The Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

is a highest court and it ensures the uniform application of law

Law

Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...

s and equal justice

Justice

Justice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...

 to all.

Judicial system

Courts protect the legal order of the Republic of Croatia as established by the Constitution

Constitution of Croatia

The current Constitution of the Republic of Croatia was adopted by the Parliament of the Republic of Croatia on December 22, 1990. It replaced the Constitution of 1974 ratified in socialist Yugoslavia...

 and law, and provide for the uniform application of law and equal justice for all.

Administration of justice in the Republic of Croatia is carried out by:

• misdemeanor courts,
• municipal courts,
• county courts,
• commercial courts,
• the High Misdemeanor Court of the Republic of Croatia,
• the high Commercial Court of the Republic of Croatia,
• the Administrative Court of the Republic of Croatia and
• the Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia.

Powers and responsibilities

Supreme Court basic duties:

1. ensures the uniform application of law and equal protection of all citizens before the law
2. discusses all important legal issues arising from the court practice
3. decides on extraordinary legal remedies against final decisions of all courts in the Republic of Croatia
4. hears appeals against decisions of county courts rendered in the first instance
5. hears appeals against decisions of the High Commercial Court of the Republic of Croatia and the Administrative Court of the Republic of Croatia, and any other court when specified so by the law
6. decides on the conflict of jurisdiction between the courts in the territory of the Republic of Croatia when they have the same immediately superior court
7. provide for the professional development of judges

Composition

The President of the Supreme Court is elected and relieved of duty by the Croatian Parliament at the proposal of the President of the Republic

President of Croatia

The President of Croatia , officially styled the President of the Republic represents the Republic of Croatia in the country and abroad as the head of state, maintains the regular and coordinated operation and stability of the national government system, and safeguards the independence and...

.

Judicial office is permanent, but exceptionally, at assuming the judicial office for the first time, judges are appointed for a five-year term. After the renewal of the appointment, judges assume their duty as permanent.

All judges are appointed by the National Judicial Council and relieves them of judicial duty, as well as decides on their disciplinary responsibility.

A judge can be relieved of judicial office:

1. at his/her own request
2. if he/she has become permanently incapacitated to perform judicial office
3. if sentenced for a criminal offence which makes him/her unworthy of the judicial office
4. if, in conformity with the law, so decides the National Judicial Council due to the commitment of an act of serious infringement of discipline
5. when reaching 70 years of age

External links

• http://www.vsrh.hr/