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Academic Rajko Kuzmanović was born in December 1st, 1931 in Čelinac.
Academic Rajko Kuzmanović finished primary school in Čelinac, and High School in Bosanska Gradiška in 1950. He completed the Teaching High School in Banja Luka in 1954. In 1964, he graduated from the Faculty of Law in Zagreb and therefore became the graduated lawyer of the administration department. In 1973 he graduated from Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb as he then became the professor of pedagogy and sociology. In 1977, he completed postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Law in Zagreb. He obtained the Doctorate Degree on the theme "Position and the Role of Temporal National Assembly on DFY in constitutional organizing of new Yugoslavia" at the Faculty of Law in Mostar in 1980. LIFE PATH All his professional life, Academic Rajko Kuzmanović spent in Banja Luka. He performed different responsible tasks: he was the head of educational service in the municipality in Čelinac, the Speaker of the Assembly in the municipality of Čelinac, Principal of the School of Politics in Banja Luka, head of the Secretariat of Education, Science and Culture in Banja Luka, member of Execution Board of the municipality of Banja Luka and Secretary General of the University in Banja Luka. Greatest part of his working life Academic Rajko Kuzmanović devoted to the High Education and Science. His cursus honorum passed in usual way at that time at the University in Banja Luka. He was the teacher at the Faculty of Law since the time it was established (1975), initially as external collaborator- assistant (1975-1977), docent (1977-1981), associate professor (1981-1985) and a full-professor (since 1985). Besides his main subject (Constitutional Law), at the same time he gave lectures on Parallel Political Systems for fifteen years. From 1988 to 1994 he gave lectures on Philosophy of Management. He was a Deputy Dean from 1979 to 1981, a Dean of the Faculty of Law in Banja Luka (for three mandates- from 1983 to 1985 and from 1996 to 2000) and a Dean of the Faculty of Business Economy in Banja Luka (one mandate). He was elected for the function of
Deputy Rector of the University in Banja Luka (one mandate from
1986 to 1988), Rector (two mandates from 1988-1992) and Deputy
Rector of Slavic University Magen in Moscow. He has been a member of the Academy of Science and Arts in the Republic of Srpska, International Princedom"s Academy of Humanitarian and Natural Science (Magen) of the Russian Federation in Moscow since 2001 (full member), Balkan Academy of Science and Arts (WAAS) in San Francisco since 2006 (full member). He was the president, as well as the member of numerous councils, commissions, managing boards, organizations and sections. He was elected to hold several honourable functions - head of the Board for University of Banja Luka foundation, Council of University president, Educational and Scientific Council of the University president, Educational and Scientific Council president and Council of Faculty of Law president in Banja Luka, Scientific Council Institute for International Law and International Business Cooperation president in Banja Luka, president of Scientific Council of the Centre for Political Studies and Research "Veselin Masleša" in Banja Luka, president of Council of History Institute, Association of University teachers and scientific cadre president in Bosnia and Herzegovina, University Community president in Bosnia and Herzegovina, president of Community of Universities of Yugoslavia, president of the Association of Lawyers in the Republic of Srpska, Member of the Council of Educational and Pedagogy Institute in Bosnia and Herzegovina, member of the Council of Museums of Bosnian Krajina, member of the Council of Radio and Television in Serbian Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, member of Parliament in the Assembly of Serbian Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, president of the Community of Universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. As an eminent intellectual, different political and governmental institutions in Yugoslavia and Bosnia and Herzegovina have involved him into different governmental and political bodies. He was the Member of Parliament in the Assembly of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina (1961-1965), member of Commission for Constitutional issues of Federal National Assembly of SFRY (1974), member of Constitutional Commission for Revision of the Constitution of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina (1990), member of Commission for Constitutional Issues of the National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska (1995-2000), member of Commission for creating the Constitution of SFRY (1974), member of Commission for creating and altering the Constitution of the Republic of Srpska, Vice-President in the Council of Balkanian centre for research of local self-government and member of the Council of Law in the Government of the Republic of Srpska. He was a delegate at numerous congresses in SSRN Yugoslavia (1960) and Communist Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina, member of Central Committee of Communist Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina, delegate at congress of Association of Trade Unions of Bosnia and Herzegovina and member of Republican Conference of SSRN of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was a judge (1994-1998) and President of Constitutional Court of the Republic of Srpska (1998-2002) and member of High Prosecutor"s Council of the Republic of Srpska. In teaching and science, Academic Kuzmanović has been working for almost fifty years. Textbooks, numerous scientific and professional works and reviews are results of his long-lasting teaching and scientific work. He published twenty-one textbooks and about two hundreds of scientific and professional works. BIBLIOGRAPHY 1. TEXTBOOKS - "Constitutional Law" These textbooks have been used at all Faculties of Law in SR Bosnia and Herzegovina and at all other faculties in former Yugoslavia, by students as well as by experts in practice. 2. SELECTED WORKS FROM SCIENTIFIC AND RESEARCH WORK - "Temporal National Assembly of DFY
"(1981) 3. SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL WORKS- ARTICLES AND STUDIES Academic Rajko Kuzmanović published over two hundreds of scientific and professional works that were published in domestic as well as in foreign magazines and publications. The list of these works is available in Chronicle of the Academy of Science and Arts. (www.anurs.org). Academic Rajko Kuzmanović significantly contributed in creating Encyclopedia of Law (Modern administration, Belgrade 2001) by defining numerous entries (republic, constitution, property right). He has been the president of Editing Board for creation of Encyclopedia of the Republic of Srpska. Professional and scientific interests Numerous scientific and professional works show that scientific interests of Academic Rajko Kuzmanović have been directed to the areas of constitutional law and political systems, state management and governing, education and schooling and many other general and social subjects. He has devoted his attention mostly to it. He has been studying, besides specific theoretical or practical issues, basic constitutional and legal institutes and development of constitutional system and law. He is also interested in parliamentary and other bodies" issues, legal and political role of representative bodies in constitutional and political system, constitutionality and legality, theories of federalism, theories of managing, political organizing and association, constitutional judiciary and judicial systems in general, constituting, democratic institution, sovereignty, electoral system, territorial organizations and local self-government, human rights and basic freedoms, informing and education. Awards Numerous scientific awards confirm high scientific reputation of the Academic Rajko Kuzmanović and respects he has been awarded by, above all his contribute in the development of science, for entire scientific, educational and public work. He has been awarded by numerous highest governmental and social awards: three orders of the President of the Republic (SFRY)- order for work, order for military merits and order for merits for people; President of the Republic of Srpska award- by order of Njegoš as the highest order and Order of Honour golden rays; medallion and charter of the University in Banja Luka, Konji (Turkey), Katovica (Poland), Ostrava (Czech Republic), charters of several cities, charter and gold coat of arms of the City of Banja Luka, gold medallion of Čelinac, gold medallion of the Faculty of Law in Banja Luka, medallion for scientific work "Veselin Masleša". Rajko Kuzmanović is one of our most eminent experts for constitutional law. Academic Kuzmanović is the professor at the University of Banja Luka and Pan-European University in Banja Luka. As an eminent scientist, he has been awarded by the function of the member in the highest scientific institution in the Republic of Srpska- Academy of Science and Art of the Republic of Srpska since June 27th, 1997 and since June 21st, 2004 as a regular member of the Academy. He has been the Social Science Board Secretary and the Vice-President of the Academy of Arts and Science of the Republic of Srpska as well as its President since 2004. Academic Rajko Kuzmanović has been elected to the function of the President of the Republic of Srpska, as an independent candidate, and as the candidate of Alliance of Independent Social-Democrats, at premature elections held on December 9 th, 2007. |
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