THE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION MEASURES: THE TERMINOLOGICAL DETERMINATION AND INTRODUCTORY CONSIDERATION OF THE CONTENT OF THE NOTION

Abstract

The affirmative action is one of the most complex concepts of the contemporary law and there is still no a unique understanding of the content of this notion. The attempts aimed at constructing a general definition of the affirmative action are weakened by the lack of a terminological consistency in the field. Although the affirmative action measures are endorsed by the very Constitution of Serbia and are contained in the action plans of the state institutions for a number of years already, the theoretical basis for their application is almost completely missing in Serbia. The objective of this article is to encourage future research in this field and to serve as a theoretical starting point for the application of the affirmative action measures in practice through their terminological determination and an analysis of some of the existing general definitions of the affirmative action measures and their constitutive elements.