PRAVNOISTORIJSKI POGLED NA ŽELEZNIČKO PITANjE NA PROSTORU SRBIJE

Abstract

In the paper, a legal-historical review of the railway issue on the area of the Serbia, from the 1830s to the 1880s, was made. Namely, in the 3rd decade of the 19th century, Prince Miloš presented the idea of building a railway. However, the beginnings of Serbian railways are connected to the Berlin Congress. Thus, in 1878, the Treaty of Berlin was concluded, and two years later, the Berlin Concession with Austria-Hungary for the construction of the railway was also concluded. On that occasion, the railway issue came into focus and the public was divided into those who are in favor of construction and those who are against the construction of the railway, considering the conditions given in the Convention of 1880. Therefore, the main subject of research is the discussion that took place in the Assembly in 1880, when the Berlin Convention was submitted for adoption. In addition, as the Convention was adopted after an extensive discussion, it is also pointed out the way of realization of the railway plans, which were reached in 1884.