Dr Bosko Tripkovic
- Senior Lecturer in Legal Theory and the Philosophy of Law (School of Law)
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3048-2007Biography
Bosko Tripkovic joined the school in 2024. Before that, he worked at the University of Birmingham, European University Institute and the University of Novi Sad, and he held visiting positions at New York University and the University of Glasgow. He obtained his PhD and LLM from the European University Institute, MJur from the University of Oxford, and MPhil and LLB degrees from the University of Novi Sad.
Bosko Tripkovic’s research explores the metaphysical, meta-ethical and moral foundations of law. His work has appeared in world-leading generalist journals (Oxford Journal of Legal Studies), as well as the best journals in legal philosophy (Legal Theory) and constitutional law (International Journal of Constitutional Law). Dr Tripkovic’s book The Metaethics of Constitutional Adjudication (Oxford University Press 2017) develops an original theory of the role of moral values in constitutional reasoning. His article ‘The Morality of Foreign Law’ won the Special Mention Award from the International Society of Public Law in 2020, and his doctoral thesis was awarded the Mauro Cappelletti Prize in 2016.
Bosko Tripkovic sits on the Executive Editorial Board of Jurisprudence: An International Journal of Legal and Political Thought. He has performed various expert roles in a number of organizations (such as the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies and OSCE), and he has been invited to deliver judicial training in Mexico and Serbia.
Research interests
- Philosophy of Law
- Constitutional Theory
- Philosophy of Human Rights Law
Publications
Prior publications
ORCiD
Bosko Tripkovic, (2023) Skupštinska kontrola vlade: Smjernice za poslanike i poslanice ; source: Bosko Tripkovic
Bosko Tripkovic, Dennis Patterson, (2023) The Promise and Limits of Grounding in Law Legal Theory (doi: 10.1017/S1352325223000149); source: Crossref
Bosko Tripkovic, (2023) Book Review: European Consensus between Strategy and Principle: The Uses of Vertically Comparative Legal Reasoning in Regional Human Rights Adjudication, by Jens T. Theilen. (Baden-Baden: Nomos, 2021) Common Market Law Review (issn: 0165-0750); source: Bosko Tripkovic
Bosko Tripkovic, (2022) A New Philosophy for the Margin of Appreciation and European Consensus Oxford Journal of Legal Studies (doi: 10.1093/ojls/gqab031); source: Crossref
Bosko Tripkovic, (2020) Constructing the Constitutional Self: Meaning, Value, and Abuse of Constitutional Identity Union University Law Review ; source: Bosko Tripkovic
Bosko Tripkovic, (2019) The morality of foreign law International Journal of Constitutional Law (doi: 10.1093/icon/moz065)(issn: 1474-2659); source: Crossref Metadata Search
Bosko Tripkovic, Jan Zglinski, de Almeida, Lucila, Cantero Gamito, Marta, Mateja Djurovic, Purnhagen, Kai Peter, (2019) Contestation and accommodation: constitutional and private law pluralism(s) in the EU The Transformation of Economic Law (isbn: 9781509932580); source: Bosko Tripkovic
Bosko Tripkovic, Dennis Patterson, Mortimer Sellers, Stephan Kirste, (2019) Legal Pragmatism Encyclopedia of the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (isbn: 978-94-007-6518-4); source: Bosko Tripkovic
Bosko Tripkovic, (2018) The Metaethics of Constitutional Adjudication Oxford Scholarship Online (doi: 10.1093/oso/9780198808084.001.0001)(isbn: 9780198808084); source: Crossref Metadata Search
Bosko Tripkovic, Andrea Wechsler, Hans-W Micklitz, Andrea Wechsler, (2016) Enforcement in Europe as a Market of Justice The Transformation of Enforcement (isbn: 9781849468916); source: Bosko Tripkovic
Bosko Tripkovic, (2014) Judicial Comparativism and Legal Positivism Transnational Legal Theory (doi: 10.5235/20414005.5.2.285)(issn: 2041-4013); source: Crossref Metadata Search
Bosko Tripkovic, (2013) Militantna Demokratija i Autonomija Union University Law Review ; source: Bosko Tripkovic
Tripkovic Bosko, (2013) Militant democracy and autonomy Pravni zapisi (doi: 10.5937/pravzap5-4863)(issn: 2217-2815); source: Crossref Metadata Search
