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Agreements on Cooperation with the Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia and High Administrative Court of the Republic of Croatia Signed on 28 June 2018

As a part of the ceremony organised on 28 June 2018 at the Faculty of Law in Rijeka celebrating 5 years of Croatian membership in the EU, the Faculty signed agreements on cooperation with the Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia and the High Administrative Court of the Republic of Croatia. The Agreement of Cooperation between the Faculty of Law in Rijeka and the Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia was signed by the Faculty of Law Dean Vesna Crnić-Grotić and the President of the Civil Division of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia Damir Kontrec, while the Agreement of Cooperation between the Faculty of Law in Rijeka and the High Administrative Court of the Republic of Croatia was signed by the Faculty of Law Dean Vesna Crnić-Grotić and the President of the High Administrative Court of the Republic of Croatia Ante Galić. Conclusion of these agreements formalised the cooperation achieved so far and opens prospects for new forms of collaboration in the future.

Workshop for Researchers “Where to Publish?” held at the Faculty of Law in Rijeka

On 27 June 2018, workshop for researchers titled Where to Publish? Citation Databases and Bibliometric Indicators in the Field of Law was held at the Faculty of Law in Rijeka. Organised by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ivana Kunda, Vice-Dean for Research and led by by Dr. Dejana Golenko, Director of the Faculty Library, the workshop offered an opportunity to faculty members to get informed and discuss choices concerning the publication of the research results based on factors, such as bibliometric indicators, database indexing and quality of the publication, especially taking into consideration new condition for obtaining scientific title. Here is the announcement.

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The Dean Crnić-Grotić at the Conference of the Council of Europe

"Minorities and Minority Languages in a Changing Europe"

The Dean of the Faculty has participated in the Conference of the Council of Europe "Minorities and Minority Languages in a Changing Europe" held on 18th and 19th June in Strasbourg. The Conference was held on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the entry into force of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, the two key treaties of the Council of Europe dedicated to the protection of minorities and their rights. The conference was opened by Thorbjørn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Marija Pejčinović Burić, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia as well as by Vesna Crnić-Grotić, Chair of Committee of Experts of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages and Edita Žiobienė, Interim President of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. Opening addresses are available at the following web page: https://www.pscp.tv/w/1DXxyYwZZvkxM?t=14.

A new book published by a member of our teaching staff

Dr. Stjepan Gadžo, post-doctoral researcher at the Chair for Financial Law of our Faculty, is the author of the new book published by a renowned academic publisher IBFD, Amsterdam. The book, titled “Nexus Requirements for Taxation of Non-Residents’ Business Income: A Normative Evaluation in the Context of the Global Economy“, contains Dr. Gadžo’s doctoral thesis, for which he was previously awarded with a European Academic Tax Thesis Award 2017. More information on the book is available here.

Trilateral meeting at the Rijeka Law Faculty: Setting the stage for interdisciplinary collaboration

On June 6^th, 2018, Lawrence M. Solan, Don Forchelli Professor of Law from the Brooklyn Law School, New York, Prof. Dr. Borut Holcman from the Law Faculty in Maribor and Viktorija Osolnik Kunc, President of the Association of Sworn Court Interpreters and Legal Translators of Slovenia visited the Rijeka Law Faculty. At the meeting with the Dean, Prof. Dr. Vesna Crnić-Grotić and Asst. Prof. Martina Bajčić, the delegation discussed potential opportunities of interdisciplinary collaboration.

The Dean of the Faculty participated in the International Conference of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OESS) organized by the High Comissioner on National Minorities

The Dean of the Faculty participated in the International Conference of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OESS) organized by the High Comissioner on National Minorities on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the Oslo Recommendations regarding the Linguistic Rights of National Minorities. The conference “Language Policy and Conflict Prevention - Revisiting the Oslo Recommendations regarding the Linguistic Rights of National Minorities” was held under the auspices of the Kingdom of Norway in Oslo on 31 May 2018. The conference brought together more than 100 participants, among them being politicians, activists, academics, students, et al. The book “Language Policy and Conflict Prevention” was also promoted at the conference.

Teaching excellence awards for the academic year 2017/2018 at the University of Rijeka

On Friday, 18 May 2018, the 45. Dies academicus – Academic recognition awards ceremony was held at the University of Rijeka Rector’s Office. Madam Rector, Prof. Dr. Snježana Prijić Samaržija awarded certificates for teaching excellence in the academic year 2017/2018 to the teaching staff of the University constituents. At the Faculty of Law in Rijeka, Assist. Prof. Dr. Antonija Zubović from the Department of Commercial Law and Corporate Law and Dr. Danijela Vrbljanac form the Department of International and European Private Law were awarded for their contribution in teaching.