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Types of courts and their jurisdiction: Types of courts and their jurisdiction :

• Municipal courts and basic courts (courts of general jurisdiction) decide only first instance cases, i.e. civil and enforcement cases (basic courts do not decide commercial cases), criminal cases – fine or • Supreme entity courts act on appeals against the first instance decisions of cantonal/district courts in severe sentence of imprisonment up to 10 years, misdemeanor cases including small traffic offences, and criminal cases. They have jurisdiction to decide appeals against first instance decisions of cantonal or district land registry. courts in homicide cases and aggravated robbery cases . Judiciary in and These courts hear cases regarding litigious divorce and employment dismissal in first instance . : They also hear cases regarding infanticide and robberies that are not within competence of cantonal • The Basic Court of Brcko District (territory that is not part of either entity) jurisdiction to hear all criminal, and district courts. civil, and administrative cases in first instance, including cases regarding litigious divorce, employment • Constitutional Courts – 3 • Cantonal courts and district courts (courts of general jurisdiction) firstly act on appeals brought against dismissal, robbery, and intentional homicide cases. The Appellate Court of Brcko district decides appeals brought against the decisions of the Brcko Basic Court. • Courts of general jurisdiction – 67 the first instance courts' rulings; secondly they act as first instance courts in administrative cases as well as in severe criminal cases-sentences of imprisonment longer than 10 years. These courts hear • • Commercial Courts – 6 appeals against MC/BC courts ’’’ decisions regarding litigious divorce, employment dismissal, Court of BiH tries primarily persons accused of war crimes or persons accused of terrorism and involvement in infanticide, and robberies that are not within competence of cantonal and district courts. organized crime. • Prosecutor’s offices – 20 They also have jurisdiction to hear homicide cases and aggravated robbery cases in first instance .

• District commercial courts, introduced in 2010 in -one of the entities of Bosnia and Herezegovina, decide only first instance commercial cases.

• The High Commercial Court acts on appeals lodged against the commercial court's rulings.

FBiH RS Brcko District BiH

FBiH Supreme Court FBiH Constitutional Court RS Supreme Court RS Constitutional Court Appellate Court BiH Constitutional Court

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MC MC MC BC B. Grada čac Zenica

MC BC B.Gradiška

BC K. Varoš

High Commercial Court

ComC ComC ComC ComC ComC Banja Luka Bijeljina Doboj Trebinje I. Sarajevo

FBiH Prosecutor Office RS Prosecutor Office PO BiH Prosecutor Office Brcko Dist.

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Special PO of RS

Public prosecution service has the following primary responsibilities in criminal proceedings:

- Guiding and supervising investigation; - Issuing and representing indictment before court; - Filing motion for detention; Legend : HJPC – High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council CC – Cantonal Court ComC – Commercial Court - Filing appeal against first instance court decision. BiH – MC – Municipal Court PO – Presecutor's Office FBiH – Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina DC – District Court RS – Republic of Srpska BC – Basic Court