Bosko Tripkovic, Brewer-Carias, Allan R., (2011) A Constitutional Court in Transition: Making Sense of Constitutional Adjudication in Post-authoritarian Serbia Constitutional Courts as Positive Legislators ; source: Bosko Tripkovic
Bosko Tripkovic, (2009) Nastanak odgovornosti šefa države u Nemačkoj i Austriji: opoziv i sudski impičment u perspektivi polupredsedničkog sistema Zbornik radova Pravnog Fakulteta u Novom Sadu (issn: 0550-2179); source: Bosko Tripkovic
Bosko Tripkovic, (2009) O odgovornosti šefa države u Srbiji: dva nedovršena koncepta Glasnik Advokatske komore Vojvodine (issn: 0017-0933); source: Bosko Tripkovic
Bosko Tripkovic, (2008) Evropski nalog za hapšenje u praksi ustavnog sudstva: ka kooperativnom konstitucionalizmu Zbornik radova Pravnog Fakulteta u Novom Sadu (issn: 0550-2179); source: Bosko Tripkovic
Bosko Tripkovic, (2008) Pojam odgovornosti u ustavnom pravu: pokušaji tipologije Pravni život (issn: 0350-0500); source: Bosko Tripkovic
Bosko Tripkovic, (2007) Pravo na pristup informacijama od javnog značaja u Evropskoj uniji Zbornik radova Pravnog Fakulteta u Novom Sadu (issn: 0550-2179); source: Bosko Tripkovic
Bosko Tripkovic, (2007) Ravnopravnost i razlike: Pravo žena na političko reprezentovanje ; source: Bosko Tripkovic
Bosko Tripkovic, (2006) Paritetna reforma izbornih propisa u Francuskoj: namere, dometi i posledice Pravni ̌ zivot (issn: 0350-0500); source: Bosko Tripkovic
Bosko Tripkovic, Dragan Bataveljic, (2006) Pravne pretpostavke ǔ cě sća ̌ zena u odlǔ civanju o javnim poslovima i novi ustav Srbije Odjeci Sretenja ; source: Bosko Tripkovic
Bosko Tripkovic, (2005) Regulisanje aktivnog i pasivnog birǎ ckog prava na nivou Evropske unije Glasnik Advokatske komore Vojvodine (issn: 0017-0933); source: Bosko Tripkovic
Bosko Tripkovic, (2004) Politička prava i slobode: međunarodni standardi i njihova implementacija u domaćem pravu Zbornik radova Pravnog Fakulteta u Novom Sadu (issn: 0550-2179); source: Bosko Tripkovic
Bosko Tripkovic, Bosa Nenadic, (2004) Sistemi sudske kontrole ustavnosti Ustavni sud Srbije ; source: Bosko Tripkovic
Bosko Tripkovic, (2003) The Italian System of Judicial Review of Legislation Zbornik radova Pravnog Fakulteta u Novom Sadu (issn: 0550-2179); source: Bosko Tripkovic
Grants
- Research grant, Center for Democratic Transition, 2023 (4,000 EUR)
- Research grant, Seed funding, 2022 (£2,000)
- Workshop grant, QR funding, 2022 (£12,900, with Dr Andreas Kokkinis)
- Workshop grant, PluriCourts, 2022 (£6,000, with Dr Alain Zysset)
- Research assistance grant, CEPLER, 2021 (£1,000)
- Workshop grant, Mercator Foundation, 2020 (£4,000, with Dr Alain Zysset)
- Research assistance grant, CEPLER, 2018 (£1,000)
- Full PhD Grant, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2010-2014 (120,000 EUR)
- Chevening Scholarship, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 2009-2010 (£28,000)
- Research grant, OSCE, 2008-2009 (10,000 EUR)
Supervision
Bosko Tripkovic welcomes proposals for postgraduate research in general legal philosophy, as well as the philosophy of constitutional and human rights law. Potential students are invited to get in touch via e-mail to discuss their preliminary research proposals.
- Moss, Cameron
The Group Theory of Law: An Analysis of Group Agency and Legal Systems - OZCAN, PINAR
Beyond Borders and Pages in International Law as Transnational Culture: A Journey Through the Embeddedness (and Historical Roots) of International Law
In the past, Bosko Tripkovic has supervised PhD projects on:
- Constitutional Protection of Property
- Kelsen and Metaethical Fictionalism
- Restrictions of Freedom of Political Expression on Campus
- Sovereignty, Colonialism, and the Construction of International law
- Metaphysics of Parliamentary Sovereignty
- Universalism, Relativism, and the Human Right to Development
- Fundamental Rights and the Internal Market
- Philosophical Justifications in International Criminal Law Jurisprudence
Teaching
- Jurisprudence
- Legal Theory
- Law, Justice and Morality
