The economic aspects of a plea bargain – the perspective of prosecutors in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Uvođenje instituta sporazuma o priznanju krivnje predstavljalo je dio sveobuhvatne reforme kaznenog postupka u Bosni i Hercegovini koje je podrazumijevalo ne samo izmjenu u pogledu promjene uloge tužitelja i osumnjičenih/optuženih, nego i povećanje učinkovitosti te unaprjeđenje ostvarivanja principa pravičnosti. Polazeći od odgovarajućeg teorijskog okvira koji se veže za ekonomsku analizu (kaznenog - krivičnog) prava i Landesov model, namjera autorica bila je usmjerena ka tome da se utvrdi razina intuitivnog pregovaračkog ponašanja tužitelja u postupku korištenja sporazuma o priznanju krivnje u Federaciji Bosne i Hercegovine. U tom smislu provedeno je istraživanje, odnosno online anketa prema kantonalnim tužilaštvima u FBiH kako bi se utvrdila prisutnost ekonomskih principa djelotvornosti i racionalnosti kod donošenja odluka tužitelja u pogledu “posezanja” za institutom sporazuma o priznanju krivnje te imaju li oni prevagu nad principom pravičnosti.The introduction of plea bargains as part of a comprehensive reform of criminal procedure in Bosnia and Herzegovina purported not only the changes in terms of the role of prosecutors and suspects/ indictees but also increased the efficiency and improved realisation of the principle of fairness. Based on an appropriate theoretical framework connected to the economic analysis of (criminal) law and the Landes model, the authors\u27 intent aimed towards determining the level of intuitive negotiation behaviour of the prosecutor in the procedure of using the plea bargains in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Together with cantonal prosecutors\u27 offices in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an online survey was conducted to this end. The research aimed to determine the presence of economic principles of efficiency and rationality regarding the prosecutors\u27 decisions regarding "opting" for the instrument of agreements on the admission of guilt and whether they have the predominance over the principle of fairness