THE REVIEW OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA

Abstract

This article contains reviewing of the amended Criminal Procedure Law of the Republic of Croatia. The Law was published in „ Official Gazette“ no. 152/08 and 76/09. The article shows some of the procedural institutes. For that purpose, were chosen some of the new legal provisions, as well as those that indicate the differences in national procedural laws. The paper is dealing with issues relating to: the victims of crime, measures of securing the presence of the defendant in the proceedings, the prosecutor, the procedure, evidentiary actions and temporary measures, examination of witnesses and statement of the public prosecutor about prosecution, plea bargaing and the procedure before the prosecut Special attention was paid to the new concept of the investigation and the plea bargain, on Chamber, judgments, extraordinary remedies, transitional and final provisions.