Faculty of Law
University Josip Juraj Strossmayer
S. Radica 17, Osijek, Croatia
Phone: +385-31-224-500
Fax: +385-31-224-540

The book “Contemporary Legal and Economic Issues” (inaugurial volume) was published in 2007 gathering 20 scientific papers done by altogether 33 authors coming from various institutions of higher education in Europe and beyond (e.g. Mexico, Ghana, Poland, Sweden, Malaysia). The next book “Contemporary Legal and Economic Issues II” was published in 2009 gathering 17 scientific papers done by a group of international authors coming from various institutions of higher education in Europe and beyond (Poland, Romania, Sweden, Mexico, Ghana, Malaysia, Japan, Russia, UAE, etc.).

The authors have been M.Sc. and Ph.D. students and professors who individually or as a joint effort contributed an article that have dealt with contemporary legal or economic issues. The book has been edited by two professors in cooperation with the international editorial board.

The guiding idea of the book was to promote scientific writing as the primary tool of academics and scholars to disseminate thoughts, ideas, research results and boldly present them to the professional and lay public for discussion, praises and critiques; to promote cooperation between students and professors, i.e. mentorship, which is rewarding for both students and their professors by uniting them in a joint effort to produce a work where each invests effort, knowledge and enthusiasm to the best of their potential and benefits from the synergy effect; to promote international cooperation between individuals and institutions taking part in this “project” pointing out that the distances in geography no longer represent an obstacle in establishing and developing the international cooperation and making the world of science truly global; to prove through topics covered that nearly all issues, in this case related to the law and economics, have left the strict realm of purely domestic jurisdiction. Since the book has been warmly welcomed by the academic community in Croatia and abroad, we have decided to continue with its publication.

Call for papers
At this time, we would like to invite all interested authors to submit a paper for the next edition of the book. The deadline for submitting a paper is November 1, 2010. We have a strong preference for articles in the field of law or in the field of economics that are fewer than 30 pages, including literature. The articles must be accompanied by an abstract of 100-150 words in length and key words. The official language of the book is English. Articles will not be language edited and it is the responsibility of the authors to maintain the language level suitable for international readers. All contributions should be submitted in determined style. Please refer to style sheet provided here. Received articles will be blind reviewed. Comments by the reviewers will be forwarded to the authors via e-mail, in case some modifications are needed before publishing. The authors will be required to make these changes and re-submit the article for publishing in due time (notification of the deadline will be provided).

Please forward this call for papers to your colleagues who may be interested in taking part in this exciting and rewarding project.