Abbreviated criminal procedures in law of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy and Germany Cover Image

Skraćeni krivični postupci u pravu Bosne i Hercegovine, Italije i Njemačke
Abbreviated criminal procedures in law of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy and Germany

Author(s): Vedran Alidžanović
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Criminal Law, EU-Legislation
Published by: Pravni fakultet Univerziteta u Tuzli
Keywords: Abbreviated criminal procedure; stage of the criminal proceedings; consensual procedure; non-consensual procedure;

Summary/Abstract: Bearing in mind the great efforts invested on improving the efficiency of the judiciary of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which led to the introduction of abbreviated criminal procedures in the criminal procedural legislation, we consider as important to research forms of abbreviated criminal procedure in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but also in other countries, like Italy and Germany. In the paper are, in addition to theoretical studies, presented the results of empirical researches, reflected through the effects of the application of abbreviated criminal procedures in the jurisprudence of the subject countries. Taking for the example two procedural systems of Italy and Germany, whose structure and mode of application of certain types of abbreviated criminal procedures, is similar to the structure and mode of application of these procedures in Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are presented the mechanisms of implementation of abbreviated criminal procedures, the types to which they belong, the ways in which it shortens the regular criminal procedure as well as other characteristics.

  • Issue Year: 2/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 108-148
  • Page Count: 41
  • Language: Bosnian