Investigation in legislation on criminal procedure in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Abstract

The author presents investigation as provided for in the criminal procedure legislation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Beside a number of theoretical issues related to the concept and aim of investigation, there is a brief account on the roles of prosecutor and judge in the preliminary inquiry (i.e. preliminary hearing). The central part of the paper focuses on the police as an active subject in charge of investigation, the powers and position of the police as compared to other participants at this stage of the preliminary inquiry. Finally, the closing part deals with legal provisions related to suspension and termination of the investigation.

Autor u radu daje prikaz istrage u krivično-procesnom zakonodavstvu Bosne i Hercegovine. Osim nekoliko teorijskih pitanja koja se odnose na pojam i cilj istrage, u kratkim crtama je prikazan položaj i uloga tužioca i sudije za prethodni postupak (tj. sudije za prethodno saslušanje) u istrazi, dok je centralni deo rada posvećen policiji, kao aktivnom subjektu sprovođenja radnji u istrazi, njenim ovlašćenjima i položaja spram drugih subjekata koji učestvuju u ovoj fazi prethodnog postupka. Na kraju, prikazane su zakonske odredbe koje se odnose na obustavu i okončanje istrage.