Pravno uređivanje regionalizacije evropskih država
Legal Framework Regulating Regionalization in the European Countries

Summary/Abstract: In this article, the author explains and describes the level and models of regionalization of the different European countries, as well as theoretical and practical differences between notion of regionalization and notion of decentralization. Within this text Constitutions and relevant Laws comprising legal norms on regionalization and decentralization issues of the following European countries were analysed and presented: Italy, Belgium and Spain. The example of the countries that remained absolutely centralized were mentioned in this paper too (Greece, Iceland, Ireland...). The necessity for a comparative analysis of legislative framework, which in some European countries regulate the subject matter of regionalization and decentralization, has arisen due to the fact that the main political parties of the Republic of Serbia recently have started public debate about possibilities for future regionalization and decentralization of the Serbian unitary state. Although comparative analysis presented within this paper contribute to the future process of legal drafting of Serbian regulations that would prescribe the model of regionalization of the Republic of Serbia, it is necessary to stress that automatical takeover of any foreign model and simple copying of foreign laws, without taking into account about specific needs of the Republic of Serbia and conditions in which is its political system, can lead only to creation of ideal theoretical model that would not have a big chance to be efficiently applied in practice. Due to above explained reasons, on the occasion of defining strategical starting points for the development of modern legal framework regulating regionalization of the Republic of Serbia, it is necessary to take into account and fully accept the characteristics of Serbian state, Serbian culture and legal tradition. Besides that, the reform of the legal framework regulating regionalization and decentralization should be observed and treated as the essential part of the more comprehensive reform process of the reform of Serbian Constitutional System.

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