The right to a fair trial guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights with an emphasis on the judgments by the European Court of Human Rights against the Republic of Croatia

Predmet ovog rada, odnosi se na jedno od najvažnijih prava zajamčenih Europskom konvencijom za zaštitu ljudskih prava i temeljnih sloboda – pravo na pošteno suđenje. Za početak, izložit ćemo nekoliko općenitih informacija o samoj Konvenciji za zaštitu ljudskih prava i temeljnih sloboda iz 1950. godine. Nakon toga, određuje se pojam te opseg prava na pošteno suđenje. Također, bitno je shvatiti i ulogu Europskog suda za ljudska prava u cijelom tom procesu, kao i karakteristike po kojima se on razlikuje od drugih međunarodnih sudova na europskom tlu. Prikazat ćemo i kako funkcionira postupak od podnošenja zahtjeva do izvršenja presude. Slijedi konkretna provedba prava na pošteno suđenje u propisima Republike Hrvatske, a zatim i analiza odabranih relevantnih presuda koje je Europski sud za ljudska prava donio protiv Republike Hrvatske. Naposljetku, navode se određeni uzroci problema hrvatskog pravosuđa te mjere koje bi bilo potrebno poduzeti kako bi se ti problemi riješili.The subject of this paper refers to one of the most important rights guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights - the right to a fair trial. First of all, a few general informations about the Convention on Human Rights, drafted in 1950. will be presented. Then, the term and the scope of the right to a fair trial will be defined. It's also important to understand the role of the European Court of Human Rights throughout this process, as well as the characteristics which distinguish it from other international courts on the European soil. The procedure from lodging an application, until the execution of the judgment will also be shown. It's followed by the concrete implementation of the right to a fair trial in the regulations of the Republic of Croatia, and then with an analysis of selected relevant judgments brought by the European Court of Human Rights against the Republic of Croatia. Finally, certain causes of problems of the Croatian judiciary are mentioned, and the measures that should be taken to resolve these problems