The University of Montenegro Faculty of Law (), also known as the Podgorica Law School, is one of the educational institutions of the

University of Montenegro The University of Montenegro () is a national public university of Montenegro. Its central administration and most of its constituent faculties are located in the country's capital Podgorica, with campuses in Nikšić, Cetinje, and Kotor. Its ...

. The Faculty is

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's leading

law school A law school (also known as a law centre/center, college of law, or faculty of law) is an institution, professional school, or department of a college or university specializing in legal education, usually involved as part of a process for b ...

History

The Faculty of Law was established on October 27, 1972. It officially became part of the

on April 29, 1974, when the ''Agreement on Association into the University of Titograd'' (today's University of Montenegro) was signed with the representatives of the

Faculty of Philosophy A faculty is a division within a university or college comprising one subject area or a group of related subject areas, possibly also delimited by level (e.g. undergraduate). In North America, academic divisions are sometimes titled colleges, sc ...

, the Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Economics, the Maritime Studies College from

Kotor Kotor (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Котор, ), historically known as Cattaro (from Italian language, Italian: ), is a town in Coastal Montenegro, Coastal region of Montenegro. It is located in a secluded part of the Bay of Kotor. The city has ...

and three independent scientific institutes from

Titograd Podgorica ( cnr-Cyrl, Подгорица; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city is just north of Lake Skadar and close to coastal destinations on the Adriatic Sea. Histor ...

. Its main building is located in

Podgorica Podgorica ( cnr-Cyrl, Подгорица; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city is just north of Lake Skadar and close to coastal destinations on the Adriatic Sea. Histor ...

and is shared with the University's Faculty of Political Sciences. Affiliations in

Bijelo Polje Bijelo Polje (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Бијело Поље, ) is a town located in the Northern Montenegro, Northern Region of Montenegro, situated along Lim (river), Lim River. It has an urban population of 12,900 (2011 census). It is the ad ...

and

Budva Budva (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Будва, or ) is a town in the Coastal Montenegro, Coastal region of Montenegro. It had 27,445 inhabitants as of 2023, and is the centre of Budva Municipality. The coastal area around Budva, called the Budv ...

function within the Faculty. The

law school was established in 2010. The Faculty of Law in

was opened the same year, at the ''Academy of Knowledge'' ( Montenegrin: ''Akademija znanja'' / ''Академија знања'').

Organization

The faculty organizes undergraduate, postgraduate specialist and master studies.

Undergraduate studies

Undergraduate studies are organized on the following study groups of the Faculty: * ''

Law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been variously described as a science and as the ar ...

'' * ''

Security Security is protection from, or resilience against, potential harm (or other unwanted coercion). Beneficiaries (technically referents) of security may be persons and social groups, objects and institutions, ecosystems, or any other entity or ...

and

Criminalistics Forensic science combines principles of law and science to investigate criminal activity. Through crime scene investigations and laboratory analysis, forensic scientists are able to link suspects to evidence. An example is determining the time and ...

Postgraduate specialist studies

Postgraduate specialist studies are organized at the following courses of studies: * ''Civil Legal'' * ''Criminal Legal'' * ''International Legal'' * ''Business Legal'' * ''Judiciary'' * ''Constitutional Political'' * ''Legal-Historical''

Notable alumni

Mileva Filipović Mileva Jovanova Filipović (née Kalezyc, ; 4 September 1938 - 11 July 2020) was a Montenegrin sociologist, who was Professor of Law at the University of Montenegro, where she unsuccessfully tried to establish a Department of Gender Studies. ...

- sociologist and gender studies pioneer (1938-2020) *

Svetozar Marović Svetozar Marović ( Montenegrin Cyrillic: Светозар Маровић; born 31 March 1955) is a Montenegrin lawyer and politician who served as the last head of state and head of government of Serbia and Montenegro from 2003 until Montenegro ...

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

Serbia and Montenegro The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro or simply Serbia and Montenegro, known until 2003 as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and commonly referred to as FR Yugoslavia (FRY) or simply Yugoslavia, was a country in Southeast Europe locate ...

(2003-2006) *

Slavko Perović Slavko Perović ( Montenegrin Cyrillic: Славко Перовић; born 2 August 1954) is a Montenegrin politician. He is best known as a co-founder and former leader of Liberal Alliance of Montenegro (LSCG), former party that was fighting for ...

- founder of the

Liberal Alliance of Montenegro Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * Generally, a supporter of the political philosophy liberalism. Liberals may be politically left or right but tend to be centrist. * An adherent of a Liberal Party (See also Liberal parties by countr ...

Željko Šturanović Željko Šturanović (; 31 January 1960 – 30 June 2014) was a Montenegrin politician who was the Prime Minister of Montenegro from 2006 until his resignation in 2008. Early life Šturanović was born in Nikšić, in what was then the People's ...

Prime Minister A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

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(2006-2008) *

Miodrag Vlahović Miodrag Mišo Vlahović ( cyrl, Миодраг Мишо Влаховић) (1924 – 2006) was a politician from Montenegro who served as President of the Presidency of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro (within the Socialist Federal Republic of ...

- Montenegrin ambassador to the

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(2006-2010) *

Boro Vučinić Boro Vučinić ( cnr-cyrl, Боро Вучинић; born 1954 in Titograd) is the former head of the Montenegrin National Security Agency, as well as the former Minister of Defense and the former Minister of Urban Planning of Montenegro. As Minis ...

- head of the Montenegrin

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(2012–present) *

Draginja Vuksanović Draginja () is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Draginja Adamović (1925–2000), Serbian poet * Draginja Babić (1886-1915), Serbian doctor * Draginja Vlasic (1928–2011), Serbian painter * Draginja Vuksanović ( ...

- president of the

Social Democratic Party of Montenegro Social Democratic Party of Montenegro (; or just the Social Democratic Party, abbr. SDP) is a nationalist and social democratic political party in Montenegro. It is the only party in Montenegro to have full membership in the Socialist Internation ...

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control

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Law schools in Montenegro

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1972 establishments in Yugoslavia