The action for protection of possession in theory and practice

Posjed je faktično pravo nad nekom stvari. Proizvodi pravne učinke po samom zakonu i uživa građansko-pravnu zaštitu. Zaštita posjeda ujedno predstavlja i najvažniji pravni učinak posjeda. Sudska zaštita se ostvaruje u parničnom postupku tužbom zbog uznemiravanja posjeda ili tužbom radi vraćanja posjeda, ovisno o tome je li smetanje izvršeno uznemiravanjem ili oduzimanjem posjeda. Tužbom se može postići samo uspostava ranijeg posjedovnog stanja, dok se pravo na posjed utvrđuje u redovnoj vlasničkoj parnici.Possession is often defined as a factual right over a thing. It produces legal effects by the law and it enjoys civil law protection. Judicial protection is pursued by a lawsuit for protection of possession by a lawsuit for possession restitution, depending on whether the interference is made by harassment or possession deprivation. In the Republic of Croatia and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, each possessory action passes through several stages. It is worth noting that the lawsuit for protection of possession results only with the establishment of prior possession state which leaves space for the future determination of the right to ownership gets in a regular litigation proceedings