Establishment of a national DNA database in the Republic of Serbia: Legal aspects and implications for the future

2021 ◽  
pp. 002580242110236
Author(s):  
Smilja Teodorović ◽  
Aleksandar Bošković
Keyword(s):  
Professional Community ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
European Union Member State ◽  
Biological Data ◽  
Personal Identification ◽  
Forensic Dna ◽  
Ethical Implications ◽  
Dna Database ◽  
The Republic

Forensic DNA databases have been established in the vast majority of European countries and represent an essential personal identification instrument in the criminal justice system. The implementation of suitable legislation and accompanying legal practice is an imperative to ensure sensible use of the DNA repository, without interfering with the rights, freedoms and privacy of individuals and their families. Thus, the complex matter of DNA databank effectiveness and intrusiveness is a delicate balancing act, which has resulted in diverse database governing regimes among different countries. In 2018, the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia passed the first Law on the National DNA Register, which was created by the Ministry of Interior. This short and imprecise regulation was announced without prior consultation with professional stakeholders or the public, resulting in controversy. In this article, we examine essential questions pertinent to launching a forensic DNA database through the lens of the new Law on the National DNA Register in the Republic of Serbia and in comparison to the other European approaches and guidelines to regulating forensic DNA repositories. We further discuss the resulting legal, social and ethical implications and concerns and propose future actions intended to improve the legal framework. We believe that stimulating such discussions throughout the scientific and professional community will result in the advancement of DNA profiling and databasing in a future European Union member state and, more generally, the manner in which biological data are managed in various countries, particularly those that are developing.

scholarly journals Small Satellites: National Regulatory Challenges

Teisė ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 111 ◽  
pp. 190-204
Author(s):  
Asta Tūbaitė-Stalauskienė
Keyword(s):  
Outer Space ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
Small Satellites ◽  
National Space ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Model Law ◽  
Space Activities ◽  
Debris Mitigation

[full article, abstract in English; abstract in Lithuanian] This article analyses the regulation of space activities, especially small satellites activities. Its purpose is to analyse the relevant international legal framework and discuss the possible future national space legislation in Lithuania. It has been divided into two chapters. Chapter 1 summarises the relevant international space law and addresses essential aspects related to the authorisation of space activities, registration of objects launched into outer space, liability issues, insurance requirements and debris mitigation issues. Chapter 2 deals with reasons to adopt the national space legislation in Lithuania and discusses what legal aspects should be covered by the national law in order to guarantee balance between the regulation and promotion of small satellite activities. Finally, it includes the Model Law on the Promotion of National Space Activities and the Establishment of a National Space Registry of the Republic of Lithuania.

scholarly journals Cat bonds market: Legal framework and perspectives

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-160
Author(s):  
Ranko Sovilj
Keyword(s):  
Capital Market ◽  
National Level ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
International Capital ◽  
Principal Characteristics ◽  
Catastrophe Bonds ◽  
Cat Bonds ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Republic

The paper analyses the legal aspects of the status of the catastrophe bonds market. Cat bonds are innovative instruments of securitization, which play a significant role in the financing of natural disasters. Some of the advantages of catastrophe bonds issue are the possibility of expanding risk transfer, reducing credit risk exposure and improving capital management. The aim of research is to point out the possible ways of efficient financing of catastrophic losses, such as the issue of catastrophe bonds. The paper will analyse the principal characteristics of cat bonds, as a significant instrument in connecting capital market with the insurance market. The author considered the current situation at the international and national level. Considering the tendencies in the international capital market, the author concluded that in the Republic of Serbia there is a legal gap and lack of harmonization of the existing legislation, which prevents the issue of catastrophe bonds.

Criminal Procedure Aspects of the International Cooperation of States in the Field of Combating Transnational Organized Crime

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 904
Author(s):  
Saida SEILKHANOVA ◽  
Aigerim SHEGEBAYEVA ◽  
Azina OTARBAYEVA ◽  
Yestay ABILEZOV
Keyword(s):  
International Cooperation ◽  
Organized Crime ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Criminal Procedure ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
Transnational Organized Crime ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Republic

The research dwells on criminal and legal aspects of international cooperation in the field of combating transnational organized crime. The issues of fighting against transnational organized crime affect all states without exception.Therefore the formation of national legislation in this area should consider the international experience in combating this phenomenon and utilize international legal acts that serve as the basis for creating not only specific norms but also a national policy to counteract transnational organized crime. This article aims at studying different forms of interaction between agencies carrying out criminal procedure activities on an international scale and developing recommendations in order to introduce the most effective methods of such interaction into the procedural practice and legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The authors of the article analyze the international legal framework, regulatory documents and law enforcement practice of a number of states (mainly the US, the EU, etc.). The authors conclude that criminal procedure aspects of the international legal framework for countering transnational organized crime in the context of the legislation of Kazakhstan require further development, improvement and comprehensive research. The study results obtained by the authors can serve as the basis for further scientific discussions and new surveys, as well as be used in the development of educational and practical manuals on the study of international cooperation both in criminal proceedings and in the fight against transnational organized crime.

