This publication is the fifth volume of the series of papers published within the SEE | EU Cluster of Excellence in European and International Law. The series is a compilation of articles from authors of different partner law faculties in South Eastern Europe. The Europa-Institut of Saarland University is the leading partner of the SEE | EU Cluster of Excellence in European and International Law, together with the law faculties of the Universities of Belgrade (Serbia), Sarajevo (Bos-nia and Herzegovina), Skopje (North Macedonia), Tirana (Albania) and Za-greb (Croatia), and the South East European Law School Network. The pro-ject is supported and sponsored by the German Academic Exchange Ser-vice (DAAD) as well as the German Federal Ministry of Education and Re-search, and aims to promote the outstanding capabilities in research and teaching in the field of European and International Law. The SEE | EU Cluster of Excellence in European and International Law sets to improve not only the cooperation between Germany and the South East European countries but also the cross-border regional and local coop-eration in the areas of teaching and research as well as in the development of common structures and strategies. The Cluster of Excellence seeks to ex-plore new avenues in the transfer of knowledge, as we firmly believe that sharing expertise and experiences will strengthen the profile of each partner and the network as a whole. To this end, the Cluster implements various measures and activities aspiring to achieve the set goals: eLearning modules, a model curriculum, a graduate school, a number of research projects, sum-mer schools, library cooperation and various publications. This collection of papers is intended to serve as a forum for academic staff and young academics of the partner faculties in the SEE | EU Cluster of Excellence to publish their research results on relevant questions in Euro-pean and International Law. In addition to the traditional areas of law, spe-cific areas of interest include: the integration of SEE countries in the Euro-pean Union, issues of legal reform and implementation of the acquis, best practices in legal reform, and approximation of legislation in the region of South Eastern Europe and the EU. The series is published on a yearly basis and is peer-reviewed by the Editorial Board. The SEE | EU Cluster of Excellence in European and International Law • Series of Papers 2019 encompasses nine papers from academic staff and junior researchers from the law faculties in Belgrade, Niš, Zagreb and the Europa-Institut. This issue covers a broad variety of topics and illus-trates the wide range of subjects connected to European and International Law. Particular topics in this volume discuss various civil, criminal and hu-man rights law issues from a European and International Law perspective, including potential human rights violations during the criminal procedure, general issues of contemporary law of armed conflicts at sea and finding the core of international law, to name a few. We thank the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the Ger-man Federal Ministry for Education and Research for their financial support. We owe special thanks to all authors for their contributions as well as to Ass. iur. Mareike Fröhlich LL.M., and Filip Matković, mag. iur., who made this book possible. We are confident that the SEE | EU Cluster of Excellence in European and International Law • Series of Papers will provoke greater interest in Eu-ropean and International Law and contribute to the achievement of the goals of the SEE | EU Cluster of Excellence in European and International Law. Saarbrücken, December 2019 Prof. Dr. Marc Bungenberg LL.M., Director Europa-Institut of Saarland University Prof. Dr. Thomas Giegerich LL.M., Director Europa-Institut of Saarland University Prof. Dr. Gordana Lažetić, Manager Centre for the South East European Law School Network (SEELS)weiterlesen