Faculty of Law, University of Sarajevo


The University of Sarajevo Faculty of Law, also known as the Sarajevo Law School, is one of the leading schools of the University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The school is located in Sarajevo's downtown district next to the Latin Bridge and not far from Baščaršija, the city's historical and cultural center.

History

The Sarajevo Law School was founded through a legal act on 20 August 1946 and it became the first member of the University of Sarajevo. Mehmed Begović, Distinguished Research Professor at the University of Belgrade's Faculty of Law specializing in Yugoslav Sharia law was the driving power for establishing the school's program and organization. Russian lawyer and historian Alexander Soloviev served as the first Dean of the Sarajevo Law School from 1947 to 1949.

Organization

The law school is divided into five chairs:
The Bachelor's program lasts four years carrying 240 ECTS credits.
Degree of Graduate lawyer was also offered for those who enrolled before the Bologna reform.