Uloga Državnoodvjetničkog vijeća u izboru zamjenika državnih odvjetnika – kritička analiza razvoja normativnog okvira i nedostatka strategije

Abstract

After introductory remarks on the organization, jurisdiction and way of working of the State Attorney’s Council, the study shows how the criteria for the selection of deputy state attorneys have changed from 2009 to the present, as has the prescribed role of the State Attorney’s Council. Issues that are still open as a result of frequent changes to the relevant normative framework and the obvious lack of a strategic approach to this matter are considered. Also, the normative and actual limitations of the State Attorney’s Council’s ability to select candidates who are objectively the most competent in the process of appointing deputy municipal and county state attorneys are critically reviewed. The observed problems related to the criteria for the selection of deputy state attorneys seriously call into question the realization of the principle of impartiality, objectivity and transparency, which should be the basis for the appointment and promotion of deputy state attorneys. Therefore, a systematic and complete review of the procedures for appointing deputy state attorneys and heads of state attorney’s offices is proposed, as well as the establishment of individual responsibility for all those who participate in these procedures.