The restrictions of the right to inspect the case file in Bosnia and Herzegovina in light of the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights

This paper aims to assess the compliance of the provisions of the criminal procedural legislation of Bosnia and Herzegovina dealing with the restrictions of the right to inspect the case file with the standards developed in the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights. The working hypothe...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:9453a30bbce14ee6829240cdc89b5c732021-12-05T21:34:01ZThe restrictions of the right to inspect the case file in Bosnia and Herzegovina in light of the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights0039-21382620-112710.5937/spz65-33787https://doaj.org/article/9453a30bbce14ee6829240cdc89b5c732021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0039-2138/2021/0039-21382103463A.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/0039-2138https://doaj.org/toc/2620-1127This paper aims to assess the compliance of the provisions of the criminal procedural legislation of Bosnia and Herzegovina dealing with the restrictions of the right to inspect the case file with the standards developed in the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights. The working hypothesis laid out in this paper is that the right of the prosecutor to unilaterally restrict the defense right to access the case file during the investigation and to unilaterally decide which evidence he will use as the basis for the indictment does not satisfy the requirements stemming from the right to a fair trial. The starting point of this paper is the analysis of the case law of the European Court of Human Rights. Afterward, the paper turns to the consideration of the provisions of the criminal procedural legislation of Bosnia and Herzegovina dealing with the restrictions of the right to inspect the case file. In that purpose, this paper employs normative and formal dogmatic legal methods in analyzing the particulars of its subject. The conclusion of the paper is that the law of Bosnia and Herzegovina when it comes to the restrictions of the right to inspect the case file is not in line with the standards of the European Court of Human Rights. For this reason, there is a need for the amending of the Criminal Procedure Codes in force in Bosnia and Herzegovina with the aim of making these Codes compliant with the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights in that respect.Avdić Faruk H.Institute of Comparative Law, Belgradearticlecriminal proceedingsright to inspect the case fileconvention for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedomseuropean court of human rightsprinciple of equal weaponsLaw of EuropeKJ-KKZComparative law. International uniform lawK520-5582ENHRSRStrani pravni život, Vol 2021, Iss 3, Pp 463-479 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
HR
SR
topic criminal proceedings
right to inspect the case file
convention for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms
european court of human rights
principle of equal weapons
Law of Europe
KJ-KKZ
Comparative law. International uniform law
K520-5582
spellingShingle criminal proceedings
right to inspect the case file
convention for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms
european court of human rights
principle of equal weapons
Law of Europe
KJ-KKZ
Comparative law. International uniform law
K520-5582
Avdić Faruk H.
The restrictions of the right to inspect the case file in Bosnia and Herzegovina in light of the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights
description This paper aims to assess the compliance of the provisions of the criminal procedural legislation of Bosnia and Herzegovina dealing with the restrictions of the right to inspect the case file with the standards developed in the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights. The working hypothesis laid out in this paper is that the right of the prosecutor to unilaterally restrict the defense right to access the case file during the investigation and to unilaterally decide which evidence he will use as the basis for the indictment does not satisfy the requirements stemming from the right to a fair trial. The starting point of this paper is the analysis of the case law of the European Court of Human Rights. Afterward, the paper turns to the consideration of the provisions of the criminal procedural legislation of Bosnia and Herzegovina dealing with the restrictions of the right to inspect the case file. In that purpose, this paper employs normative and formal dogmatic legal methods in analyzing the particulars of its subject. The conclusion of the paper is that the law of Bosnia and Herzegovina when it comes to the restrictions of the right to inspect the case file is not in line with the standards of the European Court of Human Rights. For this reason, there is a need for the amending of the Criminal Procedure Codes in force in Bosnia and Herzegovina with the aim of making these Codes compliant with the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights in that respect.
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title The restrictions of the right to inspect the case file in Bosnia and Herzegovina in light of the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights
title_short The restrictions of the right to inspect the case file in Bosnia and Herzegovina in light of the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights
title_full The restrictions of the right to inspect the case file in Bosnia and Herzegovina in light of the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights
title_fullStr The restrictions of the right to inspect the case file in Bosnia and Herzegovina in light of the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights
title_full_unstemmed The restrictions of the right to inspect the case file in Bosnia and Herzegovina in light of the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights
title_sort restrictions of the right to inspect the case file in bosnia and herzegovina in light of the jurisprudence of the european court of human rights
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