THE STATUTE
OF THE BALKAN ASSOCIATION OF ROMAN LAW AND ROMAN LEGAL TRADITION
„SOCIETAS PRO IURE ROMANO“

Art. 2 (1) The objectives of the Association are:

1. The Association establishes and reinforces the regular contact between professors and scientists from Balkan countries, who believe that the Roman legal tradition and culture have high universal value;
2. It organizes periodic scientific forums dedicated to Roman law and Roman legal tradition and to the current development of Roman law both in the Balkans and on a European and global scale;
3. It promotes the achievements of professors and scientists from the Balkans in the field of Romanistics through printed and electronic publications, multimedia, or any other activities in line with the objectives of the Association;

            (2) To achieve its objectives, the Association conducts the following activities:

1. It organizes and conducts public lectures, meetings, colloquiums, conferences, seminars, anniversaries, student and scientific discussion clubs and other international forums;
2. It publishes newsletters, collections of scientific papers, scientific journals in printed and electronic form, etc.;
3. It maintains a Register as a database for professors and researchers, including graduate students and young scientists from the member states, in order to facilitate communication and to enable more efficient cooperation among them;
4. It maintains a virtual library made up of papers voluntarily provided by authors from the member states - scientific papers, studies, articles, didactic materials and so on;
5. It provides current information on forums, courses and research on Roman law in the member states and on events related to them.

             (3) In order to achieve its goals the Association cooperates with other organizations with similar goals and objectives from around the world.

Art. 3. (1) The Association has its own web page on the website of the Faculty of Law at Sofia University „St. Kliment Ohridski“- www.iusromanum.info, which contains contact information - email, address, etc. The site is administered by the members of the Association of the same faculty.

           (2) The headquarters of the Association is the Faculty of Law at Sofia University „St. Kliment Ohridski“, office 308, Tzar Osvoboditel 15 Blvd., Sofia 1504, Bulgaria.

           (3) The Association has its own unique logo and forms for correspondence, adopted by the members with the corresponding protection. They may be used only for the purposes of the Association by its management organs.

Art. 4. The General Council of the Association hereby determines the Regulations of activities, contacts and organization of events in view of achieving the objectives, listed in this Statute.

II. Membership in the Association

Art. 5. (1) A member of the Association can be any individual who is a jurist, a professor or a scientist, as well as a PhD student or a young researcher from the countries listed in Art. 1, para. 2, and who lectures or conducts research primarily in the field of Roman law and Roman legal tradition.

          (2) By exception historians, linguists and other individuals who are not jurists, but who focus on Roman law and Roman legal tradition within their scientific or teaching activities, can be members of the Association.

          (3) Honorary members of the Association can be distinguished professors and scientists of Roman legal studies from outside the Balkans who assist and make a significant contribution towards achieving the objectives of the Association.

          (4) All members complete the registration sheet in the form approved by the Constituent Assembly, which contains basic personal information, in order to facilitate communication in relation to the activities of the Association.

Art. 6. The members of the Association with equal rights are the founders, members and honorary members.

Art 7. Founders are the members of the Initiative Committee which prepared the Statute and the Constituent Assembly of the Association, as well as all present at the Constituent Assembly, who have signed this Statute.

Art. 8. (1) Members are all individuals who meet the requirements of Art. 5 and who have submitted a written application to the Administrative Council by which they undertake to respect the Statute and the objectives of the Association and to act in accordance with the Regulations.

          (2) The application referred to in paragraph 1 is to be accompanied by:

a) a recommendation from one of the founders of the Association;

b) information about research and teaching activities of a candidate - biography and bibliography;

c) a completed registration sheet as per Art. 5, para. 4.

           (3) The application is reviewed by the Administrative Council of the Association within one month of receipt, and the Council recommends that the General Assembly decides on the admission of the candidate as member.

          (4) The proposal of the Administrative Council for the admission of a new member to the Association and the decision of the General Assembly may be given electronically, as provided in the Association's Regulations.

          (5) Membership becomes effective at the moment the decision is made by the General Assembly.

          (6) The Administrative Council records new members in the Register of the Association.

Art. 9 (1) The General Assembly, according to Art.5, para.3, may accept honorary members upon a written proposal of any founding member who submits to the Administrative Council a motivation, candidate information and a form, containing their explicit consent to be accepted as an honorary member.

          (2) The Administrative Council submits proposals together with the documents referred to paragraph 1 to the General Assembly, which decides on the admission of an individual as an honorary member.

          (3) The proposal and the supporting documents, as well as the completed registration sheet and the decision of the General Assembly, may be given electronically, as provided in the Association's Regulations.

          (4) Honorary membership becomes effective as of the moment the decision is made by the General Assembly.

          (5) The Administrative Council records the honorary members of the Association in the Register and issues a special certificate for confirmation.

