Leveraging Procedural Reforms to Improve Commercial Justice in Bosnia and Herzegovina

World Bank

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: LEGAL REFORM;    LEGAL FRAMEWORK;    SERVICE OF PROCESS;    HEARINGS;    EXPERT WITNESS;   

RP-ID  :  141459

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This report focuses on recommendationsfor the improvement of civil procedure rules and selectedtrial processes with the aim to increase proceduralefficiency and reduce bottlenecks in commercial caseprocessing in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The following aspectsof case processing are analyzed: (i) service of process;(ii) hearings and adjournments; (iii) expert witnesses; (iv)bankruptcy trustees; (v) court fees; (vi) internal courtrules; and (vii) use of Case Management System (CMS). Theaccompanying recommendations are developed in response tothe existing legal framework that governs these selectedaspects of commercial case processing and rely on existinggood examples from Bosnia and Herzegovina courts, theregulatory framework of countries that share the same legalheritage as Bosnia and Herzegovina with a particular focuson European Union and Council of Europe member states, theEuropean Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) case law, as well asrecommendations and opinions of international institutionson judicial efficiency.