for examining an application for asylum in the
EU) is acute and its consequences are far-reaching, and it calls for quick and
effective solutions. On the other hand, procedure for necessary change in the
legislation might take up to several years. In these cases, the role of the Court
of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), as the institution that is to „ensure
that in the interpretation and application of the Treaties the law is observed”
can be crucial. CJEU is an institution that can generate the necessary changes
in shorter period of time. In order to emphasize this role of the CJEU this Article
analyses four judgments in which CJEU strengthened the position of the asy-
lum seekers in the Dublin system. It did it by interpreting the scope of the le-
gal remedy that is available to asylum seekers regarding the decision to transfer
them to the other Member State. After the explanation of the Court’s role, the
amendments to Dublin regulation of May 2016 are presented. It is concluded
that this proposal does not codify the case-law of the CJEU. Also, it is presumed
that European Parliament and Council of the EU will adopt the said amend-
ments as proposed by the Commission, thus putting into question the signifi-
cance of the previous Court’s practice. Therefore, it is presented what are the
ways in which CJEU can continue to act as relevant actor in the protection of
the rights of the asylum-seekers.",
publisher = "Beograd : Udruženje za političke nauke Srbije, Beograd : Fakultet političkih nauka",
journal = "Demokratski otpori normalizaciji autoritarizma u Evropi",
title = "Sud pravde Evropske unije kao akter u zaštiti prava tražilaca azila u Evropskoj uniji, Court of justice of the European union as the actor in the protection of asylum seekers rights",
pages = "291-273",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rfpn_1053"
}
Simentić Popović, J.. (2017). Sud pravde Evropske unije kao akter u zaštiti prava tražilaca azila u Evropskoj uniji. in Demokratski otpori normalizaciji autoritarizma u Evropi
Beograd : Udruženje za političke nauke Srbije., 273-291.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rfpn_1053
Simentić Popović J. Sud pravde Evropske unije kao akter u zaštiti prava tražilaca azila u Evropskoj uniji. in Demokratski otpori normalizaciji autoritarizma u Evropi. 2017;:273-291.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rfpn_1053 .
Simentić Popović, Janja, "Sud pravde Evropske unije kao akter u zaštiti prava tražilaca azila u Evropskoj uniji" in Demokratski otpori normalizaciji autoritarizma u Evropi (2017):273-291,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rfpn_1053 .

Analysis of the EU Measures Adopted in Response to Migrant Crisis: Principle of Institutional Balance and Typology of Legal Acts in the EU Revisited

Simentić Popović, Janja

(Beograd : Institut za političke studije, 2016)

