Journal headings
"Legal sciences"

Annotation: Medieval Serbia and Bosnia were in direct contact with Western Europe and Byzantium. Bosnia was part of Rascia (Serbia) until the middle of the 10th century, and since then it has embarked on the path of independent development. At that time, Bosnia was under Byzantine domination, and later, by virtue of Hungary, Western influence prevailed. Both Western and Byzantine influences are visible in medieval Serbia. Since the time of Stefan Nemanja and his son Sava (Saint Sava), Byzantine influence has prevailed. The dual, Western and Byzantine influences on medieval Serbia and Bosnia will be presented through the analysis of four issues: state system, social organization, the penal system and the spiritual (ecclesiastical) area.

Annotation: The article describes the legal risks of digitalization of the work of public officials, identifies the types of public service subject to digitalization, gives the concept of civil service, investigates the introduction of digital technologies into the procedure for candidates appointments. The author concludes that it is necessary to improve legislation based solely on the specifics of professional official activities and the status of public officials engaged in official activities. It is concluded that digitalization transforms decision-making processes, the introduction of “digital government” technology, the provision of civil services through Internet platforms and the digitalization of lawmaking.

Annotation: This paper discusses the main stages of the legitimization of the bureaucratic apparatus in Russia in the first half of the XIXth century. The author‘s purpose is to analyze the political measures of the Russian government aimed at modernizing the structure, organization and activities of the bureaucracy at both the central and local levels during this period. This topic is relevant in the context of increasing public interest in the efficiency of the functioning of the state apparatus of Russia and its improvement. The historical experience of the authorities in the organization, regulation, as well as the quantitative and qualitative development of domestic bureaucracy deserves attention. As the main results, the author formulates the requirements for officials that have developed at the legislative level. It is concluded that by the middle of the XIXth century, the bureaucratic apparatus had become one of the main forces in the state and society of Russia.

Annotation: The article discusses the session of the State Assembly (Sabor) held in 1389, after the battle of Kosovo, the death of Prince Lazar and great losses. The Assembly, headed by Princess Milica, who ruled in the name of the underage Prince Stefan, decided to subjugate the country to Sultan Bayazid and to let him marry Princess Olivera, Stefan’s sister. The author analyzes the few available sources that mention this Assembly, and the significance of its decisions.

Annotation: One of the important resources for the sustainability of all political regimes is legitimacy. According to the general theory of legitimacy, the reasons and conditions for placing trust in the society of the dominant political class for finding it in power are explained, using the available symbolic, moral and legal tools to guarantee self-legitimation. If we talk about modern states governed by the rule of law, then the basis of legitimacy is usually associated with the national supreme law – the constitution, that is, its fundamental values, principles and norms, just like the approval of them by society regarding their application by state institutions and officials. Each significant revision of the main state at the same time means both a challenge to the previously established legitimacy and an attempt to “make a new constructor”. The nationwide vote on amendments to the Constitution, held from June 25 to July 1, 2020, revealed that the public’s credit of the current concept of public administration and personally to the head of state during the previous presidential elections has been proven.