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The article provides a biographical overview of the life and work of Mihailo Konstantinović, professor at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law and corresponding member of the Yugoslav Academy of Arts and Sciences. This contribution covers his education, university and scientific career, political engagement, work on legislation and in professional associations. The article reflects on the contribution of Mihailo Konstantinović to Serbian legislation and jurisprudence and the recognition he deserved, as well as on the controversies of his life and work, concluding that a more detailed study of his character and work is undoubtedly necessary.

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The article provides a biographical overview of the life and work of Mihailo Konstantinović, professor at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law and corresponding member of the Yugoslav Academy of Arts and Sciences. This contribution covers his education, university and scientific career, political engagement, work on legislation and in professional associations. The article reflects on the contribution of Mihailo Konstantinović to Serbian legislation and jurisprudence and the recognition he deserved, as well as on the controversies of his life and work, concluding that a more detailed study of his character and work is undoubtedly necessary. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, founded in 1918, enacted its first constitution (the Vidovdan – St. Vitus Day – constitution) on 28 June 1921. This constitution remained in force until 6 January 1929. Although various projects and drafts existed for the constitution, with very different concepts of what the parliament should look like, the one finally adopted was largely based on the Serbian constitution of 1903, with a more or less classical unicameral parliamentary model. However, in practice, the parliament was weak and frequently hindered by obstructions, and the king (Alexander Karađorđević) played the leading role. This article focuses on presenting the position of the parliament according to the Vidovdan constitution, but with a glance both backwards and forwards – to the alternatives that were proposed in other constitutional projects (and the Serbian constitution of 1903), and to how these constitutional regulations performed (or failed to perform) in practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]