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Simentić Popović, Janja
PY  - 2016
UR  - http://rfpn.fpn.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1109
AB  - This article analyses measures that European Union adopted in response
to migrant crisis, with a special emphasis on Decision 2015/1601 establishing
provisional measures in the area of international protection for the benefit of
Italy and Greece. As Slovakia and Hungary filed actions for annulment of this
Decision before Court of Justice of the European Union, their claims are taken
as a starting point for the analysis. Therefore, this Decision is analyzed in the
framework of the principle of institutional balance and the typology of legal
acts in the EU. After the presentation of principle of institutional balance, re-
search is focused on relation between the Council and European Council and
European Parliament in the process of adoption of this Decision. It is concluded
that the sole possible encroach upon the principle of institutional balance can
be found in the Council’s neglection to reconsult the EP after the change in the
initial content of the Decision (deletion of Hungary). As for the typology of
acts in the EU, having in mind the process of evolution of the division between
legislative and non-legislative acts, it is concluded that the main criteria for the
differentiation between these two acts is the procedure in which the act is adopted and not its content, as Slovakia and Hungary claim.
PB  - Beograd : Institut za političke studije
T2  - Serbian Political Thought
T1  - Analysis of the EU Measures Adopted in Response to Migrant Crisis: Principle of Institutional Balance and Typology of Legal Acts in the EU Revisited
EP  - 139
IS  - 2
SP  - 121
VL  - 14
DO  - 10.22182/spt.1422016.8
ER  - 
@article{
author = "Simentić Popović, Janja",
year = "2016",
abstract = "This article analyses measures that European Union adopted in response
to migrant crisis, with a special emphasis on Decision 2015/1601 establishing
provisional measures in the area of international protection for the benefit of
Italy and Greece. As Slovakia and Hungary filed actions for annulment of this
Decision before Court of Justice of the European Union, their claims are taken
as a starting point for the analysis. Therefore, this Decision is analyzed in the
framework of the principle of institutional balance and the typology of legal
acts in the EU. After the presentation of principle of institutional balance, re-
search is focused on relation between the Council and European Council and
European Parliament in the process of adoption of this Decision. It is concluded
that the sole possible encroach upon the principle of institutional balance can
be found in the Council’s neglection to reconsult the EP after the change in the
initial content of the Decision (deletion of Hungary). As for the typology of
acts in the EU, having in mind the process of evolution of the division between
legislative and non-legislative acts, it is concluded that the main criteria for the
differentiation between these two acts is the procedure in which the act is adopted and not its content, as Slovakia and Hungary claim.",
publisher = "Beograd : Institut za političke studije",
journal = "Serbian Political Thought",
title = "Analysis of the EU Measures Adopted in Response to Migrant Crisis: Principle of Institutional Balance and Typology of Legal Acts in the EU Revisited",
pages = "139-121",
number = "2",
volume = "14",
doi = "10.22182/spt.1422016.8"
}
Simentić Popović, J.. (2016). Analysis of the EU Measures Adopted in Response to Migrant Crisis: Principle of Institutional Balance and Typology of Legal Acts in the EU Revisited. in Serbian Political Thought
Beograd : Institut za političke studije., 14(2), 121-139.
https://doi.org/10.22182/spt.1422016.8
Simentić Popović J. Analysis of the EU Measures Adopted in Response to Migrant Crisis: Principle of Institutional Balance and Typology of Legal Acts in the EU Revisited. in Serbian Political Thought. 2016;14(2):121-139.
doi:10.22182/spt.1422016.8 .
Simentić Popović, Janja, "Analysis of the EU Measures Adopted in Response to Migrant Crisis: Principle of Institutional Balance and Typology of Legal Acts in the EU Revisited" in Serbian Political Thought, 14, no. 2 (2016):121-139,
https://doi.org/10.22182/spt.1422016.8 . .

Serbia and international law at the crossroads of centuries – Serbian approach to international law until the beginning of the First world war

Simentić Popović, Janja; Knežević-Predić, Vesna

(Beograd : Fakultet političkih nauka, 2015)

