The Law of Serbia is the system of legal rules in force in

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, and in the international community it is a member of. Serbian

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belongs mainly to the Germanic branch of continental legal culture ( civil law). Major areas of

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and

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are divided into branches, among them civil, criminal, administrative, family and labour law. Serbia is the fourth modern-day European country, after

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and the

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, to have a codified legal system. Written law is the basis of the legal order, and the most important

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are:

Constitution of Serbia The current Constitution of the Republic of Serbia (), also known as Mitrovdan Constitution () is the supreme and basic law of Serbia. It was adopted in 2006, replacing the previous constitution dating from 1990. History The adoption of current ...

, legal regulations ( acts of parliament),

international treaties A treaty is a formal, legally binding written agreement between sovereign states and/or international organizations that is governed by international law. A treaty may also be known as an international agreement, protocol, covenant, conventi ...

(once they have been

ratified Ratification is a principal's legal confirmation of an act of its agent. In international law, ratification is the process by which a state declares its consent to be bound to a treaty. In the case of bilateral treaties, ratification is usuall ...

by the parliament and

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), and such findings of the

Constitutional Court A constitutional court is a high court that deals primarily with constitutional law. Its main authority is to rule on whether laws that are challenged are in fact unconstitutional, i.e. whether they conflict with constitutionally established ru ...

, in which a law or its part has been nullified as

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.Social Security Law in Serbia, Senad Jasarevic, Senad Ja Arevi, Kluwer Law International, 01.05.2012.

Sources of law

Sources of Serbian law are (in this hierarchical order): * the Constitution () and constitutional acts () * international treaties ratified by the

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() * laws adopted by the National Assembly () * published decisions of the Constitutional Court () * derived legislation: government decrees () and decisions of ministries (); legislative acts of territorial self-government bodies: provincial decrees () and city/municipal ordinances () Acts of parliament and other legal regulations enter into force on the day they are

(published) in the "Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia" (), although they may take effect at a later date. International treaties are similarly published in the "Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia".

References

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Sources of law

See also

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