This thematic area is focused on the legal-historical analysis of selected institutions of Croatian private law, with particular emphasis on their foundations in Roman law and the European continental legal tradition. It examines the historical development of these institutions, their normative stability, and the factors underlying their resistance to social and technological change.

The analysis encompasses the influence of legal tradition on contemporary legislative solutions and legal practice. Its objective is to identify historically conditioned structural barriers that constrain the adaptation of the private law system to contemporary challenges.

This thematic area is focused on a critical analysis of the capacity of the Croatian private law system to respond to contemporary social, technological, and value-based challenges, particularly in the fields of digital assets, artificial intelligence, and emerging forms of ownership. It examines the adequacy of existing concepts of legal subjectivity and objects of legal relations in light of new phenomena that elude traditional legal categories.

Through legal, comparative, and theoretical analysis, possible models of conceptual and normative adaptation are examined. The objective is to develop scientifically grounded proposals for the (re)definition of key private law institutions in accordance with European and international standards.

This thematic area is focused on the analysis of the effectiveness of Croatian civil and extrajudicial proceedings in the context of the digitalisation of the judiciary. It examines the normative framework and the practical implementation of digital tools in proceedings, as well as their impact on access to justice, the duration of proceedings, and legal certainty.

Special emphasis is focuses on the legal, institutional, and technical barriers that impede or constrain the digital transformation of civil and extrajudicial proceedings. The aim is to develop evidence-based recommendations for enhancing the efficiency, accessibility, and overall effectiveness of legal protection within a fully digitalised judicial framework.

This thematic area focuses on the analysis of the normative and practical protection of the procedural rights of children and persons with disabilities in judicial and administrative proceedings. It examines the extent to which the Croatian legal framework and practice ensure their right to participate, to express their views, and to have equal access to justice.

Special emphasis is accorded to the imperative to transform their procedural role from a predominantly passive one to an actively participatory role. The objective is to identify normative and institutional deficiencies and to propose recommendations aimed at fostering a more inclusive, participatory, and effective procedural system.

This thematic area focuses on the analysis of legal culture in the Republic of Croatia, with particular emphasis on the role of legal education in its formation and development. It examines the content, structure, and implementation of law school curricula and their impact on the development of critical thinking, legal knowledge, professional ethics, and inclusive values.

The analysis encompasses the role of professors, teaching methods, practical training, and students in shaping legal competencies. The objective is to develop guidelines for enhancing legal education as a key element in the long-term transformation of legal culture.