IVO JOSIPOVIC'S BOOK ON HAGUE CRIMINAL IMPLEMENTATION LAW PRESENTED

ZAGREB, Sept 21 (Hina) - A book by Zagreb Law School professor Ivo Josipovic, entitled "The Hague Criminal Implementation Law", was presented in Zagreb on Wednesday. This is the first work dealing with criminal implementation law and the question of regulations defining Croatia's cooperation with The Hague-based war crimes tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY), it was said at the presentation at Zagreb's Law School. The book, published by 'Informator' publishing company and the Croatian Legal Centre, is written in Croatian and English. It systematically deals with all regulations, both Croatian and international, which regulate the cooperation between Croatian judicial bodies and The Hague tribunal, Deputy Justice Minister Ranko Marijan said. Josipovic's starting point is that it is possible to divide the law from politics, law professor Davor Krapac said, adding the book defined the obligations of states and the war crimes tribunal. Josipovic also writes about the implementation of the Constitutional Law on Cooperation with the ICTY as well as Croatian implementation regulations and the origins of the ICTY law. This is the second book which deals with the largest part of the ICTY law for the territory of former Yugoslavia. The first publication, "The International Criminal Court for War Crimes on the Territory of Former Yugoslavia", was published in 1995 by the Croatian Helsinki Committee and Croatian Legal Centre, said Krapac. (hina) rml