Structure of the judiciary in the Republic of Croatia

Ovaj se rad bavi ustrojem sudbene vlasti u Republici Hrvatskoj. Cilj je proučiti strukturu, ulogu i zadaću sudbene vlasti. Prilikom izrade rada korištene su različite metode izrade kao što su povijesna, komparativna, induktivna, deskriptivna, kompilacijska, i dr. Utvrđeno je kako se sudovi u mogu podijeliti na Vrhovni sud te na redovne i specijalizirane sudove. Vrhovni sud najviši je sud, a osigurava jedinstvenu primjenu zakona i ravnopravnost građana. Redovni sudovi su općinski i županijski, dok su specijalizirani sudovi Visoki prekršajni sud, upravni sudovi, Visoki upravni sud, Trgovački sudovi te Visoki trgovački sud. Svaki od tih sudova ima posebne zadaće. Sudovi se također mogu podijeliti na prvostupanjske i drugostupanjske. Od 1. siječnja 2021. s radom bi trebao započeti i Visoki kazneni sud. Postoji i Ustavni sud, no, on nije dio sudbene vlasti s obzirom da se taj Sud jedino bavi ocjenom ustavnosti pojedinih odluka. Utvrđeno je i kako su u hrvatskom pravosuđu prisutni brojni problemi, od kojih valja istaknuti sporost i korupciju.This paper deals with the structure of the judiciary in the Republic of Croatia. The aim is to study the structure, role and task of the judiciary. During the preparation of the paper, different methods of preparation were used, such as historical, comparative, inductive, descriptive, compilation, etc. It was determined that the courts can be divided into the Supreme Court and regular and specialized courts. The Supreme Court is the highest court, and ensures the uniform application of the law and the equality of citizens. The regular courts are municipal and county, while the specialized courts are the High Misdemeanor Court, the Administrative Courts, the High Administrative Court, the Commercial Courts and the High Commercial Court. Each of these courts has special tasks. Courts can also be divided into first instance and second instance. As of January 1, 2021, the High Criminal Court should also start working. There is also the Constitutional Court, but it is not part of the judiciary, as this Court only deals with the assessment of the constitutionality of certain decisions. It was also established that there are numerous problems in the Croatian judiciary, of which slowness and corruption should be emphasized