ZAGREB, Jan 10 (Hina) - The Constitutional Court in 2002 received 3,310 cases, of which it solved 2,000, which in the court's practice so far is the largest number of received and solved court cases in a single year.
ZAGREB, Jan 10 (Hina) - The Constitutional Court in 2002 received
3,310 cases, of which it solved 2,000, which in the court's practice
so far is the largest number of received and solved court cases in a
single year. #L#
According to court data, more than 3,000 constitutional complaints
were filed with regard to the protection of basic human rights, of
which more than 1,700 were solved, which is around 90% of filed
complaints.
The remaining cases referred to proposals for the establishment of
the constitutionality of laws and other regulations.
The number of complaints filed with the Constitutional Court
increased particularly due to the possibility of receiving damages
for procrastinated trials.
Around 500 complaints were submitted last year due to
procrastinated proceedings. Of the 145 solved complaints, only
seven were accepted.
The court ruled the payment of damages in four cases, the highest
damages amounting to 8,000 kuna (slightly over 1,000 euros).
According to officials at the government's office for
representation at the European Court for Human Rights, more than
half the clients who were dissatisfied with the negative rulings of
the Constitutional Court have stated they will appeal to the
Strasbourg-based court again.
Most complaints regarding overly long proceedings that were filed
to the Strasbourg-based court were returned to the Constitutional
Court with the explanation that by adopting changes to the
Constitutional Law on the Constitutional Court last year Croatia
integrated into its legal system an efficient legal instrument of
protection against overly long court proceedings.
(hina) rml