The Doctoral Study Programme of Law at the Josip Juraj Strosssmayer University of Osijek was established in 2014. The Programme is performed in Croatian language with the possibility of taking exams in English and lasts for 3 (respectively 5) years.

Please read more information about the organization, programme, courses, extra-curricular activities, conferences, scientific projects, scholarships and many more, or contact us with any other inquiry at doktorski@pravos.hr

ECTS180
Type of studyUniversity -
Duration6
Semester 1
NameCompulsory
Optional - according to the research plan ☑
Metodology and Legal Science ☑
Metodology and Legal Science - Research Seminar I. ☑
Semester 2
NameCompulsory
Research Seminar II. ☑
Optional - according to the research plan 2 ☑
Metodology of Social Science ☑
Human Rights in the Republic of Croatia and Their Protection ☐
Implementation of the Principle of Equity in Taxation ☐
EU Institutions and legal system ☐
Criminal Justice - selected topics ☐
The Impact of digital technology on Civil Law ☐
New law of obligation ☐
Legal Ethics ☐
Environmental Protection - Legal Aspects ☐
Commercial Transactions Law ☐
Mutual Trust in Cross--Border Dispute Resolution ☐
EU Equality Law ☐
Contemporary Mobility ☐
The Judicial System of the European Union ☐
Criminal Law - Selected Topics ☐
Children and Criminal Law System ☐
Corporate law - selected topics ☐
Special Administrative Procedures ☐
Artificial Intelligence and Criminal Justice ☐
Migrants Workers Rights in the EU ☐
Administrative Law - Selected Topics ☐
Semester 3
NameCompulsory
Research Seminar III ☑
Optional - according to the research plan 3 ☑
EU Consumer Protection Law - Selected Topics ☐
Implementation of the Principle of Equity in Taxation ☐
International Transport Law ☐
European Union Criminal Law - Selected Topics ☐
Cross-border protection of vulnerable ☐
Legal (Non)Culture ☐
Sustainable Transport ☐
The Impact of digital technology on Civil Law ☐
Criminal Justice - selected topics ☐
Legal Reasoning ☐
Sustainable Development - Legal Aspects ☐
New law of obligation ☐
Commercial Transactions Law ☐
The Judicial System of the European Union ☐
Protection of human rights in the EU ☐
Free Movement of Workers and Employment Law in the EU ☐
Criminal Law - Selected Topics ☐
Public Services ☐
Property Law ☐
Law of EU internal and external security polices ☐
Seleted Questions of Freedom of Expression ☐
Contemporary Challenges of European Social Policies ☐
Children's Rights and International Protection ☐
Artificial Intelligence and Criminal Justice ☐
Contemporary Legal Protection of Persons with Disabilities ☐
European Administrative Procedural Law - Selected Topics ☐
European Family Law ☐
Criminal Liability of Employers and Managers ☐
Administrative Law - Selected Topics ☐
Comparative Constitutional Law ☐
Environmental Taxes ☐
Semester 4
NameCompulsory
Optional - according to the research plan 4 ☑
Doctoral Thesis Defence ☑
Scientific Research Paper I ☑
Semester 5
NameCompulsory
Doctoral Dissertation Preparation ☑
Scientific Research Paper II ☑
Semester 6
NameCompulsory
Optional - according to the research plan 5 ☑
Doctoral Dissertation Defence ☑

The Doctoral Study Programme of Law

Studies at the Faculty of Law