ISTRAŽITELJI ZA PROCESUIRANJE RATNIH ZLOČINA
INVESTIGATORS FOR THE PROSECUTION OF WAR CRIMES

Summary/Abstract: This article deals with the institute of war crime investigators. It provides a definition of the investigator and the investigation process, the typology of investigators and their competencies as well as the way in which their services are engaged and their role in the criminal procedure. The article especially elaborates on the investigators’ professional role as experts in the system of state imposed crime repression, and points out the requirements for a competent investigator and their specific vocabulary. In relation to this, minimum standards for their profession applicable to all investigators and the peculiarities of their cognitive process are defined. The author warns of the circumstances which should be taken into account when engaging an investigator, but also lays out what is expected of the investigator, some causes of the investigator’s poor work performance, required investigator training, cognitive processing and certain questions related to the investigator’s work procedure etc.

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