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izv.prof.dr.sc. Nikol Žiha

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Nikol Žiha rođena je u Osijeku 1980. godine gdje završava osnovnu školu i Jezičnu gimnaziju. Godine 1998. upisuje Pravni fakultet u Osijeku i istovremeno volontira na poslovima prevođenja i obrade međunarodnih šteta u Agenciji za zastupanje u osiguranju Acroos. Stručno se usavršava na praksi u međunarodnom odjelu Württembergische osiguranja u Sttutgartu 1999. i 2000. godine.

Godine 2005. upisuje Poslijediplomski studij građanskopravnih znanosti na Pravnom fakultetu u Zagrebu. U travnju 2005. imenovana je stalnim sudskim tumačem za njemački jezik i odrađuje vježbeničku volontersku praksu na Županijskom sudu u Osijeku u trajanju od 18 mjeseci. Od veljače 2006. radi kao asistent na Katedri Rimskog prava Pravnog fakulteta Osijeku. Uz pomoć stipendije Austrijskog ministarstva za znanost i istraživanje (BMWF) znanstveno se usavršava na Institutu za rimsko pravo i antičku pravnu povijest Pravnog fakulteta u Beču u razdoblju od 1. listopada 2009. do 28. veljače 2010. Doktorsku disertaciju pod naslovom Fenus nauticum kao preteča prava osiguranja obranila na Pravnom fakultetu u Zagrebu 13. srpnja 2012.

Na Fakultetu za odgojne i obrazovne znanosti u Osijeku položila je 2012. Pedagoško-psihološko-didaktičko-metodičku izobrazbu. Od 1. kolovoza 2012. g. do 9. travnja 2014. g. u statusu je više asistentice, a od 9. travnja 2014. g. do rujna 2020. g. u statusu je docentice, a od 22. rujna 2020. g. u statusu je izvanredne profesorice na Katedri pravne povijesti i rimskog prava Pravnog fakulteta Osijek. U razdoblju od 1. studenog 2014. g. do 1. prosinca 2016. g. obavlja funkciju Prodekana za projekte i međunarodnu suradnju. Kao Erasmus+ stipendist od 24.10. do 03.11.2016. znanstveno se usavršava na Institutu za medicinsko pravo Pravnog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Kölnu. Od 2017. član je organizacijskog odbora Međunarodne znanstvene konferencije EU and Comparative Law Issues And Challenges- ECLIC.

Područja njezina znanstvenog i stručnog interesa su rimsko privatno pravo, europska pravna povijest i metodika pravne nastave. Članica je udruga Collegium Junger Romanisten, Association of Young Legal Historians i Balkan Association for Roman Law and Roman Legal Tradition. Aktivno govori engleski i njemački jezik i služi se francuskim jezikom.

Stručni prijediplomski studij Upravni studij

Sveučilišni diplomski studij Socijalni rad

Sveučilišni prijediplomski studij Socijalni rad

  • dobre komunikacijske vještine (stečene tijekom rada sa studentima, kao i uspostavljanjem međunarodne suradnje sa inozemnim visokim učilištima kao Erasmus+ koordinator)
  • upravljanje (kompetencija stečena ustrojavanjem i upravljanjem Ureda za projekte i međunarodnu suradnju)
  • upravljanje projektnim ciklusom (kompetencija stečena edukacijom i obavljanjem funkcije Prodekanice za projekte i međunarodnju suradnju)
  • organizacija konferencija (član organizacijskog odbora konferencije - ECLIC)

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., “Matrimonial property regime after divorce in Roman legal tradition”, in: Property-Legal Aspects of Divorce in Croatian, European and International Context, Rešetar, B; Župan, M. (eds.), Faculty of Law Osijek, Osijek, 2011

Béli, G.; Petrak, M.; Žiha, N., “Corpus Iuris Civilis and Corpus Iuris Hungarici - The influence of Roman legal tradition on the Hungarian and Croatian law”, Contemporary Legal Challenges: EU – Hungary – Croatia, Pecs-Osijek, Gradska tiskara Osijek d.d., 2012

Petrak, M.; Žiha, N.; Jusztinger, J., “Universal Foundations of local Laws - Example of “Just Price” (Iustum Pretium)”, Law – Regions – Development, Legal implications of local and regional development: EU – Hungary – Croatia, Pecs-Osijek, 2013

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

Žiha, N.,“On reception of Greek maritime norms, or how to find a perfect place for a foreign principle in the Roman legal system“, in: History of Legal Sources: The Changing Structure of Law, Katančević, A. et al. (eds.), Belgrade, University of Belgrade - Faculty of Law, Association of Young Legal Historians, 2018

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

Kasap, J; Lachner, V; Žiha, N., “Legal Position of Foreigners in Croatian Legal History - Past Lessons for Current Immigration Problems, in: EU and Comparative Law Issues and Challenges Series (ECLIC) „EU and Member States – Legal and Economic Issues“, Duić, D; Petrašević, T. (eds), Faculty of Law, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, 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; Sukačić, M., “Roman views on ‘active ageing’ – lessons against ageism“, u: EU and comparative law issues and challenges series, Vol. 4, EU 2020 – lessons from the past and solutions for the future, Petrašević, T; Duić, D; Novokmet, A (eds.), Facuty of Law Osijek, Osijek, 2020, p. 1228-1251

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, p. 35-60

Žiha, N., “Contractual Liability of a Physician in Roman Law”, Collected Papers of Zagreb Law Faculty, Vol. 71, No. 3-4, 2021

Žiha, N.; Sukačić, M., “Ancient roots of wine trade in Slavonia and Baranja County – the legal historians approach“, in: RED 2022, 11th International Scientific Symposium “Region, Entrepreneurship, Development”, Leko Šimić, Mirna (eds.), Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Economics in Osijek, Osijek, 2022, p. 900-914

Žiha, N., „Deliktna odgovornost liječnika u rimskom pravu“, Zbornik Pravnog fakulteta u Zagrebu, Vol. 72, No. 6, 2022, p. 1401-1435.

