izv.prof.dr.sc. Nikol Žiha
Zaposlenje:
aktivni radni odnos
Ustrojstvena jedinica:
Katedra pravne povijesti i rimskog prava
E-mail :
nikol.ziha@pravos.hr
Telefon :
+385 31 224 544
Ured (prostorija):
44/13
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- Osnivačica i v.d. voditeljica Klinike za uključivo obrazovanje
Nikol Žiha izvanredna je profesorica na Katedri za pravnu povijest i rimsko pravo Pravnog fakulteta Sveučilišta Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku. Pravni studij završila je u Osijeku, a znanstveni i stručni put nastavila na Pravnom fakultetu Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, gdje je stekla i doktorat znanosti. Kao stipendistica Austrijskog ministarstva za znanost i istraživanje, stručno se usavršavala na Institutu za rimsko pravo i antičku pravnu povijest Pravnog fakulteta u Beču te na Institutu za medicinsko pravo Pravnog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Kölnu.
Tijekom dvadeset godina rada u akademskoj zajednici, obnašala je funkcije predsjednice katedre (2014.-2018.), prodekanice za projekte i međunarodnu suradnju (2014.-2016.) te je aktivno sudjelovala u brojnim znanstvenim projektima i konferencijama u zemlji i inozemstvu.
Njezini znanstveni interesi uključuju rimsko privatno pravo, europsku pravnu povijest i metodiku pravne nastave, a posebnu pažnju posvećuje razvoju suvremene pravne edukacije kroz povezivanje pravne tradicije i današnjih društvenih izazova.
Uz završenu Pedagoško-psihološko-didaktičko-metodičku izobrazbu na Fakultetu za odgojne i obrazovne znanosti Sveučilišta J. J. Strossmayera u Osijeku, kontinuirano se usavršava u području metodike nastave. Posebno se izdvaja stručno usavršavanje „Aktivno učenje i kritičko mišljenje u visokoškolskoj nastavi“. Kao inicijatorica i v. d. voditeljice Klinike za uključivo obrazovanje, zalaže se za jačanje socijalne dimenzije visokog obrazovanja, unaprjeđenje uvjeta studiranja podzastupljenih i ranjivih skupina studenata te za stvaranje uključivog akademskog okruženja koje potiče jednakost, raznolikost i povezanost s lokalnom zajednicom. Dodatne kompetencije razvija kroz edukaciju iz područja psihoterapije kao polaznica Propedeutike psihoterapije na Sveučilištu Algebra Bernays, a trenutačno je edukantica druge godine geštalt psihoterapije u Geštalt centru Homa.
Članica je organizacijskog odbora Međunarodne znanstvene konferencije EU and Comparative Law Issues and Challenges (ECLIC). Članica je uredništva publikacija Pravni vjesnik, EU and Comparative Law Issues and Challenges Series (ECLIC), Regional Law Review i Dijete i obitelj u suvremenom društvu. Autorica je triju sveučilišnih udžbenika i više od trideset znanstvenih radova. Aktivno govori engleski i njemački jezik, služi se francuskim, a u znanstvenom radu koristi i latinski jezik.
Sveučilišni integrirani prijediplomski i diplomski studij Pravo
Sveučilišni diplomski studij Socijalni rad
Sveučilišni prijediplomski studij Socijalni rad
Petrak, M.; Žiha, N., “Child Protection in Roman Legal Tradition”, in: Child and Law, Rešetar, B. (ed.), Faculty of Law Osijek, Osijek, 2009.
Žiha, N., “Croatian Property Law Between Tradition And Transition: A Revival of the Roman Principle Superficies Solo Cedit”, in: Economic and Social Development.16th International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development – “The Legal Challenges of Modern World”, Book of Proceedings, Primorac, Z; Bussoli, C; Recker, N. (eds.), Split, Varaždin, 2016.
Kasap, J; Lachner, V; Žiha, N., “Through legal education towards European Education Area“, in: EU and comparative law issues and challenges series (ECLIC), Duić, D; Petrašević, T. (eds.), Faculty of Law, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, 2018.
