The value of the dispute in litigation

Zakonska pravila za utvrđivanje vrijednosti predmeta spora su, na prvu, jasna te se ne čine posebno problematičnom temom, ali svaka od odredbi otvara neko od pitanja važno za pravilno utvrđivanje vrijednosti predmeta spora u konkretnom slučaju. S tim u vezi posebno je zanimljivo kako su tim pitanjima pristupili sudovi stoga je prikazu bogate sudske prakse u ovome radu posvećena posebna pozornost. Rad je strukturiran na način da su najprije razrađena opća zakonska pravila za utvrđivanje vrijednosti predmeta spora u parničnom postupku te je izloženo što se pojavilo kao sporno u sudskoj praksi. Dio je rada posebno posvećen i procesnim mogućnostima zaštite stranaka od previsoke vrijednosti predmeta spora kod (ne)novčanih zahtjeva. Tim se pitanjima dijelom bavio i Europski sud za ljudska prava, o čemu je također riječ u radu. U nastavku rada obrađena su posebna zakonska pravila, a detaljnije ona za utvrđivanje vrijednosti predmeta spora kod objektivne kumulacije i suparničarstva. Zatim je dio rada posvećen promjeni vrijednosti predmeta spora u tijeku parnica što nije posebno uređeno zakonskim odredbama, a nerijetko se pojavljuje u sudskoj praksi. Posljednji je dio rada posvećen preostalim odredbama Zakona o parničnom postupku koje su na neki način u vezi s vrijednošću predmeta spora. U zaključku rada izneseni su odgovori na pitanja naznačena u uvodu.The legal rules for determining the value od the dispute are, at first, clear and do not seem to be a particularly problematic topic, but each of the legal provisions raises some issues important for properly determining the value of the dispute. In this regard, it is particularly interesting how these issues have been approached by the courts, so special attention is paid to the presentation of abount case law. The thesis is structured in such a way that the general rules for determining the value od the dispute in litigation have been elaborated first and then what has showed as disputable in jurisprudence is presented. Part of the thesis is especially dedicated to the procedural possibilities of protecting the parties from the excessive value od the dispute in (non) monetary claims. These issues were partly addressed by the European Court of Human Rights, which is also discussed in the thesis. In the continuation of the thesis, special legal rules are discussed; in more detail those for determining the value of the dispute in the case of objective cumulation and joinder of parties. Then, part of the paper is dedicated to change in value of the dispute in litigation which is not specifically regulated by law but often appears in case law. The last part of the thesis is devoted to the remaining provisions of the Civil Procedure Act which are in some way related to the value of the dispute. In the conclusion, answers to the questions indicated in the introduction are presented