LEGAL-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF CONFESSIONAL RESTITUTION IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

Abstract

The data presented in the paper have multiple significance. Namely, property transformation as a key measure of the transition process is not complete without solving the issue of restitution. The process of returning seized property to churches and religious communities in the Republic of Serbia began with the adoption of the Law on the Return (Restitution) of Property to Churches and Religious Communities. Unlike the other states of the former SFRY (with the exception of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which has not yet passed the Law on Restitution), the Republic of Serbia regulated the issue of returning seized property to churches and religious communities by a separate law, while the other republics of the former joint state included churches and religious communities as beneficiaries of restitution within the category of legal entities. Following the analysis of the data presented in this paper, it is concluded that the restitution of property that was seized from churches and religious communities has come to an end, and that this extremely sensitive issue can be expected to be solved in the near future.