Faculty of Law, University of Mostar ( hr, Pravni fakultet Sveučilišta u Mostaru) is a public institution belonging to the

University of Mostar The University of Mostar ( hr, Sveučilište u Mostaru; la, Universitas Studiorum Mostariensis) is the largest public university located in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Previously it was called the University Džemal Bijedić of Mostar, n ...

located in

Mostar Mostar (, ; sr-Cyrl, Мостар, ) is a city and the administrative center of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the historical capital of Herzegovina. Mostar is sit ...

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History

Until 1971, Faculty of Law in Mostar was a branch of the University of Sarajevo's

Law School A law school (also known as a law centre or college of law) is an institution specializing in legal education, usually involved as part of a process for becoming a lawyer within a given jurisdiction. Law degrees Argentina In Argentina, ...

. On 15 November 1976, Faculty of Law become started to act independently.

Organisation

As of 2012/13 academic year, the Faculty of Law adopted the Bologna Process and undertook necessary reforms. Undergraduate study lasts for eight semesters (for academic years), and after finishing it, a student gets a bachelor's degree (''provostupnik''). Graduate study lasts for two semesters (one academic year), and after graduation, a student gains the title of a master of law (''magistar''). The doctoral study lasts for six semesters (three academic years). The Faculty of Law has its departments in

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and Orašje. Both departments have the undergraduate and the graduate studies. The doctoral studies have several specialisations: the

constitutional law Constitutional law is a body of law which defines the role, powers, and structure of different entities within a State (polity), state, namely, the executive (government), executive, the parliament or legislature, and the judiciary; as well as th ...

, the

criminal law Criminal law is the body of law that relates to crime. It prescribes conduct perceived as threatening, harmful, or otherwise endangering to the property, health, safety, and moral welfare of people inclusive of one's self. Most criminal law i ...

, the civil law, the legal history, the economic law, the

international law International law (also known as public international law and the law of nations) is the set of rules, norms, and standards generally recognized as binding between states. It establishes normative guidelines and a common conceptual framework for ...

and the

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administrative law Administrative law is the division of law that governs the activities of government agency, executive branch agencies of Forms of government, government. Administrative law concerns executive branch rule making (executive branch rules are gener ...

. There are around 1,000 students at the Faculty of Law.

References

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1976 establishments in Yugoslavia