OSCE Trial Monitoring Report on the Implementation of the New Criminal Procedure Code in the Courts of Bosnia and Herzegovina

This report is first of its kind by the Rule of Law Section of the Human Rights Department of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina. It presents findings and conclusions on the implementation of the new procedure code as monitored in the courts between January 2004 and August 2004. In this period, OSCE monitored 1032 post-indictment criminal hearings - in 38 designated courts - in all criminal jurisdictions of Bosnia and Herzegovina. All types of cases in all stages of post-indictment proceedings were monitored to provide a comprehensive overview of the implementation of the new criminal procedure codes throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina.