As jurist and judge, Nezir Škaljić’s work left a mark on the South Slavic, Czech and Russian legal systems.

[2] Škaljić was a member of a three-member Commission that was preparing the reform of the judicial system in Habsburg occupied Bosnia and Herzegovina.

This includes the development of asphalt, first surrounding Sacred Heart Cathedral and later throughout the city, as well as the modern sewage and waterworks system.

Škaljić was one of the four founding fathers of the independent 'Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina' (Bosnian: Rijaset Islamske Zajednice BiH).

In 1899, Škaljić took over as mayor of Sarajevo when Mehmed Kapetanović was forced to step down due to ill health.

[7] The Škaljić family emigrated to Sarajevo from Škaljari,[8] their settlement in the Bay of Kotor during the Battle of Perast (1654) fought between the Venetian Republic and the Ottoman Empire.

Their legacy is the most enduring and it's what won Kotor and Perast their place in the UNESCO World Heritage sites list.

[15] The book has since been published in ten editions, and is still considered "a unique and irreplaceable" source for the study of South Slavic language and culture.