
Zakon o osnovnim vlasničkopravnim odnosima: komentar, sudska praksa i drugi odgovarajući propisi
The book The Law on Basic Ownership Relations, edited by M. Žuvela, is a classic commentary on the Law on Basic Ownership Relations (ZOVO) from 1980 (Official Gazette of the SFRY, No. 6/80), with 88 articles.
Žuvela, a renowned Croatian jurist and judge of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia, provides detailed article-by-article commentary, explanations, case law and related regulations (e.g. on land registers, inheritance). The book serves practitioners, courts and students to interpret property relations in a socialist context, emphasizing the principles of equality, social ownership and protection.
Structure and main topics (followed by ZOVO):
- Chapter I: Basic principles: Holders of property rights (citizens, associations, legal entities), types of things (movable/immovable), prohibition of abuse of rights (Art. 1-5).
- Chapter II: Content of property rights: Benefit, disposal, limitations (e.g. public interest), co-ownership and share ownership (Art. 6-22).
- Chapter III: Acquisition of property: Legal methods (contracts, inheritance, gift), acquisition by settlement (usucaptio), accrual (Art. 23-60).
- Chapter IV: Termination of ownership: Loss, confiscation, removal from circulation (Art. 61-70).
- Chapter V: Possession: Definition, protection of possession, co-possession (Art. 71-80).
- Chapter VI: Limited real rights: Easements, right of construction, pledge, real burden (Art. 81-100+).
- Chapter VII: Protection of rights: Ownership claims, interdicts, case law of the Supreme Court of the SFRY/Croatia.
- Chapter VIII: Applicable law: Conflicts of laws, international aspect (Art. 86-88).
One copy is available