Art. 10. (1) Membership in the Association ceases upon:

1. The death of the member;
2. A written statement by a member of the Association;
3. The exclusion from the General Assembly due to a reasoned proposal from the Administrative Council or at least 2 founders, when a gross violation of the Statute is determined, damaging the reputation of the Association and its members, after considering the explanations given by the person concerned;
4. Dissolution of the Association.

          (2) The Association shall not be dissolved in cases of death, leave or exclusion of a member. It continues to exist with the remaining members.

III. The Administration

Art. 11. The bodies of the Association are: the General Assembly, the Administrative Council and the President.

Art. 12. (1) The General Assembly of the Association consists of all founders, members, as well as honorary members, who can participate without voting. Each member is entitled to one vote. A member may authorize in writing another member to represent him or her in a specific case or for a specific period of time, not exceeding one year. The authorization is submitted to the Administrative Council in writing or electronically. Every member of the Association may be authorized by only one other member.

           (2) The General Assembly is convened at the request of the Administrative Council at least once a year. It may be convened exceptionally at the request of one-fourth of the members of the Association.

          (3) The agenda of the meeting is determined by the Administrative Council.

          (4) The General Assembly:

1. adopts, modifies, and amends the Statute of the Association;
2. adopts the Association's Regulations, forms with a logo, application forms and other documents related to its activities;
3. admits and dismisses the members of the Association;
4. approves an annual report on the activity of the Administrative Council;
5. collects information on scientific research and activities of the members of the Association and the development of Romanistic science in the countries under Art. 1, para. 2, and plans future activities of the Association;
6. makes decisions concerning the organization and functioning of the Association;
7. decides on other issues on the agenda.

          (5) The General Assembly has a quorum of 2/3 of all members of the Association. A member may authorize in writing another member to represent him or her. The authorization must contain the method of voting on the items of the agenda.

          (6) The Assembly adopts decisions by a simple majority of half of all the members of the Association.

          (7) The General Assembly may decide without the presence of all members, but only with their explicit written statements made by electronic means and after the Administrative Council has personally contacted the members via email or phone.

Чл. 13 (1) The Administrative Council consists of the President, Vice-President and three members, as well as a Secretary, all elected by the General Assembly by open ballot every five years with no limit as to the number of mandates.

            (2) The Administrative Council:

1. realizes the decisions of the General Assembly;
2. organizes the аctivity of the Association;
3. decides on the matters for which it is authorized by the General Assembly;
4. presents an annual report on the activities of the Association;
5. proposes organization of forums, events and programs for the development of the Association
6. keeps the Register, the virtual library and the publications related to the activities of the Association.
7. maintains the website and updates information on the activities of the Association within the website under Art. 3, para. 1

            (3) The Administrative Council shall meet at least twice a year and shall be convened at the initiative of its President. If necessary, it may be convened in absentia and at any time.

            (4) The decisions of the Administrative Council shall be taken by simple majority of half of the members. They may also be taken in absentia, but with an explicit written statement of the members, made electronically and or after personal contact via phone or email with the President.

            (5)  The President:

1. represents the Association and acts in its common interest;
2. convenes the Administrative Council and manages its activity;
3. organizes the current activities of the Association;
4. proposes and coordinates the organization of forums and events of the Association;
5. prepares the drafts for acts of the Association and signs them upon approval;
6. fulfills other duties, entrusted to him by the General Assembly or the Administrative Council.

            (6) The Secretary organizes the documentation and the management of the archive of the Association, the contacts between its members and between its members and other institutions, related to the Association’s activity, as well as other matters, assigned to them by the General Assembly or the Administrative Council.

1. Other Provisions

Art. 14 (1) The Association is a non-profit organization.

          (2) The Association has no assets. Donations and other gifts by members of the Association or third parties are acceptable only if they represent support in the general interest and are carried out directly in order to achieve the objectives of the Association (e.g. for the organization of scientific meetings, publishing of books, journals and so on). In this case the Council of the Association will be immediately informed of the donation and accepts the donation, assists in its expenditure as per the will of the donor and presents a report to the General Assembly. The President of the association issues a documentation to the donor if such is necessary.

(3) Members search for means of financial support for the organization of conferences or other activities provided by this Statute and also for the maintenance of the website which for the time being is financed and administered by the Faculty of Law at Sofia University. The received funding is used in accordance with recommendation of the Administrative Council and is reported to the General Assembly.

Art. 15. (1) The official languages of the Association are Italian, English and French.

          (2) Each member of the Association can translate the Statute and other documents of the Association into his or her national language and put them on the site of his or her department, institute, faculty, etc.

Art. 16. (1) In cases of disputes unresolved by these special provisions, they should be resolved by mutual consent between the members with the assistance of the Administrative Council.

          (2) In the absence of accord, the provisions of Bulgarian legislation shall apply.

These rules were adopted at the Constituent Assembly of the Association held on October 13, 2016 in Sofia, Bulgaria.