Pravni okvir sistema besplatne pravne pomoći u građanskim postupcima u Brčko Distriktu BiH
LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF THE FREE LEGAL AID SYSTEM IN BRCKO DISTRICT
Author(s): Faruk LatifovićSubject(s): Civil Law
Published by: Pravni fakultet - Univerzitet u Zenici
Keywords: Brcko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina; access to justice; legal aid; Office for legal aid of Brcko district of Bosnia and Herzegovina;
Summary/Abstract: Brcko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a single administrative unit of local self-government existing under the sovereignty of Bosnia and Herzegovina. On this basis, Brcko Dictrict of Bosnia and Herzegovina Assembly, as the first administrative unit in Bosnia and Herzegovina, adopted Law for office for legal aid of Brcko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Main goals of the Legal aid office are information and education of the beneficiaries in respect the legal regulation, their rights and obligations, providing information and legal advice, drafting different submissions, and in general representing the beneficiaries in the procedures in front of the court and other state bodies, which enable equal approach to the justice without any discrimination. This Law also regulates rules of not paying any costs listed in the Law of legal proceedings and the Law of court fees. This paper also analyses conditions, ways and procedures to exercise the right to free legal aid, using juxtaposed-legal approach. The paper provided examples of judical practice. The paper points out the specific legal faults and as well as directions for creating better legal solutions in this domain.
Journal: Anali Pravnog fakulteta Univerziteta u Zenici
- Issue Year: 8/2015
- Issue No: 15-16
- Page Range: 79-121
- Page Count: 43
- Language: Bosnian