UNITARIZAM VIDOVDANSKOG USTAVA – IZMEĐU PREDLAGANOG I USVOJENOG

After formation of the state, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, very first step to do was to adopt the new constitution. As a matter of fact, it was not so easy to do, because that piece of work showed all the lines of conflict in the new state. Among others, the basic conflict was between the supporters of the unitary and federal state system. However, despite the fact that, there were some proposals predominantly from Croatia to organize the state according to the federal model, the constitution-maker established a unitary system. In this paper, using the historical and to a lesser extent the normative method, the most basic conceptions of the most important constitutional proposals or projects, which came from both political parties and individuals, are presented. The intention of the author is to show that there were compromise proposals, as well as space to make a compromise. In the end, the author comes to the assumption of whether and to what extent the acceptance of certain federalist aspirations could have had an impact on later, it could be said, relaxation and mitigation of national conflicts. In other words, the author assumes that reaching an initial compromise could be the beginning of a later proper construction of the state structure, because a constitution tailored to the given moment and society has the greatest possibility to achieve its longevity and true realization of the legal order which it establishes.