Court jurisdiction

Within its jurisdiction specified by the Constitution and Law, Cantonal Court in Livno exercises its judicial function for the territory of Canton 10. The Court has five (5) judges.

Subject matter jurisdiction of the Cantonal Court in Livno is determined by Article 28 of the Law on Courts in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (“Official Gazette of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina”, no. 38/05, 22/06, 63/10, 72/10, 7/13, 52/14 and 85/21).

1) First-instance jurisdiction:

• for criminal offences for which more than 10 years of imprisonment or long-term imprisonment is prescribed, unless the competence of another courts is prescribed by law;
• to proceed during the investigation and after the bringing of the indictment, in accordance with law;
• to judge for criminal offences for which the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina transferred its jurisdiction to cantonal courts and
• to decide on all administrative disputes, as well as on requests for protection of freedoms and rights guaranteed by the Constitution, if such freedoms and rights have been violated by a final individual act or activity of an authorized person in an administrative body, or an authorized person in a company, institution or other legal entity, when other court protection for protection of those rights has not been provided.

2) Second-instance jurisdiction:

• to decide on appeals against decisions of municipal courts;
• to decide on appeals against decisions for minor offences;
• to decide on other ordinary and extraordinary legal remedies, if provided by law.

3) Other competencies:

• to decide on conflicts of territorial jurisdiction among the municipal courts in its canton area;
• to decide on the transfer of territorial jurisdiction from one municipal court to another in its canton area;
• to decide to expunge a conviction or to terminate security measures and legal effects of a conviction based on the decision of the court;
• to proceed upon requests for pardon, in accordance with law;
• to decide on recognition of decisions of foreign courts, foreign commercial courts and foreign arbitration;
• to provide international legal assistance in criminal matters, and
• to perform other activities, as prescribed by law.

Internal organisation and systematisation of posts of the Cantonal Court in Livno is regulated by the Ordinance on internal organisation adopted by the president of the court after the prior consent of the Federal Ministry of Justice in Sarajevo.

The operations of the court are managed by the President of the Court. The President has the rights, obligations and responsibilities defined by the Law on Courts, the regulations governing the internal operations of the court, rulebooks and other general acts.

In case of impediment or absence of the President of the Court, s/he shall be substituted by the Vice-President of the Court.