Pravne praznine

undergraduate thesis

• Title (english): Legal Gaps
• Author: Marija Pavlović Dorić
• Mentor: Mario Krešić (mentor)
• Committee member: Mario Krešić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Luka Burazin (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Barbara Preložnjak (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Law; (Theory of Law); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2025-02-18, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Law

Abstract

Sažetak:
Ovaj rad bavi se temom pravnih praznina i cilj rada je prikazati osnovne uvide pravne teorije o pravnim prazninama te provjeriti kako su takvi uvidi primjenjivi u praksi. S obzirom da se pravne praznine ne mogu izbjeći i budući da hrvatski pravni sustav počiva na načelu da sudovi ne smiju odbiti odlučivanje (non liquet) čak i kada zakonodavstvo nije jasno ili nije uopće reguliralo određeno pravno relevantno pitanje, može se očekivati da hrvatski suci popunjavaju pravne praznine primjenom nekih od metoda koje navodi teorija. Osim toga, obzirom da je teorija prava detaljno analizirala pravne praznine i načine njihova popunjavanja na temelju uvida o praktičnom rasuđivanju može se zaključiti da bi i sudska praksa mogla koristiti takve uvide u svom rasuđivanju.
Rad je strukturiran na sljedeći način. Najprije će se prikazati teorijski okvir o pravnim prazninama: pojam pravne praznine, uzroci nastanka pravnih praznina, vrste pravnih praznina, popunjavanja pravnih praznina, uloga načela zakonitosti u slučaju pravnih praznina i razlika u shvaćanju pravnih praznina u javnom i privatno pravu. Nakon teorijskog okvira prikazat će se praksa hrvatskih sudova te posebno praksa Ustavnog suda Republike Hrvatske.

Abstract (english)

This paper deals with the topic of legal gaps, and its goal is to present the basic insights of legal theory on legal gaps and to examine how these insights are applicable in practice. Since legal gaps cannot be avoided, and given that the Croatian legal system is based on the principle that courts must not refuse to make decisions (non liquet) even when the legislation is unclear or has not regulated a specific legally relevant issue, it can be expected that Croatian judges fill legal gaps by applying some of the methods identified by legal theory. Furthermore, since legal theory has thoroughly analyzed legal gaps and ways to fill them based on insights into practical reasoning, it can be concluded that judicial practice could also benefit from such insights in its reasoning.
The paper is structured as follows. First, the theoretical framework of legal gaps will be presented: the concept of a legal gap, the causes of the occurrence of legal gaps, types of legal gaps, filling of legal gaps, the role of the principle of legality in the case of legal gaps, and the differences in understanding legal gaps in public and private law. After the theoretical framework, the practice of Croatian courts, particularly the practice of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia, will be presented.

• Keywords: pravne praznine; vrste pravnih praznina; popunjavanje pravnih praznina; načelo zakonitosti; javno i privatno pravo; hrvatski sudovi; Ustavni sud RH
• Keywords (english): legal gaps; types of legal gaps; filling of legal gaps; principle of legality; public and private law; Croatian courts; Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:199:996392
• Study programme: Title: Public administration; Study programme type: professional; Study level: undergraduate; Academic / professional title: prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) javne uprave (prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) javne uprave)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2025-02-20 08:59:54