Constitutional status of local self-government in Serbia

Orlović, Slobodan P.

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“…In the period from 1991 to 2007, the level of decentralization, the rights of self-governments, the methods of determining the scope of local jurisdiction, the election and responsibilities of local bodies, the supervision of the central government, the right to own the property and financial resources and, the degree of autonomy, etc. -all varied to a great extent" (Orlović, 2015(Orlović, , p. 1660. Following the October changes of 2000, the status of local self-government in Serbia has undergone several reform processes.…”

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“…Independent organization of local bodies and public sectors is in compliance with the Constitution and law. This entails a logical question -what is the remaining sphere of independence (in our practice this independence is reflected in the number of assembly members within legally regulated margin, for example 19-75) (Orlović, 2015(Orlović, , p. 1662.…”

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“…These competences refer to original and not to delegated activities. Delegated tasks do not have its origin in the Constitution, but represent unilateral transfer of authority from state to local self-government level (Orlović, 2015(Orlović, , p. 1664.…”

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On local self-government and its constitutional position in Serbia

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Rapajić

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Local self-government is a form of decision-making and governance in local communities established on smaller parts of state territories. It is exercised either directly by its citizens, or by their elected representatives, as well as by other local bodies. The local authority, executed by local bodies, theoretically represents the government of citizens in local communities. Local self-government can be considered as the basic organization of power, and the history of constitutionalism cannot be imagined without it. In this paper, the authors first present the basic characteristics of self-government. These include: 1) the existence of a defined scope for certain local self-government activities, executed by local government bodies without interference from the central government; 2) citizens' entitlement to choose their representatives in local communities through direct elections or to be directly involved in making decisions on important topics of interest to the local community; 3) local institutions' independence in terms of their organization and personnel; 4) local self-government having its own independent financing sources (taxes, own property); 5) local autonomy protected by the constitution and laws to ensure the unobstructed work of local self-government. In this paper, the authors analyze the elements of the constitutional position of local self-government in Serbia, including its concept, the method of decision-making, jurisdiction, the right to self-organization, and the protection of local self-government.

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Development of Local Self-Government in Serbia

Ivančević

2021

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Local self government, as a phenomenon, was established before the emergence of a modern state. Its role and significance has remained unsurpassed in nowadays world generally, and especially in modern states. The position that self-government has today is derived from the functions that this institution has in a modern state system. Namely, local self-government represents the basis of the state system in a narrower functional sense because it performs tasks that are important for the local community. However, it has a broader political and organizational significance, because, without that level of state organization, it would be almost impossible to reach numerous democratic achievements such as: citizen participation in public affairs, sharing power, decentralization (i.e. devolution of power), the exercise of certain rights and freedom, activities of civil society, etc. The importance of local self-government in Serbia is reflected in its historical role, inherited from tradition, which has outgrown and taken on a certain state-building, institutional and national character. It should also be emphasized that Serbian historiography, as well as other social sciences, to which this topic is related, has not paid enough attention to local self-government as a phenomenon in the context of its significance for the modern Serbian state and society as a whole. Therefore, it would be extremely important to look at this topic in a multidisciplinary manner and to offer scientific answers and facts about the historical, legal, political, and sociological role of local self-government. This work will try to synthesize its historical, political, institutional and national significance, by analyzing the emergence of self-government, that is, its development, which makes it one of the pillars of the Serbian state.

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Constitutional status of local self-government in Serbia

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