Žiha, N., Sukačić, M., “Legal inconsistency of Baranja wine cellar ‘gator’ with the principle of superficies solo cedit”, in: 8th International Scientific Symposium “Economy of eastern Croatia – vision and growth”, Leko Šimić, M; Crnković, B. (eds.), Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Economics in Osijek, Osijek, 2019.
Žiha, N., “ Medicus between Perception and Reality as Portrayed in Some Non-legal Sources ”, in: “History of Law and other Humanities: Views of the Legal World Across the Time“, Amorosi, V; Massimo Minale, V. (eds.), Madrid: Carlos III University of Madrid, 2019.
Žiha, N., ʺRoman maritime loan (fenus nauticum) as a precursor of insuranceʺ, Faculty of Law Osijek, University J. J. Strossmayer, Osijek, 2019.
Žiha, N., “The Insurance Function of Roman Maritime Loan“, in: Maritime Risk Management. Essays on the History of Marine Insurance, General Average and Sea Loan, Comparative Studies in the History of Insurance Law / Studien zur vergleichenden Geschichte des Versicherungsrechts, vol. 11., Hellwege, P; Rossi, G. (ur), Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, 2021.
Žiha, N., “Ugovorna odgovornost liječnika u rimskom pravu”, Zbornik Pravnog fakulteta u Zagrebu, Vol. 71, No. 3-4, 2021.
Žiha, N., „Deliktna odgovornost liječnika u rimskom pravu“, Zbornik Pravnog fakulteta u Zagrebu, vol. 72, No. 6, 2022.
Žiha, N., Sukačić, M., “Troubled Waters - Croatian Seashore as Res Extra Commercium in Commercio", Pravni vjesnik- časopis za pravne i društvene znanosti Pravnog fakulteta Sveučilišta JJ Strossmayera u Osijeku, vol. 39, no. 2, 2023.
Žiha, N., “Value Education in Law School Curriculum: Cultivating Moral Autonomy", Pravni vjesnik, vol. 40, no. 1, 2024.
Žiha, N., Sukačić, M., „Latinska pravna terminologija“, Sveučilište J.J. Strossmayera u Osijeku, Osijek, 2024.
Kasap, J., Lachner, V., Žiha, N., Pravo zaštite okoliša iz povijesne perspektive, Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Osijek, 2025.
Žiha, N., Sukačić, M., The Impact of EU Nature Restoration Law on Private Property Rights – Between the Environmental Protection and the (In)compatibility with the Roman Legal Tradition, u: Duić, D; Petrašević, T. (ur.), EU and Comparative Law Issues and Challenges Series (ECLIC 9), “Strong and Secure Europe: Legal and Economic Aspects“, Pravni fakultet Osijek, Osijek, 2025.
Employment Status:
active employee
Organizational unit:
Chair of Legal History and Roman Law
E-mail :
nikol.ziha@pravos.hr
Telephone :
+385 31 224 544
Office (room):
44/13
Office hours:
Consultations are available every day by prior appointment via email.
- Founder and acting head of the Clinic for Inclusive Education
Nikol Žiha is an Associate Professor at the Department of Legal History and Roman Law, Faculty of Law, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek. She obtained her law degree in Osijek and continued her academic and professional development at the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, where she earned her Master’s and Doctoral degrees. She was awarded a fellowship by the Austrian Ministry of Science and Research and pursued advanced studies at the Institute for Roman Law and Ancient Legal History, Faculty of Law, University of Vienna, and at the Institute for Medical Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Cologne.
With over twenty years of experience in academia, she has held several leadership positions, including Head of the Department of Legal History and Roman Law (2014-2018) and Vice-Dean for Projects and International Cooperation (2014-2016). She actively participates in numerous research projects and scientific conferences both in Croatia and abroad.
Her research interests include Roman private law, European legal history, and legal education methodology, with a particular focus on the development of modern legal education through the integration of legal tradition and contemporary social challenges.
Alongside completing the mandatory "Pedagogical, psychological, didactic, and methodological training" at the Faculty of Education, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, she continues to advance her expertise in teaching methodology. Notably, she has completed the professional training program “Active Learning and Critical Thinking in Higher Education.” As the initiator and acting head of the Clinic for Inclusive Education, she is committed to strengthening the social dimension of higher education, improving study conditions for underrepresented and vulnerable student groups, and fostering an inclusive academic environment that promotes equality, diversity, and community engagement. She further broadens her competencies through education in psychotherapy by attending the “Propaedeutics of Psychotherapy” program at Algebra Bernays University and is currently a second-year trainee in Gestalt psychotherapy at the Gestalt Center Homa.
