Capacities of the Units of Local and Regional Self-Government

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE
Course titleCapacities of the Units of Local and Regional Self-Government
Chair of Constitutional and European Law
Number of ECTS credits10
Lecturerprof.dr.sc. Anita Blagojević
Office AddressRadićeva 13 10/17
Telephone+385 31 224 500
e-mailanita.blagojevic@pravos.hr
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course content

1. Introduction to local self-government, globalisation, europeisation, good governance, regulatory system, 2. Capacities of local and regional self-government units, 3. Good governance and quality legislation, 4. Regulatory system and local self-government, 5. Council of Europe acquis and local self-government, 6. Technology of preparing, drafting, passing and execution of regulation in the Republic of Croatia, 7. Croatian local and regional self-government in the context of European integration processes - trends and challenges

Course learning outcomes

Define basic local self-government terms (e.g. good governance, regulatory system, self-governance), Explore the capacities of local and regional self-government units, Analyse the quality of Croatian local and regional self-goverment regulations, Explain the technology of preparing, drafting, passing and execution of local and regional self-government regulations in the Republic of Croatia, Explore and present the possible regulative solutions to better the quality of local and regional self-government in the Republic of Croatia,

TEACHING METHODS
☑ Lectures
☐ Seminars and workshops
☐ Exercises
☐ Independent tasks
☐ Multimedia and internet
☑ Distance education
☐ Office hours
☐ Laboratory
☐ Field work
☐ Mentoring work
☑ Knowledge test
EXAMINATION PROCEDURE
☑ Oral exam
☑ Written exam
☐ Colloquium
Other:
ADDITIONAL FACTS
LIST OF LITERATURE FOR STUDIES AND EXAMS
Required reading
Blagojević, Anita, Tucak, Ivana. Pravni i institucionalni okvir hrvatske lokalne samoupravae. 2021. Pravni fakultet u Osijeku
Optional reading
Brunčić, Davor (ur.). Lokalna samouprava - hrvatska i nizozemska iskustva. 2006. Hrvatski institut za lokalnu samoupravu, Osijek
Babac, Branko, Lauc, Zvonimir. Regija i regionalizacija u Hrvatskoj, ustavno-pravne i političko-upravne problematike. 1989. Pravni fakultet u Osijeku
Lauc, Zvonimir. Acquis Vijeća Europe i hrvatska lokalna samouprava - Ustavne promjene Republike Hrvatske i Europska Unija. 2010. Pravni fakultet u Splitu
Hrženjak, Juraj. Lokalna i regionalna samouprava u Republici Hrvatsko. 2004. Informator, Zagreb