A New Master's Program, "Law and Gender," has been launched at the Faculty of Law.

The new master's program in Law and Gender at the Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade, has officially started. This program is organised under the Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership in Higher Education project, "New Quality of Education for Gender Equality—Strategic Partnership for the Development of the Master Study Program 'Law and Gender'." 

The first cohort of students enrolled in the academic year 2024/25 will acquire knowledge and skills to perform legal and other gender equality-related tasks, aiming to promote human rights and the rule of law. The program's goals are to encourage a gender-competent approach to legal studies and higher education; to contribute to developing a gender-sensitive approach in the judiciary, decision-making in state administration bodies, creating state/regional and local regulations related to the economy, politics, social security, media, culture; to provide appropriate knowledge and skills for performing legal and other tasks related to mainstreaming gender into all relevant public policies; and to raise awareness about the importance of gender equality for the promotion of human rights and the rule of law. The courses will be taught entirely in English.

The master's program consists of four mandatory theoretical subjects (Feminist Legal and Political Theories, Human Rights Law—gender Perspective, International and EU Law and Gender Equality, and Feminist Judgments), two mandatory practical subjects (Methodology and Practical Skills and Gender Equality Legal Clinic), and 13 elective subjects.

Admission is open to law graduates and those with social and humanities sciences degrees. After defending their master's thesis, students will earn the Master of Laws in Law and Gender.

Representatives from the NGO Atina attended the promotion. They expressed their satisfaction with the Faculty of Law's decision to introduce a master's program that considers the gender perspective, aiming to professionally advance experts from various fields, especially those involved in working with victims of human trafficking and gender-based violence. Special thanks go to Professor Dragica Vujadinović, the coordinator of the LAWGEM project and a longtime associate of NGO Atina, who has been advocating for introducing such master's programs to develop a gender-sensitive approach to the judiciary. Everyone eagerly anticipates a great response from the first generation of domestic and international students to this innovative and valuable master's program, hoping it will yield significant results shortly.

The Minister without Portfolio, Ms Tatjana Macura, Ms Nataša Vučković, General Secretary of the Center for Democracy Foundation, Tatjana Prijić, Assistant Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, and other colleagues from the Faculty of Law attended the promotion.