Before the readers stands the book by Dr. Dušan Ilić, Does Serbia Need a Senate? The Second Chamber in European Unitary States (Institute of European Studies, “Miodrag Jovičić” Foundation, Belgrade, 2025, 420 pages). This is a scholarly monograph that addresses the problem of parliamentary structure in the unitary states of our continent. For the first time in Serbian legal scholarship, it provides a comprehensive and systematic examination of the role and position of the second chamber in European unitary states.
Through a case study analysis, the author explores bicameral practices in France, Poland, the Czech Republic, Italy, the Netherlands, the Republic of Ireland, Slovenia, Belarus, and Romania. The comparative analysis of the experiences of these nine reference systems with the bicameral model leads to the identification of the comparative advantages and disadvantages inherent in the existence of a second chamber, as well as to the recognition of potential applications of certain solutions in the Republic of Serbia.
The practical significance of the research is particularly noteworthy, as the author offers solutions to overcome problems that have affected Serbia’s parliamentary and political life for several decades—drawing primarily from the experiences of nine European countries whose systems of governance are similar to that of the Republic of Serbia.
