DETERMINATION AND DURATION OF DETENTION IN THE LIGHT OF THE CONVENTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONAL STANDARDS

U ovom radu obrađena je problematika određivanja i trajanja istražnog zatvora kao mjere kojom se na najgrublji način ograničava jedno od temeljnih ljudskih prava – pravo na osobnu slobodu. Uz uvodne napomene, dan je povijesni pregled razvoja zaštite prava na osobnu slobodu, analizirani su pojedini konvencijski pojmovi, temeljna načela, osnove lišenja slobode, postupovna prava i garancije koje pripadaju osobama kojima je oduzeta sloboda sukladno Europskoj konvencije za zaštitu ljudskih prava i temeljnih sloboda. U nastavku rada sveobuhvatno je analizirano normativno uređenje istražnog zatvora u Republici Hrvatskoj s aspekta računanja rokova njegovog trajanja, sudbenih tijela nadležnih za odlučivanje, sredstava i mehanizama zaštite prava istražnih zatvorenika uz navođenje relevantne sudska prakse Europskog suda za ljudska prava i Ustavnog suda Republike Hrvatske koja se tiče predmeta u kojima je određena mjera istražnog zatvora. Nadalje, pored redovnog pravnog sredstva, navodi se i analizira dodatni instrument pravne zaštite koji stoji na raspolaganju osobama kojima je oduzeta sloboda u vidu mogućnosti podnošenja ustavne tužbe te se izlažu i uspoređuju stavovi Ustavnog suda Republike Hrvatske u pogledu njezine dopuštenosti sa stavovima Europskog suda za ljudska prava.This paper deals with issues of detention and duration of investigative prison as a measure that restricts one of the fundamental human rights - the right to personal liberty. Historical review of development of protection of the right to personal liberty is given along to introduction remarks, analyzed were certain convention terms, fundamental principles, grounds for deprivation of liberty, procedural rights and guarantees which belong to persons deprived of liberty in accordance with the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. Furthermore in the work was determined the normative arrangement of the investigative prison in the Republic of Croatia from the point of view of its duration, judiciary bodies responsible for decision making, means and mechanisms for the protection of the rights of investigative detainees with reference to the relevant case law of the European Court for Human Rights and Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia where a measure of investigative prison was determined. In addition to regular legal remedy, an additional instrument of legal protection available to persons who are interdicted in the light of the possibility of submitting a constitutional complaint is being cited and analyzed, also the views of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia in relation to its admissibility with the views of the European Court of Human Rights are being expounded and compared