Judicial Professions in Contemporary Bosnia and Herzegovina – Overview and Analysis of the Selected Features
Judicial Professions in Contemporary Bosnia and Herzegovina – Overview and Analysis of the Selected Features

Summary/Abstract: Legal professions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, namely those centred around judiciary: judges, prosecutors, and attorneys at law, are extremely understudied. This paper aims to present an overview and analyse some important features of the named legal professions that are highly relevant for illustrating their contemporary state in Bosnia and Herzegovina. First feature is structural and relates to the trend of feminization of legal professions. Second and third feature both pertain to the ideal/principle of professionalism and concern publishing (as a factor indicative of the cognitive basis or professional authority) on one hand, and professional ethics (as a factor indicative of self-regulation and professional autonomy), on the other hand. Paper is theoretically framed in the research area of sociology of legal professions, while it uses quantitative methodology (descriptive statistical analysis and quantitative content analysis) in interpretation of the available data. Paper is comprised of four sections, excluding introduction and concluding remarks. Key concepts, epistemological-disciplinary framework and justification for selected features are presented in the first section. Trend of feminization in legal education and judicial professions, respectively is explored in the second section. Publishing work, its scope and frequency are explored in the third, while professional ethics for professions of attorneys at law, judges and prosecutors are analysed in the fourth section. Paper concludes with some important remarks concerning the state and prospects of the judicial professions in contemporary Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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