TY  - CONF
AU  - Simentić Popović, Janja
AU  - Knežević-Predić, Vesna
PY  - 2015
UR  - http://rfpn.fpn.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1110
AB  - In this article the authors focus on the historical analysis of the position of Serbia
towards international law of the XIX century. The research encompasses a broad period of
time, spanning from 1830 to the beginning of the First World War, in order to cover the
distinct legal status of Serbia – both as a vassal of the Ottoman Empire and as an independent
State. The research has proven that Serbia has taken a stance on international law in
an indirect manner even before it gained independence – through the Ottoman Empire.
In order to provide a closer insight into Serbia’s indirect approach towards international
law, the authors will point to the institutes that came into being before the change of Serbia’s
international legal status. This part of the research will address the following issues:
regime of capitulations, establishment of consular relations with third countries and treaties
applicable to Serbia as a vassal of the Ottoman Empire. In the second −central part of
the research, the authors will comment upon Serbia’s direct approach to international law,
which Serbia developed by becoming a party to international treaties on its own behalf,
especially in the field of international law of armed conflict. In that respect, 1864 Geneva
Convention and 1899 and 1907 Hague Conventions are of paramount importance. Having
in mind that Serbia was accepted as a party to the Geneva Convention even before gaining
independence, it is important to note that Serbia’ s direct approach temporally precedes the
change of its legal status. Another pivotal issue for Serbia’s direct link with international law
were the Hague Conventions. Serbia did not only become their signatory state but was also
included in the making of the mentioned conventions. Therefore, the authors will provide
an in depth analysis of Serbian participation, activities and contributions to the Hague
peace conferences. It will be concluded that in spite of its newly changed international
status, Serbia was fast in adapting to the international legal environment. Serbia was aware
of the need to become an active part of the international community and wisely used its
resources to engage in international legal processes.
PB  - Beograd : Fakultet političkih nauka
C3  - Politički identite Srbije u regionalnom i globalnom kontekstu
T1  - Serbia and international law at the crossroads of centuries – Serbian approach to international law until the beginning of the First world war
EP  - 201
SP  - 181
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rfpn_1110
ER  - 
@conference{
author = "Simentić Popović, Janja and Knežević-Predić, Vesna",
year = "2015",
abstract = "In this article the authors focus on the historical analysis of the position of Serbia
towards international law of the XIX century. The research encompasses a broad period of
time, spanning from 1830 to the beginning of the First World War, in order to cover the
distinct legal status of Serbia – both as a vassal of the Ottoman Empire and as an independent
State. The research has proven that Serbia has taken a stance on international law in
an indirect manner even before it gained independence – through the Ottoman Empire.
In order to provide a closer insight into Serbia’s indirect approach towards international
law, the authors will point to the institutes that came into being before the change of Serbia’s
international legal status. This part of the research will address the following issues:
regime of capitulations, establishment of consular relations with third countries and treaties
applicable to Serbia as a vassal of the Ottoman Empire. In the second −central part of
the research, the authors will comment upon Serbia’s direct approach to international law,
which Serbia developed by becoming a party to international treaties on its own behalf,
especially in the field of international law of armed conflict. In that respect, 1864 Geneva
Convention and 1899 and 1907 Hague Conventions are of paramount importance. Having
in mind that Serbia was accepted as a party to the Geneva Convention even before gaining
independence, it is important to note that Serbia’ s direct approach temporally precedes the
change of its legal status. Another pivotal issue for Serbia’s direct link with international law
were the Hague Conventions. Serbia did not only become their signatory state but was also
included in the making of the mentioned conventions. Therefore, the authors will provide
an in depth analysis of Serbian participation, activities and contributions to the Hague
peace conferences. It will be concluded that in spite of its newly changed international
status, Serbia was fast in adapting to the international legal environment. Serbia was aware
of the need to become an active part of the international community and wisely used its
resources to engage in international legal processes.",
publisher = "Beograd : Fakultet političkih nauka",
journal = "Politički identite Srbije u regionalnom i globalnom kontekstu",
title = "Serbia and international law at the crossroads of centuries – Serbian approach to international law until the beginning of the First world war",
pages = "201-181",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rfpn_1110"
}
Simentić Popović, J.,& Knežević-Predić, V.. (2015). Serbia and international law at the crossroads of centuries – Serbian approach to international law until the beginning of the First world war. in Politički identite Srbije u regionalnom i globalnom kontekstu
Beograd : Fakultet političkih nauka., 181-201.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rfpn_1110
Simentić Popović J, Knežević-Predić V. Serbia and international law at the crossroads of centuries – Serbian approach to international law until the beginning of the First world war. in Politički identite Srbije u regionalnom i globalnom kontekstu. 2015;:181-201.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rfpn_1110 .
Simentić Popović, Janja, Knežević-Predić, Vesna, "Serbia and international law at the crossroads of centuries – Serbian approach to international law until the beginning of the First world war" in Politički identite Srbije u regionalnom i globalnom kontekstu (2015):181-201,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rfpn_1110 .