Launching the Greek forensic DNA database. The legal framework and arising ethical issues

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 407-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Polychronis Voultsos ◽  
Samuel Njau ◽  
Nikolaos Tairis ◽  
Dimitrios Psaroulis ◽  
Leda Kovatsi
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Forensic Dna ◽  
Dna Database

scholarly journals Theoretical and Legal Aspects of Liquidation of Business Entities In The Republic of Uzbekistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (05) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yusufjon Sayfullaevich Khojanazarov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Legal Framework ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
Regulatory Framework ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Legal Basis ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Business Entities

This article is devoted to the theoretical and legal aspects of the liquidation of business entities in the Republic of Uzbekistan and the analysis of positive statistics achieved as a result of improving the regulatory framework to simplify the procedure for the liquidation of business entities and interdepartmental integration directly involved in the liquidation. business entities. The article provides theoretical and legal basis for the classification of the improved legal framework and their membership, simplifying the procedure for liquidation of business entities, and develops proposals of important practical significance.

scholarly journals Integration in the Eurasian region: legal aspects of its development

2021 ◽  
Vol 118 ◽  
pp. 02004
Author(s):  
Dmitriy Viacheslavovich Galushko ◽  
Natalya Valerievna Oganova ◽  
Andrey Leonidovich Belousov ◽  
Elena Valerievna Grigorovich ◽  
Aleksey Valerievich Sereda
Keyword(s):  
Legal Framework ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
International Organization ◽  
Customs Union ◽  
Eurasian Economic Union ◽  
Economic Union ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Legal Forms ◽  
Eurasian Region

The article analyzes the problems of the evolution of Eurasian integration in the post-Soviet space, the characteristic features of the process. Based on the consideration of international documents that form the basis of Eurasian economic integration, and the main organizational and legal forms of interaction between the states of the Eurasian region, the authors propose the periodization of the Eurasian integration process. Four stages are substantiated in the paper: I. Formation of integration processes within the Commonwealth of Independent States with the creation of various mechanisms of interaction between the states. II. Creation of the Eurasian Economic Community and continued integration on the basis of this international organization. III. Creation of the Customs Union of the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation. IV. The creation of the Eurasian Economic Union – to date. The authors conclude that the integration of the former Soviet republics was carried out at various levels of cooperation, the logical result of which was the formation of the Eurasian Economic Union as the highest form of integration of the post-Soviet states at the moment. Further development of this international organization requires both a well-developed legal framework and the creation of appropriate economic, political and other objective prerequisites.

scholarly journals Legal regime regulating the laying and protection of submarine cables in the Republic of Croatia

Pomorstvo ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-127
Author(s):  
Irena Jurdana ◽  
Biserka Rukavina ◽  
Sandra Tominac Coslovich
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
Legal Regime ◽  
Optical Cable ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Right ◽  
Submarine Cables

One of the strategic development priorities of the Republic of Croatia is the development and construction of a modern telecommunications network and the availability of high-speed Internet throughout its territory, especially in rural areas and on islands. To enable this, it is important to build a reliable and resilient communication infrastructure. With the cooperation of all stakeholders in the construction, from telecom operators to local and state administrations responsible for the maritime demesne, and with efficient legislation, it is possible to achieve sustainable development of submarine cable infrastructure. The paper provides an overview of the legal aspects of submarine optical cable infrastructure design and application at the national and international levels. Special attention is dedicated to the analysis of a national legal regime regulating the protection and sustainable use of submarine cables. Thus, the authors will provide critical analysis of a kind of dualism present in the application of the Ordinance on the Register of Concessions and the Ordinance on the Register of Concessions on the Maritime Demesne and offer suggestions for potential improvements of a national legal framework pertaining to the right of laying and legally protecting submarine cables.

scholarly journals Legal Framework for the Role of Local Self Government in the Implementation of the Public Interest

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir Đurić ◽  
Nevenko Vranješ
Keyword(s):  
Public Interest ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
The Public ◽  
Local Character ◽  
The Republic

In this paper, the authors analyse the legal framework for the local self governments’ role in the achievement of the public interest on the examples of legal solutions in the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Srpska. The extent and the manner in which the needs and interests of the local population are met as part of the public interest may be different in different spheres of social life. In this regard, the examples analysed in this paper indicate two, seemingly similar, but essentially divergent tendencies of normative regulation of the participation of needs and interests of local population in the legal determination of the public interest and of the way in which local self-government participating in realization of that interest. The authors affirm the opinion according to which systematic legislation which regulates various areas of social life should define the public interest and within that category emphasizes the needs and interests of the local population. Also, it should regulate the obligatory way in which local self-government units participating in the achievement of that interest. Further regulation of the criteria and legal aspects of the achievement of that interest, especially in terms of their local character, should bе implemented by general acts of local self-government units.

LEGAL ASPECTS OF PERFECT DEATH PENALTY IN THE CRIMINAL LEGISLATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dzhansarayeva Rima Yerenatovna ◽  
Malikova Sholpan Baltabekovna ◽  
Atakhanova Gulzagira Makhatovna ◽  
Omarova Aiman Bekmuratovna
Keyword(s):  
Death Penalty ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Criminal Legislation
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