Research Fields
Labour and social security law; Anti-discrimination law; Health care (medical) law; Occupational safety and health.
Current Research
Management of psychosocial risks and protection of mental health at work (labor law aspect), with a particular focus on work organisation, digitalisation, young workers’ mental health, and legal mechanisms for preventing occupational health risks.
Biography
Highest academic qualification: PhD in Law, 2016.
Sanja Zlatanović (1986) completed both her undergraduate law studies and doctoral studies at the Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade. She graduated with a grade point average of 9.45. During her studies, she received commendations from the Faculty of Law for academic excellence and a diploma recognising outstanding achievement in a rhetoric course, which she completed with the highest grade (10).
In 2012, she defended her pre-doctoral thesis with distinction. In 2016, she obtained her PhD in Law in the field of public law, specialising in Labour and Social Security Law, under the supervision of Professor Branko Lubarda and Professor Marija Draškic.
She has published 120 bibliographic items, including two monographs, as well as scholarly articles in Serbian and international journals and edited volumes. She has participated as a member of research teams in projects funded by the relevant Serbian ministry and the European Union, as well as public policy projects supported by international development organisations and civil society organisations. Her project experience includes both team membership and project leadership.
During the period 2025–2027, she has been engaged as a consultant and expert in occupational safety and health and mental health at work in activities associated with the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA). Her work includes expert contributions to the preparation of educational and awareness-raising materials, with a particular focus on recognising psychosocial risks as work-related occupational risks, strengthening their prevention, and promoting organisational and institutional approaches to protecting workers’ mental health.
A particular area of her expertise is the mental health of young workers and the specific psychosocial risks they face in the world of work. She authored the expert article Young workers – mental health at work, published on EU-OSHA’s OSHwiki platform, addressing risk factors, the protection of young workers’ mental health, and preventive measures within occupational safety and health frameworks (https://oshwiki.osha.europa.eu/en/themes/young-workers-mental-health-work ). Her work in this area is thematically aligned with EU-OSHA’s Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2026–2028: Together for Mental Health at Work.
In 2022, she completed a short research stay at the Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, focusing on social security law and access to social security rights for workers engaged in non-standard forms of employment. Her academic supervisor during the research stay was Professor Grega Strban.
She actively collaborates with professional and scientific associations and centres in France and Japan working on mental health at work and the management of psychosocial risks. She works in English, Spanish and German.
Membership of Professional Organisations
- Serbian Association of Business Lawyers
- Serbian Association of Lawyers for Medical and Health Law (SUPRAM) – Founder and Board Member
- Serbian Association for Labour Law and Social Security
Scholarships, fellowships, grants
Scholarship awarded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia for the entire duration of her undergraduate law studies.
Major publications
- Zlatanović, S., Sovilj, R. & Maksimović, M. (2025) The Quiet Quitting Phenomenon in Digital Workplaces: A Legal-Theoretical and Comparative Analysis.Review of European and Comparative Law, 62 (3). pp. 133-153.
- Stevanović, A. & Zlatanović, S. (2026) Legal Status and Protection of Medical Personnel in Armed Conflicts – International humanitarian and Labor Law Perspectives. Medicine Law & Society, 19 (1). pp. 189-210.
- Zlatanović, S. & Stevanović, A. (2026) Resilience in Labor Regulation: Evaluating Serbia’s Post-Pandemic Occupational Safety and Health Reform.Review of European and Comparative Law, 64 (1). pp. 153-167.
- Zlatanović, S. (2026) Radna prava i mentalno zdravlje u eri digitalizacije izazovi, mogućnosti i perspektive bezbednosti i zaštite na radu. Institut društvenih nauka, Beograd. ISBN 978-86-7093-296-8
- Zlatanović, S. S. & Škobo, M. (2023) The ‘Twilight’ of Health, Safety, and Well-being of Workers in the Digital Era –Shaping the Right to Disconnect. Journal of Work Health and Safety Regulation, Vol. 2, Issue, 2. 129-144.