Doprinos Evropske unije utvrđivanju domena primene pravila o terorizmu

Simentić, Janja

(Institut za međunarodnu politiku i privredu, Beograd, 2015)

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Simentić, Janja
PY  - 2015
UR  - http://rfpn.fpn.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/504
AB  - This article analyses the relationship between rules on terrorism in international law and international humanitarian law (IHL), with the special emphasis on the European Union's standpoint on this issue. To this end, the article will present EU regulation in this field and the 2014 judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in the Tamil Tigers case will be analysed. Having in mind that the relation between the scope of application of the rules on terrorism and international humanitarian law is one of the contentious issues that burden and prologue adoption of the Comprehensive convention on terrorism under the auspices of United Nations, this article will point out to the standpoint which the CJEU took regarding that relation and whether it can be instructive for this process. In order to present differing viewpoints of the states about the issue of relation between rules on terrorism and IHL, process of negotiations in the Ad hoc committee whose task is to draft the Convention on terrorism will be addressed firstly. It is concluded that the Western states and those states that are members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation have opposite views about the aforementioned relation and that these disagreements prevent them from adopting the final draft of the future convention on terrorism. On the other hand, European Union (EU) adopted the regulation on the fight against terrorism, and based on that regulation certain number of organizations is marked as terrorist organizations and economic measures are imposed upon them. Among these organizations is the organization of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE, Tamil Tigers) which challenged this decision before the CJEU. The main object of the analysis is therefore the judgment of the CJEU in this case and especially the part of the judgment in which Tamil Tigers contest the application of the EU rules on terrorism, stating that it cannot be applied in the armed conflict occurring between them and the government of Sri Lanka, since the only norms applicable in this case are the rules of international humanitarian law. The Court found that the rules about financing terrorism apply all the time and that in the situation of armed conflict they are applicable alongside the rules of IHL. The Conclusion of the article is that the CJEU approach in this judgment can give useful guidelines for the resolution of a burdening issue of the relation between rules on terrorism and IHL. The rules on terrorism should be divided into two distinct categories, and each category should have its own relation with the IHL norms - rules on financing terrorism should be applied alongside IHL in armed conflict while the rules on incrimination of terrorist acts should not be applicable in situations of armed conflict. Also, the distinction between ius ad bellum and ius in bello should be preserved, therefore the application of the rules on terrorism and IHL should not depend upon the expressed motives of the parties to the conflict. In the end, it is also pointed out that the EU regulation has some shortcomings when it comes to the definition of terrorism and some recommendations are given for its overcoming.
PB  - Institut za međunarodnu politiku i privredu, Beograd
T2  - Evropsko zakonodavstvo
T1  - Doprinos Evropske unije utvrđivanju domena primene pravila o terorizmu
EP  - 305
IS  - 52-53
SP  - 289
VL  - 14
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rfpn_504
ER  - 
@article{
author = "Simentić, Janja",
year = "2015",
