Владарска и чиновничка заклетва у Србији у 19. веку

Radomir, J, Popović

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https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=191834

2011-2020/03/10/15:37:59

The rulers of Modern Serbia took an oath at the very beginning of their reign, and few of them did it several times. The form of the royal oath was prescribed by the Constitutions of the Principality of Serbia as well as by the Constituitions of Kingdom of Serbia (1835, 1838, 1869, 1888, 1901 and 1903). Serbian sovereigns mainly took their oath to the constitution, to preservation of national integrity and to respect of „people’s rights.“ Besides the ruler, the members of the regency as well took an oath. State`s officials oath in the 19th century Serbia is directly related to the constitutional and administrative organization of the country, which was systematically regulated since 1838. The principle of the tripartite division of power, which is represented in the constitutions (the legislative, judicial and executive), reflected itself in the form of an oath, which was taken by representatives of these branches of government. During the 19th century, several different oaths were customized for „administrative officials“, i.e. civil servants, for judges and for the representatives of legislative authorities such as counselors, MPs and senators. In the second half of the 19th century, Serbian kings, ministers, MPs, judges, senior and junior civil servants of the central and local government`s, military officers, elementary school teachers, high school teachers as well as proffesors at the University (Velika Škola), have been taking the oath. This fact represents an apparent indication that the cult of the state was cultivated by the form of an oath.

Serbia, king, ruler, 19. century, oath, officials, prince