o:1984 Lawyer confidentiality Advokatska tajna en ABSTRACT: The role of the lawyer is characterized by a focus on counseling, advocacy and conciliation. A lawyer advises a client on legal issues, considers the possibilities of resolving the dispute amicably and certainly advocates in a legal proceedings if this occurs. In order the previously mentioned activities between the client and lawyer to be achieved, it is necessary to establish a mutual connection. Talking about a lawyer`s capability of fulfilling the role of a counsel and client’s representative, he/she must be independent in his/her work, especially having professional independence in relation to courts, state bodies, but also in relation to his/her own interests. It is this independence that represents a significant foundation in gaining trust in the client-lawyer relationship. Achieving trust is not easy, although it is a priori expected. In order to gain trust and to be able to access an adequate representation in a legal proceedings, the lawyer’s obligation is to keep the lawyer’s secret and not to disclose confidential information. A lawyer’s secret can be considered from several aspects, from the moral, contractual, ethical... In this research, certain important theoretical frameworks will be considered, with the focus on presenting and reviewing the international, primarily European legislative regulation of the issue of legal secrecy. This paper will certainly include the aspect of domestic legislation too. In addition to the above, some important positions of the European Court of Human Rights will be pointed out. Before presenting the conclusions emerged from this research, a special attention will be paid to the circumstances when a lawyer can reveal a secret. REZIME: Uloga advokata je okarakterisana sa fokusom na savetovanje, zastupanje i mirenje. Advokat savetuje klijenta o pravnim pitanjima, razmatra mogućnosti rešavanja spora na miran način i svakako, zastupa ga u pravnom postupku ako do toga dođe. Da bi se postiglo pomenuto između klijenta i advokata neophodno je uspostaviti međusobno poverenje. Da bi advokat mogao da ispuni ulogu savetnika i zastupnika klijenta, on mora biti nezavisan u svom radu, posebno mora da ima profesionalnu nezavisnost u odnosu na sudove, državne organe ali i u odnosu na sopstvene interese. Upravo ova nezavisnost predstavlja značajan temelj u sticanju poverenja na relaciji klijent – advokat. Postizanje poverenja nije jednostavno iako se to apriori očekuje. Sa ciljem ostvarivanja poverenja i da bi se moglo pristupiti adekvatnom zastupanju u pravnom postupku, obaveza advokata je da čuva advokatsku tajnu i da ne otrkiva poverljive informacije. Advokatska tajna može se razmatrati sa više aspekatа, sa moralnog, ugovornog, etičkog, i dr. U ovom istraživanju razmotriće se pojedini teorijski okviri koji su od značaja, s tim da će fokus biti na prikazu i sagledavanju međunarodnog, prvenstveno evropskog zakonodavnog uređenja pitanja advokatske tajne, a svakako razmotriće se tema ovog rada i sa aspekta domaćeg zakonodavstva. Pored pomenutog ukazaće se i na pojedine značajnije stavove Evropskog suda za ljudska prava. Pre iznošenja zaključaka koji su proistekli iz ovog istraživanja, posebna pažnja će biti ukazana okolnostima kada advokat može da otkrije tajnu. Keywords: lawyer confidentiality, client’s trust, fair trial, international principles, case study Ključne reči: advokatska tajna, poverenje klijenata, pravično suđenje, međunarodni principi, sudska praksa 1552099 10.5937/ptp2103042B 1552101 0352-3713 2023-05-17T10:27:07.496Z 44 yes 46 Nenad Bingulac 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 0000-0003-1187-7054 Dragan Miljenović person application/pdf 362700 https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:1984 no yes 16 70 92000002 211A01 Pravo - teorija i praksa 38 3 42 52 2021