abstract = "This article analyses the relationship between rules on terrorism in international law and international humanitarian law (IHL), with the special emphasis on the European Union's standpoint on this issue. To this end, the article will present EU regulation in this field and the 2014 judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in the Tamil Tigers case will be analysed. Having in mind that the relation between the scope of application of the rules on terrorism and international humanitarian law is one of the contentious issues that burden and prologue adoption of the Comprehensive convention on terrorism under the auspices of United Nations, this article will point out to the standpoint which the CJEU took regarding that relation and whether it can be instructive for this process. In order to present differing viewpoints of the states about the issue of relation between rules on terrorism and IHL, process of negotiations in the Ad hoc committee whose task is to draft the Convention on terrorism will be addressed firstly. It is concluded that the Western states and those states that are members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation have opposite views about the aforementioned relation and that these disagreements prevent them from adopting the final draft of the future convention on terrorism. On the other hand, European Union (EU) adopted the regulation on the fight against terrorism, and based on that regulation certain number of organizations is marked as terrorist organizations and economic measures are imposed upon them. Among these organizations is the organization of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE, Tamil Tigers) which challenged this decision before the CJEU. The main object of the analysis is therefore the judgment of the CJEU in this case and especially the part of the judgment in which Tamil Tigers contest the application of the EU rules on terrorism, stating that it cannot be applied in the armed conflict occurring between them and the government of Sri Lanka, since the only norms applicable in this case are the rules of international humanitarian law. The Court found that the rules about financing terrorism apply all the time and that in the situation of armed conflict they are applicable alongside the rules of IHL. The Conclusion of the article is that the CJEU approach in this judgment can give useful guidelines for the resolution of a burdening issue of the relation between rules on terrorism and IHL. The rules on terrorism should be divided into two distinct categories, and each category should have its own relation with the IHL norms - rules on financing terrorism should be applied alongside IHL in armed conflict while the rules on incrimination of terrorist acts should not be applicable in situations of armed conflict. Also, the distinction between ius ad bellum and ius in bello should be preserved, therefore the application of the rules on terrorism and IHL should not depend upon the expressed motives of the parties to the conflict. In the end, it is also pointed out that the EU regulation has some shortcomings when it comes to the definition of terrorism and some recommendations are given for its overcoming.",
publisher = "Institut za međunarodnu politiku i privredu, Beograd",
journal = "Evropsko zakonodavstvo",
title = "Doprinos Evropske unije utvrđivanju domena primene pravila o terorizmu",
pages = "305-289",
number = "52-53",
volume = "14",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rfpn_504"
}
Simentić, J.. (2015). Doprinos Evropske unije utvrđivanju domena primene pravila o terorizmu. in Evropsko zakonodavstvo
Institut za međunarodnu politiku i privredu, Beograd., 14(52-53), 289-305.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rfpn_504
Simentić J. Doprinos Evropske unije utvrđivanju domena primene pravila o terorizmu. in Evropsko zakonodavstvo. 2015;14(52-53):289-305.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rfpn_504 .
Simentić, Janja, "Doprinos Evropske unije utvrđivanju domena primene pravila o terorizmu" in Evropsko zakonodavstvo, 14, no. 52-53 (2015):289-305,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rfpn_504 .

