Faculty of Law, University of Sarajevo

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University of Sarajevo
Faculty of Law
Pravni fakultet
Univerziteta u Sarajevu
Faculty of Law, University of Sarajevo.jpg
Latin: Facultas Iuris Sarajevoensis[ citation needed ]
Type Public
Established1946
Dean Zinka Grbo
Location,
43°51′25″N18°25′07″E / 43.85694°N 18.41861°E / 43.85694; 18.41861
Campus Urban
Website pfsa.unsa.ba

The Faculty of Law of the University of Sarajevo (Bosnian : Pravni fakultet Univerziteta u Sarajevu), also known as the Sarajevo Law School, is one of the leading schools of the University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The school is located in Sarajevo's downtown district next to the Latin Bridge and not far from Baščaršija, the city's historical and cultural center.

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History

The Faculty of Law building, built in the 1850s Sarajevo University-of-Sarajevo Obala 2011-09-28.jpg
The Faculty of Law building, built in the 1850s

The Sarajevo Law School was founded through a legal act on 20 August 1946 and it became the first member of the University of Sarajevo. Mehmed Begović, a distinguished research professor at the University of Belgrade's Faculty of Law specializing in Yugoslav Sharia law was the driving power for establishing the school's program and organization (along with Gorazd Kušej from Ljubljana and Pavao Rastovčan from Zagreb). Russian lawyer and historian Alexander Soloviev served as the first Dean of the Sarajevo Law School from 1947 to 1949. [1]

Organization

The law school is divided into five chairs:

Degree programs

The Bachelor's program lasts four years carrying 240 ECTS credits. The Degree of Graduate lawyer was also offered for those who enrolled before the Bologna reform.

Notable people

Alumni

Alija Izetbegovic Alija Izetbegovic (cropped).jpg
Alija Izetbegović

Faculty

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References

  1. "General Information on the Sarajevo Law School". Sarajevo Law School. Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.