Legal Nature of the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality in Republic of Serbia // Upravno-pravni aspekti poverenika za zaštitu ravnopravnosti u Republici Srbiji

The subject of this paper is determination of the legal nature of the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality in legal system of the Republic of Serbia. The specific position and role in the legal system is examined from the perspective and methods of administrative law. Special attention is paid to the analysis of the legal nature of the Commissioner’s acts in the framework of his powers. Also, the paper analzyed certain issues related to the procedure before the Commissioner, as well as the connection between this procedure and the general administrative procedure. Based on the analysis of the legal position, the legal acts of the Commissioner, and the constitutional system of division of power, the author concludes that the Commissioner’s legal nature in the Republic of Serbia is predominantly administrative-legal.