REFORM OF THE JUDICIARY IN CROATIA AND ITS LIMITATIONS
REFORM OF THE JUDICIARY IN CROATIA AND ITS LIMITATIONS

Author(s): Alan Uzelac
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Constitutional Law, Governance
Published by: CEDET Centar za demokratsku tranziciju
Keywords: judicial reform; judicial administration and self-government; judicial efficiency; independence of the judiciary
Summary/Abstract: Of all the areas that call for reforms, the judiciary might be the one that poses the most problems and the largest number of unanswered questions in Croatia. The degree of credibility enjoyed by the present-day judiciary amongst the public of contemporary Croatia is the lowest ever: in February 2002, the judiciary was the public institution least trusted by citizens; comparatively, out of all the countries of South and South-Eastern Europe, Croatian citizens only placed more trust in their judiciary than the citizens of Bulgaria - even in Republika Srpska, the credibility of the courts ranked twice as high. However, part of the negative rating of the Croatian judiciary can be accounted for by the unprecedented amount of media attention it has been receiving lately; never before has the situation in the judiciary ranked first on the list of problems that stand in the way of the international integration of the Republic of Croatia; never before has the interest of the general public - of the man-in-the-street - for legal practices been so intensive and long-lasting.

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