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, p. 7-28

Employment Status:
active employee

Telephone :
+385 31 224 544

Office (room):
44/13

Office hours:
Every day with prior agreement per E-mail

Nikol Žiha was born in 1980 in Osijek, where she finished primary school and language grammar school. In 1998 she enrolled in the Faculty of Law Osijek and volunteered as a translator and regulator of international claims in the Agency for insurance representation Acroos. During her internship in the international department of Württembergische insurance company in Stuttgart in 1999 and 2000 she specialized in the field of insurance.

In 2005 she enrolled in Postgraduate studies of Civil Law Sciences at the Faculty of Law in Zagreb. In April 2005 she was appointed a permanent court interpreter for German language and a volunteer trainee at the Osijek County Court for a period of 18 months. From February 2006 she worked as an assistant at the Department of Roman Law at the Faculty of Law Osijek. From the Austrian Ministry for Science and Research she was awarded a doctoral research fellowship at the Institute for Roman law and Ancient Legal History at the Faculty of Law in Vienna in the period from 1. October 2009 to 28. February 2010. On 13. July 2012 she defended her doctoral theses Fenus nauticum as a precursor of insurance law at the Faculty of Law in Zagreb.

At the Faculty of Educational Sciences Osijek in 2012 she passed a Pedagogical-Psychological-Didactic-Methodical Training. From 2012, she worked as a senior teaching assistant and since 2014 as an assistant professor at the Department of Legal History and Roman Law at the Faculty of Law Osijek. In the period from 1 November 2014 to 1 December 2016, she performed the function of a Vice-Dean for Projects and International Cooperation. In 2016 she was a scientific research at the Medical Law Institute of the Cologne Law University. Since 2017 she is a member of the Organizing Committee of the International Scientific Conference ‘EU and Comparative Law Issues And Challenges - ECLIC.’

Her areas of research and professional interests are Roman private law, European legal history and methodology of legal education. She is a member of the association Collegium Junger Romanisten, Association of Young Legal Historians and Balkan Association for Roman Law and Roman Legal Tradition. She speaks English, German and French.

Professional Undergraduate Administrative Study Programme

  • good communication skills acquired through the work with students, as well as establishing international cooperation with foreign universities as Erasmus+ coordinator
  • good team-work and managerial competences acquired through the establishment and management of the Office for Projects and International Cooperation at the Faculty of Law Osijek
  • project cycle management acquired by training and performing the functions of a Vice dean for projects and international cooperation
  • conference organization competences (organizing committee member of 'International Scientific Conference ECLIC')

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., “Matrimonial property regime after divorce in Roman legal tradition”, in: Property-Legal Aspects of Divorce in Croatian, European and International Context, Rešetar, B; Župan, M. (eds.), Faculty of Law Osijek, Osijek, 2011

Béli, G.; Petrak, M.; Žiha, N., “Corpus Iuris Civilis and Corpus Iuris Hungarici - The influence of Roman legal tradition on the Hungarian and Croatian law”, Contemporary Legal Challenges: EU – Hungary – Croatia, Pecs-Osijek, Gradska tiskara Osijek d.d., 2012

Petrak, M.; Žiha, N.; Jusztinger, J., “Universal Foundations of local Laws - Example of “Just Price” (Iustum Pretium)”, Law – Regions – Development, Legal implications of local and regional development: EU – Hungary – Croatia, Pecs-Osijek, 2013

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

Žiha, N.,“On reception of Greek maritime norms, or how to find a perfect place for a foreign principle in the Roman legal system“, in: History of Legal Sources: The Changing Structure of Law, Katančević, A. et al. (eds.), Belgrade, University of Belgrade - Faculty of Law, Association of Young Legal Historians, 2018

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

Kasap, J; Lachner, V; Žiha, N., “Legal Position of Foreigners in Croatian Legal History - Past Lessons for Current Immigration Problems, in: EU and Comparative Law Issues and Challenges Series (ECLIC) „EU and Member States – Legal and Economic Issues“, Duić, D; Petrašević, T. (eds), Faculty of Law, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, 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; Sukačić, M., “Roman views on ‘active ageing’ – lessons against ageism“, u: EU and comparative law issues and challenges series, Vol. 4, EU 2020 – lessons from the past and solutions for the future, Petrašević, T; Duić, D; Novokmet, A (eds.), Facuty of Law Osijek, Osijek, 2020, p. 1228-1251

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, p. 35-60

Žiha, N., “Contractual Liability of a Physician in Roman Law”, Collected Papers of Zagreb Law Faculty, Vol. 71, No. 3-4, 2021

Žiha, N.; Sukačić, M., “Ancient roots of wine trade in Slavonia and Baranja County – the legal historians approach“, in: RED 2022, 11th International Scientific Symposium “Region, Entrepreneurship, Development”, Leko Šimić, Mirna (eds.), Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Economics in Osijek, Osijek, 2022, p. 900-914

Žiha, N., „Deliktna odgovornost liječnika u rimskom pravu“, Zbornik Pravnog fakulteta u Zagrebu, Vol. 72, No. 6, 2022, p. 1401-1435.

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, p. 7-28