JUDGES\u27 AUTONOMY AS A POSTULATE OF THE STATE GOVERNED BY LAW: GERMAN PRACTICE, CROATIAN DIFFICULTIES

Autor u članku raspravlja o jednoj od “klasičnih” sastavnica postulata pravne države - načelu neovisnosti sudaca - na primjeru njemačkoga pravnog uređenja i njegovih iskustava nakon ujedinjenja 1990. godine. Nakon kratkog historijskog iskustva orisa nastanka postulata sudačke neovisnosti, autor u članku najprije prikazuje institucionalne okvire suvremenoga njemačkog sudstva, a zatim opisuje probleme unifikacije pravosuđa koje je donijelo njemačko ujedinjenje 1990. godine. Na kraju autor opisuje hrvatske probleme. Republika Hrvatska koja se kao zemlja u tranziciji, uslijed specifičnih okolnosti izazvanih Domovinskim ratom, našla u sličnoj situaciji, odgovorila je na te izazove, ali manje uspješno od SR Njemačke.The author deals with one of the “classic” components of the state governed by law — the principle of judges\u27 autonomy — on the example of German legal system and its practice after the unification of 1990. Following a short outline of the evolution of the postulate of judges\u27 autonomy, the author depicts the institutional framework of the present-day German judiciary, and then the quandaries ensuing from the unification of the legal systems of the two Germanies. Finally, the author describes Croatian problems. The Republic of Croatia, as a country in transition, and due to the specific circumstances caused by the Patriotic War, has found itself in a similar predicament. It has responded to these challenges, but not as successfully as Germany