DJELATNOST ZAVNOBIH-A U FORMIRANJU PRAVOSUĐA SA POSEBNIM OSVRTOM NA SUDSKU PRAKSU TOKOM NOR-A
THE ACTIVITY OF ZAVNOBIH IN THE FORMATION OF THE JUDICIARY WITH A SPECIAL REFERENCE TO JUDICIAL PRACTICE DURING THE NOR

Summary/Abstract: The role of ZAVNOBiH in the formation of judicial bodies in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina was of exceptional importance, considering that as part of the state authority, its primary function was to resolve legal disputes between individuals. In the liberated territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the National Liberation Councils (NOO-s) functioned as the sole representatives of authority at that time and carried out judicial functions through their judicial councils As the National Liberation Committees (NOO) developed over time into organs of state authority, it became necessary to separate the judicial power from the NOO as an organ of administrative authority. In light of this, the presidency of ZAVNOBiH adopted the Instructions for the Organization and Work of People’s Courts in October 1944, there by laying the foundation for the future organization of the judiciary in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina. These Instructions represent the only legal document in the field of justice issued by the Presidium of ZAVNOBiH during the National Liberation War. The newly established people’s courts became independent organs of state power, acting separately from the administration and, as such, took over judicial activity in the entire sphere of civil and criminal law. All activities related to the formation of independent people’s courts in Bosnia and Herzegovina were directed and managed by the Department of Justice at ZAVNOBiH. The paper will shed light on the judicial practice of people’s courts in resolving both criminal law and civil law disputes.

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