Public nature and public control of the Republic of Croatia\u27s Constitutional Court activity

Demokratsko društvo nije moguće ostvariti, između ostalog, bez otvorene javne rasprave o svim segmentima djelovanja zakonodavne, izvršne i sudbene vlasti, pa samim time i Ustavnog suda Republike Hrvatske. Stoga su javna narav i javna kontrola njegova djelovanja od velikog značaja te, s time u vezi, odnos medija i najšire javnosti prema radu Ustavnog suda. U radu se nastoji općenito ukazati na zadaću ustavnih sudova današnjice, a posebno se bavi javnom naravi aktivnosti ustavnih sudova putem komparativnog prikaza pojedinih ustavnih sudova i Europskog suda za ljudska prava. Podrobno se analizira javna narav aktivnosti Ustavnog suda kroz njegov ustavnopravni položaj i način ostvarenja javnosti djelovanja. Ukazuje se i na probleme u praćenju rada Ustavnog suda od strane zainteresirane javnosti, a posebno su razmotrena moguća rješenja. Analiza dana u radu pokazuje da postoji prostor za poboljšanje javnosti djelovanja Ustavnog suda de lege lata i de lege ferenda.It is not possible to achieve a democratic society without open public debate on all segments of activity of legislative, executive and judicial powers including the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia. Therefore, the public nature and public control of its activity is of great significance and related is the relationship between the media and the wider public towards the work of the Constitutional Court. This paper attempts to point out in general the task of constitutional judges today and, in particular, deal with the public nature of activities through comparative analysis of certain constitutional courts and the European Court of Human Rights. The public nature of Constitutional Court activity is analysed in more detail through its constitutional legal position and the way it achieves public activity. Problems in following the work of the Constitutional Court on the part of the interested public are pointed out and possible solutions are considered. Analysis of a working day shows that there is room for improvement in the public activity of the Constitutional Court de lege lata and de lege ferenda