REGULATION OF THE EXPERT WITNESS SYSTEM IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW AND PROPOSALS FOR IMPROVEMENT IN THE FEDERATION OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
REGULATION OF THE EXPERT WITNESS SYSTEM IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW AND PROPOSALS FOR IMPROVEMENT IN THE FEDERATION OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Summary/Abstract: Expert witnesses represent one of the key evidentiary mechanisms in criminal proceedings in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The detection and prosecution of criminal offenses—particularly complex ones—generally require the involvement of expert witnesses from various fields. However, judicial practice in Bosnia and Herzegovina has revealed significant challenges in the appointment and use of expert witnesses in criminal cases. An analysis of international instruments and comparative legislation regulating the status and role of expert witnesses points to the necessity of a coherent and comprehensive normative framework to ensure proper mechanisms for the selection and application of expertise. This paper identifies several inconsistencies and gaps in the legal framework governing expert witnesses and offers a set of recommendations aimed at improving the normative system in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, primarily focusing on the Law on Expert Witnesses of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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