ZAGREB, Dec 4 (Hina) - The presidents of all courts of appeals in Croatia met at the Supreme Court Tuesday in order to establish measures for better jurisdiction within the framework of incumbent personnel and financial capacities,
and legislative solutions, the Supreme Court said in a statement. The presidents all county courts in Croatia, the administrative court, the high magistrate's court, and the high commercial court attended the meeting, which was chaired by Supreme Court president Ivica Crnic. Special attention was paid to issues regarding labour disputes, as well as to cases lasting over five years. A total of 34,216 labour disputes were in progress at Croatian courts at the end of August, of which 9,557 about the termination of work contracts, or another way of dismissal from job. It has been agreed that such cases must have priority, as must those with proceedings taking over five years. Annually, Croati
ZAGREB, Dec 4 (Hina) - The presidents of all courts of appeals in
Croatia met at the Supreme Court Tuesday in order to establish
measures for better jurisdiction within the framework of incumbent
personnel and financial capacities, and legislative solutions, the
Supreme Court said in a statement.
The presidents all county courts in Croatia, the administrative
court, the high magistrate's court, and the high commercial court
attended the meeting, which was chaired by Supreme Court president
Ivica Crnic.
Special attention was paid to issues regarding labour disputes, as
well as to cases lasting over five years. A total of 34,216 labour
disputes were in progress at Croatian courts at the end of August,
of which 9,557 about the termination of work contracts, or another
way of dismissal from job. It has been agreed that such cases must
have priority, as must those with proceedings taking over five
years.
Annually, Croatian courts rule on 2.6 million cases. At the end of
August, there were 66,691 cases in which proceedings lasted more
than five years.
The meeting also discussed statute of limitations in criminal and
minor offence proceedings, assessing it as a serious problem. The
reasons for which cases exceed the statute of limitations are
mostly objective, and are primarily due to the insufficient number
of judges and amendments to the Penal Code.
The court presidents concluded that priority must be given to cases
in which there is danger of criminal prosecution exceeding the
statute of limitations.
It was also pointed to the need of stepping up promptness in the
prosecution of economic crimes, which currently number 1,751.
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