o:1939 Personal name Lično ime en ABSTRACT: The right to the personal name represents the most important expression of a personal identity, as well as an absolute subjective right of every individual. Furthermore, the individual is, through the personal name, distinguished in the known and social context, and it is also the means through which the state identifies its subjects. Without the existence of the personal name, the life within a community would be unimaginable, which means that this type of individualization is as old as the very human society. Nevertheless, through time, the means of such an individualization have been changed. Today, in Republic of Serbia, the personal name consists of a surname by which the belonging to a certain family community is expressed, and a name through which he/she is individualized within that community. The question of a personal name in our country is regulated by the Family Law and it is guaranteed by the Constitution. Given the importance of the personal name, the aim of this paper will be to demonstrate the important questions pertaining to the personal name, as well as the Family Law norms, by which it is regulated within the lawful context of Republic of Serbia. REZIME: Pravo na lično ime predstavlja najvažniji izraz ličnog identiteta, kao i apsolutno subjektivno pravo svakog pojedinca. Pored toga ličnim imenom se izdvaja pojedinac u poznatom i društvenom kontekstu, a predstavlja i sredstvo kojim država identifikuje svoje subjekte. Bez postojanja ličnog imena život u zajednici bi bio nezamisliv, što znači da je ova vrsta individualizacije stara koliko i samo ljudsko društvo. Ipak, vemenom su se menjali načini ove individalizacije. Danas, se u Republici Srbiji lično ime sastoji od prezimena, kojim se izražava pripadnost određenoj porodičnoj zajednici i imena kojim se pojedinac individualizuje unutar zajednice. Pitanje ličnog imena u našoj državi regulisano je Porodičnim zakonom i garantovano je Ustavom. S obzirom na značaj ličnog imena, cilj ovog rada biće prikaz pitanja koja su relevantna i u vezi sa ličnim imenom, kao i norme Porodičnog zakona kojim se ono reguliše u zakonodavstvu Republike Srbije. Key words: personal name, surname, Republic of Serbia, the Family Law Ključne reči: lično ime, prezime, Republika Srbija, Porodični zakon 1552099 10.5937/ptp2102001S 1552101 0352-3713 2023-05-10T10:24:42.765Z 44 yes 46 Nebojša Šarkić Redovni profesor, Pravni fakultet u Beogradu, Univerzitet Union u Beogradu, Srbija; The Faculty of Law in Belgrade, Union University in Belgrade, Serbia 0009-0005-8700-1587 Dalibor Krstinić Pravni fakultet za privredu i pravosuđe u Novom Sadu, Univerzitet Privredna akademija u Novom Sadu, Srbija The Faculty of Law for Commerce and Judiciary in Novi Sad, The University of Business Academy in Novi Sad, Serbia person 0000-0002-9731-9178 Katarina Petrović Pravni fakultet u Beogradu, Univerzitet Union u Beogradu, Srbija; The Faculty of Law in Belgrade, Union University in Belgrade, Serbia, person application/pdf 377430 https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:1939 no yes 16 70 92000001 211A01 Pravo - teorija i praksa 38 2 1 16 2021