Right to pro-democratic intervention: From Grenada to Ukraine

Simentić, Janja

(Univerzitet u Beogradu - Fakultet političkih nauka, Beograd, 2014)

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Simentić, Janja
PY  - 2014
UR  - http://rfpn.fpn.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/465
AB  - This article argues that the right to pro-democratic intervention does not exist as an exception to the legal rule about the prohibition on the threat or use of force in international relations. Article addresses new interpretations of the nature of state sovereignty that in legal doctrine generate demands for the redefinition of existing rules regarding the use of force. However, by analyzing different cases in practice it shows that the claim about the emergence of the new customary right to pro-democratic intervention in international law is not sustainable. Finally, attention is given to the current situation in Ukraine in order to show relevance of this issue.
AB  - U ovom radu pokazujemo zašto smatramo da pravo na prodemokratsku intervenciju ne postoji kao jedan od posebnih izuzetaka od pravila o zabrani pretnje silom i upotrebe sile u međunarodnim odnosima. Ukazujemo na shvatanja o promenjenoj prirodi suverenosti države koja u doktrini dovode i do zahteva za redefinisanjem postojećih pravila o upotrebi sile. Međutim, ispitujući primere iz prakse pokazujemo da nije moguće utvrditi da je nastalo pravo na prodemokratsku intervenciju kao novo pravilo običajne prirode u međunarodnom pravu. Osvrćemo se i na trenutnu situaciju u Ukrajini, na čijem primeru pokazujemo aktuelnost navedenog pitanja.
PB  - Univerzitet u Beogradu - Fakultet političkih nauka, Beograd
T2  - Godišnjak Fakulteta političkih nauka
T1  - Right to pro-democratic intervention: From Grenada to Ukraine
T1  - Pravo na prodemokratsku intervenciju - od Grenade do Ukrajine
EP  - 76
IS  - 11
SP  - 61
VL  - 8
DO  - 10.5937/GodFPN1411061S
ER  - 
@article{
author = "Simentić, Janja",
year = "2014",
abstract = "This article argues that the right to pro-democratic intervention does not exist as an exception to the legal rule about the prohibition on the threat or use of force in international relations. Article addresses new interpretations of the nature of state sovereignty that in legal doctrine generate demands for the redefinition of existing rules regarding the use of force. However, by analyzing different cases in practice it shows that the claim about the emergence of the new customary right to pro-democratic intervention in international law is not sustainable. Finally, attention is given to the current situation in Ukraine in order to show relevance of this issue., U ovom radu pokazujemo zašto smatramo da pravo na prodemokratsku intervenciju ne postoji kao jedan od posebnih izuzetaka od pravila o zabrani pretnje silom i upotrebe sile u međunarodnim odnosima. Ukazujemo na shvatanja o promenjenoj prirodi suverenosti države koja u doktrini dovode i do zahteva za redefinisanjem postojećih pravila o upotrebi sile. Međutim, ispitujući primere iz prakse pokazujemo da nije moguće utvrditi da je nastalo pravo na prodemokratsku intervenciju kao novo pravilo običajne prirode u međunarodnom pravu. Osvrćemo se i na trenutnu situaciju u Ukrajini, na čijem primeru pokazujemo aktuelnost navedenog pitanja.",
publisher = "Univerzitet u Beogradu - Fakultet političkih nauka, Beograd",
journal = "Godišnjak Fakulteta političkih nauka",
title = "Right to pro-democratic intervention: From Grenada to Ukraine, Pravo na prodemokratsku intervenciju - od Grenade do Ukrajine",
pages = "76-61",
number = "11",
volume = "8",
doi = "10.5937/GodFPN1411061S"
}
Simentić, J.. (2014). Right to pro-democratic intervention: From Grenada to Ukraine. in Godišnjak Fakulteta političkih nauka
Univerzitet u Beogradu - Fakultet političkih nauka, Beograd., 8(11), 61-76.
https://doi.org/10.5937/GodFPN1411061S
Simentić J. Right to pro-democratic intervention: From Grenada to Ukraine. in Godišnjak Fakulteta političkih nauka. 2014;8(11):61-76.
doi:10.5937/GodFPN1411061S .
Simentić, Janja, "Right to pro-democratic intervention: From Grenada to Ukraine" in Godišnjak Fakulteta političkih nauka, 8, no. 11 (2014):61-76,
https://doi.org/10.5937/GodFPN1411061S . .

