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PRAVNI ZAPISI \u2022 Year XVI \u2022 no. 2 \u2022 pp. 441\u2013476<\/p>\n

GENERAL UNIVERSITIES ACT 1954: THE FIRST POST-WAR LAW ON HIGHER EDUCATION IN YUGOSLAVIA AND ITS LONG-TERM EFFECTS, Part Two<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Language: Serbian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dejan Popovi\u0107<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Professor <\/b>Emeritus<\/i><\/b>, University of Belgrade Faculty of Law, Serbia
\n<\/b>e-mail:<\/strong> dejan.popovic@ius.bg.ac.rs<\/span><\/a>
\n<\/span>ORCID ID:<\/strong> 0002-6543-7858<\/span><\/p>\n

Zoran S. Mirkovi\u0107<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Professor, University of Belgrade Faculty of Law, Serbia
\n<\/b><\/span>e-mail:<\/strong> zoranm@ius.bg.ac.rs<\/span><\/a>
\n<\/span>ORCID ID:<\/strong> 0009-0002-1238-5414<\/span><\/p>\n

Pravni zapisi, No. 2\/2025, pp. 441-476
\nOriginal Scientific Article
\nDOI:<\/b> 10.5937\/pravzap16-61333<\/p>\n

KEY WORDS
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

General Universities Act, Legal entity status, University Council, Rector, University Management, Dean, University professors, Students, League of Communists of Yugoslavia.<\/p>\n

ABSTRACT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

After the break with the USSR, the Yugoslav communists began to build a different model of socialism, in which higher education was given a certain autonomy, while the Party preserved its monopoly of power. From 1952 to 1954, a broad debate (including both communist politicians and professors) was held about the issues of new organization of universities and faculties, State\u2019s influence on managing these institutions, the election of professors, etc. In 1954, the Federal People\u2019s Assembly passed the General Universities Act. With this law, universities and faculties were given the status of legal entities and the right to adopt their statutes. They were governed by a council (in which professors and the state \/with students\/ each had 50% of the votes), a rector\/dean and a university\/faculty management. The influence of this law is still felt in the successor states of ex-Yugoslavia, and in Serbia, Croatia and North Macedonia faculties still have the status of legal entities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PRAVNI ZAPISI \u2022 Year XVI \u2022 no. 2 \u2022 pp. 441\u2013476 GENERAL UNIVERSITIES ACT 1954: THE FIRST POST-WAR LAW ON HIGHER EDUCATION IN YUGOSLAVIA AND ITS LONG-TERM EFFECTS, Part Two Dejan Popovi\u0107 Professor Emeritus, University of Belgrade Faculty of Law, Serbia e-mail: dejan.popovic@ius.bg.ac.rs ORCID ID: 0002-6543-7858 Zoran S. Mirkovi\u0107 Professor, University of Belgrade Faculty of Law, Serbia e-mail: zoranm@ius.bg.ac.rs ORCID ID: 0009-0002-1238-5414 Pravni zapisi, No. 2\/2025, pp. 441-476 Original Scientific Article DOI: 10.5937\/pravzap16-61333 KEY WORDS General Universities Act, Legal entity status, University Council, Rector, University Management, Dean, University professors, Students, League of Communists of Yugoslavia. 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