SPECIAL CASES OF EXPERTISE IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS: THE CASE OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
SPECIAL CASES OF EXPERTISE IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS: THE CASE OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Author(s): Filip Novaković, Ana Šego
Subject(s): Criminal Law, Criminology, Penology, Sociology of Law, Court case
Published by: CENTAR MODERNIH ZNANJA
Keywords: special expertise; DNA analysis; autopsy; expertise of injuries; expertise of business records; criminal proceedings; B&H;
Summary/Abstract: In this paper, the author examines forensic expertise, specifically special types or cases of expertise, as the action of uncovering criminal offenses and their perpetrators. Expertise is determined in situations where the criminal justice authorities need to establish specific facts or clarify certain circumstances, requiring specialized knowledge or skills for their determination or clarification. The authors will primarily discuss general aspects of expertise in criminal proceedings, and later delve into the consideration of specific cases – special types of expertise proscribed by the Criminal Procedure Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Criminal Procedure Code of Republic of Srpska, Criminal Procedure Code of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Criminal Procedure Code of Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Therefore, the paper will cover autopsy, analysis of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), forensic examination of bodily injuries, forensic examination of business records, toxicological analysis, as well as physical and other examinations as a special type of expertise.

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