National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia / Acts / Birth of a law / Why are laws adopted?
Birth of a law

Why are laws adopted?
Laws serve to regulate social relations in all aspects of life. Laws turn social rules into legal norms that are binding to all the citizens. Everyone is equal before the law.
Choose a quetsion from the Birth of a law
- What is a law?
- Why are laws adopted?
- Which acts regulate the birth of a law?
- Who can propose a law?
- What is a draft law?
- What does a bill look like?
- What are the mandatory elements of the rationale of a bill?
- What are the optional elements of the rationale of a bill?
- To whom is a bill submitted?
- What happens if a bill is not prepared in accordance with the Rules of Procedure?
- When is a bill included in the agenda of National Assmbly session?
- Which National Assembly committees review a bill?
- What is a public hearing?
- What is an amendment?
- Why is an amendment submitted?
- What is a discussion in principle?
- What is a discussion in detail?
- Does the proposer have the right to withdraw a bill from procedure?
- What is the Voting Day?
- How many does the National Assembly make decisions?
- What is urgent procedure?
- What are the specifics of the urgent procedure?
- How is a law promulgated?
- Can the President of the Republic refuse to promulgate a law?
- Who promulgates the law if the President of the Republic neither issues a decree on promulgation nor demands a second vote on the law?
- Is the adopted law published?
- When does a law come into effect?
- Can a law be implemented retroactively?
- Who executes the laws?
- What happens if it is suspected that a law does not comply with the Constitution?
- What happens if the Constitutional Court finds that a law does not comply with the Constitution?
- When does the effect of a law cease?
-
11.00 - sitting of the Committee on Finance, State Budget and Control of Public Spending (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
-
11.00 - public hearing on: Presentation of bills to be passed with the aim of adjustment to the Act amending the Constitution of the Republic of Serbia, verified at the republic referendum on 16 January 2022, organised by the Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Issues (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)
-
11.00 - the National Assembly Speaker addresses the public hearing on: Presentation of bills to be passed with the aim of adjustment to the Act amending the Constitution of the Republic of Serbia, verified at the republic referendum on 16 January 2022 (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)
-
12.00 - the members of the PFG with Greece meet with the Greek Ambassador to Serbia (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
-
12.30 - press conference of MPs Dalibor Jekic and Zeljko Veselinovic (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)
-
13.10 - the address of the Head of the PFG with Greece and the folk dance ensemble from Sinies Corfu (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)
-
14.00 - sitting of the Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Issues (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
-
15.00 - judges elected to judicial office for the first time take the oath before the National Assembly Speaker (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)