Judicial proceedings and reconciliation: Croatian and Serbian claims for the genocide before the International Court of Justice

Simentić, Janja

(Univerzitet u Beogradu - Fakultet političkih nauka, Beograd, 2014)

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Simentić, Janja
PY  - 2014
UR  - http://rfpn.fpn.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/453
AB  - Justice is one of the main components of the process of reconciliation. When materialized in its institutionalized form, justice is achieved through trials, whether to individuals or states. In the case of war in former Yugoslavia apart from the trials to the individuals before International Tribunal for former Yugoslavia, equally important and current issue is the case before International Court of Justice regarding the claim and counter-claim of Croatia and Serbia concerning the crime of genocide. Through the analysis of this judicial proceeding using the concept of change in the conflictive ethos it is shown that it does not per se contribute to the reconciliation. Reasons for that are to be found in the very nature of the judicial proceedings and discrepancies between legal and social norms and understandings of justice. Nevertheless the importance of judicial proceedings is not denied as a structural measure in the reconciliation process therefore suggestions for the overcoming of deficiencies in the contribution of these proceedings to the reconciliation are offered.
AB  - Pravda je jedan od osnovnih činilaca procesa pomirenja. Iskazana u institucionalizovanom obliku, pravda se sprovodi putem suđenja, bilo pojedincima, bilo državama. U slučaju rata u bivšoj Jugoslaviji, pored suđenja pojedincima pred Međunarodnim krivičnim tribunalom za bivšu Jugoslaviju, važno je i aktuelno pitanje tužbe i protivtužbe Hrvatske i Srbije pred Međunarodnim sudom pravde u vezi sa zločinom genocida. Analizirajući ovaj sudski proces sa stanovišta promene konfliktnog etosa, ukazano je na to da ovaj sudski proces sam po sebi ne vodi pomirenju. Razlozi za to nalaze se u samoj prirodi sudskih postupaka i diskrepanci između pravnih i društvenih normi i shvatanja pravde. Pa ipak, važnost sudskih postupaka kao strukturne mere u procesu pomirenja nije poreknuta, te su dati predlozi za prevazilaženje navedene manjkavosti u pogledu doprinosa sudskih procesa pomirenju.
PB  - Univerzitet u Beogradu - Fakultet političkih nauka, Beograd
T2  - Godišnjak Fakulteta političkih nauka
T1  - Judicial proceedings and reconciliation: Croatian and Serbian claims for the genocide before the International Court of Justice
T1  - Sudski procesi i pomirenje - tužbe za genocid Srbije i Hrvatske pred Međunarodnim sudom pravde
EP  - 74
IS  - 12
SP  - 59
VL  - 8
DO  - 10.5937/GodFPN1412059S
ER  - 
@article{
author = "Simentić, Janja",
year = "2014",
abstract = "Justice is one of the main components of the process of reconciliation. When materialized in its institutionalized form, justice is achieved through trials, whether to individuals or states. In the case of war in former Yugoslavia apart from the trials to the individuals before International Tribunal for former Yugoslavia, equally important and current issue is the case before International Court of Justice regarding the claim and counter-claim of Croatia and Serbia concerning the crime of genocide. Through the analysis of this judicial proceeding using the concept of change in the conflictive ethos it is shown that it does not per se contribute to the reconciliation. Reasons for that are to be found in the very nature of the judicial proceedings and discrepancies between legal and social norms and understandings of justice. Nevertheless the importance of judicial proceedings is not denied as a structural measure in the reconciliation process therefore suggestions for the overcoming of deficiencies in the contribution of these proceedings to the reconciliation are offered., Pravda je jedan od osnovnih činilaca procesa pomirenja. Iskazana u institucionalizovanom obliku, pravda se sprovodi putem suđenja, bilo pojedincima, bilo državama. U slučaju rata u bivšoj Jugoslaviji, pored suđenja pojedincima pred Međunarodnim krivičnim tribunalom za bivšu Jugoslaviju, važno je i aktuelno pitanje tužbe i protivtužbe Hrvatske i Srbije pred Međunarodnim sudom pravde u vezi sa zločinom genocida. Analizirajući ovaj sudski proces sa stanovišta promene konfliktnog etosa, ukazano je na to da ovaj sudski proces sam po sebi ne vodi pomirenju. Razlozi za to nalaze se u samoj prirodi sudskih postupaka i diskrepanci između pravnih i društvenih normi i shvatanja pravde. Pa ipak, važnost sudskih postupaka kao strukturne mere u procesu pomirenja nije poreknuta, te su dati predlozi za prevazilaženje navedene manjkavosti u pogledu doprinosa sudskih procesa pomirenju.",
publisher = "Univerzitet u Beogradu - Fakultet političkih nauka, Beograd",
journal = "Godišnjak Fakulteta političkih nauka",
title = "Judicial proceedings and reconciliation: Croatian and Serbian claims for the genocide before the International Court of Justice, Sudski procesi i pomirenje - tužbe za genocid Srbije i Hrvatske pred Međunarodnim sudom pravde",
pages = "74-59",
number = "12",
volume = "8",
doi = "10.5937/GodFPN1412059S"
}
Simentić, J.. (2014). Judicial proceedings and reconciliation: Croatian and Serbian claims for the genocide before the International Court of Justice. in Godišnjak Fakulteta političkih nauka
Univerzitet u Beogradu - Fakultet političkih nauka, Beograd., 8(12), 59-74.
https://doi.org/10.5937/GodFPN1412059S
Simentić J. Judicial proceedings and reconciliation: Croatian and Serbian claims for the genocide before the International Court of Justice. in Godišnjak Fakulteta političkih nauka. 2014;8(12):59-74.
doi:10.5937/GodFPN1412059S .
Simentić, Janja, "Judicial proceedings and reconciliation: Croatian and Serbian claims for the genocide before the International Court of Justice" in Godišnjak Fakulteta političkih nauka, 8, no. 12 (2014):59-74,
https://doi.org/10.5937/GodFPN1412059S . .