CROATIA REFORMS

BY KEITH NUTHALLJUDICIAL reform is the number one priority for Croatia's bid to improve its civil, government and business systems to prepare for European Union (EU) membership, said a new report. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's (EBRD) 2004 Transition Report has highlighted Croatia's establishment of a Judicial Academy, in cooperation with the Law School of Zagreb University and its Supreme Court. The academy will train judges and state attorneys. Furthermore, to reduce the backlog of court cases and to lighten judges' workload, the ...


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