Serbia · Overview
The legal system of Serbia
A civil-law system based on the 2006 Constitution and codes in the Continental tradition, with a Constitutional Court. Serbia is an EU candidate progressively aligning its law with the EU acquis.
Legal tradition
Serbia belongs to the civil law tradition. A civil-law system based on the 2006 Constitution and codes in the Continental tradition, with a Constitutional Court. Serbia is an EU candidate progressively aligning its law with the EU acquis.
How power is divided
A parliamentary republic with a directly elected President, a Government answerable to the National Assembly and an independent judiciary overseen by a reformed High Judicial Council.
Where law comes from
- Constitution
- The 2006 constitution as amended.
- Ratified treaties
- Part of domestic law and above statute.
- Laws of the National Assembly
- Primary legislation.
- Codes
- The Law on Obligations, Criminal Code and procedural codes.
The legal profession
Advokati belong to bar associations under the Serbian Bar Association; javni beležnici (notaries) handle deeds, company acts and succession.
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