BOSNIAN COURT DELEGATION MEETS CROATIAN JUSTICE MINISTER, SUPREME COURT PRESIDENT

ZAGREB, March 30 (Hina) - A delegation of the Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina, headed by its president Martin Raguz, met in Zagreb on Tuesday with Croatian Justice Minister Vesna Skare-Ozbolit and Supreme Court President Ivica Crnic.#L# The Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina is the only court in the country besides the Constitutional Court which has jurisdiction over the entire Bosnia. Minister Skare-Ozbolt acquainted the delegation with the Croatian judicial reform. The talks with representatives of the Croatian Supreme Court revolved around the organisation of the justice systems in the two countries, court management, and dealing with pending cases. "We discussed judicial authority issues in the two countries, the way courts ensure their independence, the position of judges, and the current topic of war crimes trials," said Crnic. He recalled that Croatian and Bosnian courts might take on trials from the war crimes tribunal in The Hague as early as next year, and said today's talks addressed how to act in such cases. The two countries' courts share the same views on war crimes cases, Crnic said. Raguz said the Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina valued the support of its Croatian colleagues in the realisation of its projects, and thanked the Croatian side for assistance given so far. (Hina) ha