As part of the General Seminar at the Faculty of Law of the University of Belgrade, various aspects and the value of Vladimir Mikić’s book, entitled “Glossary of European Constitutionalism”, were discussed by: prof. Dr. Darko Simović (Criminal and Police University), prof. Dr. Vladimir Đurić (Institute for Comparative Law), Dr. Mijodrag Radojević (“Službeni glasnik“, Institute for Political Studies), as well as the author himself – Dr. Vladimir Mikić (Institute for Comparative Law).

Administrator of the General Seminar, Prof. Miloš Zdravković opened the panel by expressing great satisfaction that there was an opportunity to discuss such an interesting topic, emphasized the high quality of the mentioned book, and then gave the floor to the speakers.

The first speaker, Professor Simović, pointed out the importance of the book, which presents and analyzes the constitutional solutions of European countries in detail and which, despite its descriptive nature, retains a creative and original impression. He briefly presented his comments on the book, and gave an overview of the chapters and the author’s main views. He stated the author’s conclusion that a single European constitutional identity does not exist, but that there are great diversities in constitutional ones, although at the same time, many solutions are not original.

Professor Đurić followed up on the previous presentation by pointing out that the book deserves attention and has many qualities. The lexicographic definitions provide an overview of comparative constitutional nomotechnics and enable a quick search for terms, while not all definitions in the book are constitutional institutes, which means that the title of the book is adequate. Professor Đurić also emphasized that such a comprehensive review will benefit further scientific research in that area, as well as that the author should be praised for his efforts in using original (foreign) terms.

Mijodrag Radojević highlighted several important pieces of information about the author and his work, as well as the fact that the manuscript is the result of enormous effort, but also the author’s love for writing and dealing with constitutional law. He added that the preparation and printing took a very long time, because the matter is alive, and that the author not only provides an overview of constitutional solutions, but also explains how to write a good constitution – with new terms and classifications.

Finally, the author of the book – Vladimir Mikić, reflected on the very process of writing the book, saying that it was initially written in secret for a very long time and that he was sceptical about it, because it is a big and rare undertaking, but that the support of friends was enough incentive to see the project through to the end. He then thanked the speakers and everyone present.