Nikol Žiha is a member of the Organizing Committee of the International Scientific Conference “EU and Comparative Law Issues and Challenges (ECLIC)”. She has served as a member of the editorial board of Journal of law and social sciences, EU and Comparative Law Issues and Challenges Series (ECLIC), Regional Law Review, and Child and Family in Contemporary Society. She is the author of three university textbooks and more than thirty scientific papers.
She is fluent in English and German, has working knowledge of French, and uses Latin in her scholarly research.
Social Work
Social Work
Petrak, M.; Žiha, N., “Child Protection in Roman Legal Tradition”, in: Child and Law, Rešetar, B. (ed.), Faculty of Law Osijek, Osijek, 2009.
Žiha, N., “Croatian Property Law Between Tradition And Transition: A Revival of the Roman Principle Superficies Solo Cedit”, in: Economic and Social Development.16th International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development – “The Legal Challenges of Modern World”, Book of Proceedings, Primorac, Z; Bussoli, C; Recker, N. (eds.), Split, Varaždin, 2016.
Kasap, J; Lachner, V; Žiha, N., “Through legal education towards European Education Area“, in: EU and comparative law issues and challenges series (ECLIC), Duić, D; Petrašević, T. (eds.), Faculty of Law, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, 2018.
Žiha, N., Sukačić, M., “Legal inconsistency of Baranja wine cellar ‘gator’ with the principle of superficies solo cedit”, in: 8th International Scientific Symposium “Economy of eastern Croatia – vision and growth”, Leko Šimić, M; Crnković, B. (eds.), Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Economics in Osijek, Osijek, 2019.
Žiha, N., “ Medicus between Perception and Reality as Portrayed in Some Non-legal Sources ”, in: “History of Law and other Humanities: Views of the Legal World Across the Time“, Amorosi, V; Massimo Minale, V. (eds.), Madrid: Carlos III University of Madrid, 2019.
Žiha, N., ʺRoman maritime loan (fenus nauticum) as a precursor of insuranceʺ, Faculty of Law Osijek, University J. J. Strossmayer, Osijek, 2019.
Žiha, N., “The Insurance Function of Roman Maritime Loan“, in: Maritime Risk Management. Essays on the History of Marine Insurance, General Average and Sea Loan, Comparative Studies in the History of Insurance Law / Studien zur vergleichenden Geschichte des Versicherungsrechts, vol. 11., Hellwege, P; Rossi, G. (ur), Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, 2021.
Žiha, N., “Ugovorna odgovornost liječnika u rimskom pravu”, Zbornik Pravnog fakulteta u Zagrebu, Vol. 71, No. 3-4, 2021.
Žiha, N., „Deliktna odgovornost liječnika u rimskom pravu“, Zbornik Pravnog fakulteta u Zagrebu, vol. 72, No. 6, 2022.
Žiha, N., Sukačić, M., “Troubled Waters - Croatian Seashore as Res Extra Commercium in Commercio", Pravni vjesnik- časopis za pravne i društvene znanosti Pravnog fakulteta Sveučilišta JJ Strossmayera u Osijeku, vol. 39, no. 2, 2023.
Žiha, N., “Value Education in Law School Curriculum: Cultivating Moral Autonomy", Pravni vjesnik, vol. 40, no. 1, 2024.
Žiha, N., Sukačić, M., „Latinska pravna terminologija“, Sveučilište J.J. Strossmayera u Osijeku, Osijek, 2024.
Kasap, J., Lachner, V., Žiha, N., Pravo zaštite okoliša iz povijesne perspektive, Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Osijek, 2025.
Žiha, N., Sukačić, M., The Impact of EU Nature Restoration Law on Private Property Rights – Between the Environmental Protection and the (In)compatibility with the Roman Legal Tradition, u: Duić, D; Petrašević, T. (ur.), EU and Comparative Law Issues and Challenges Series (ECLIC 9), “Strong and Secure Europe: Legal and Economic Aspects“, Pravni fakultet Osijek, Osijek, 2025.
