Issues of judicial organization and First Instance Court Jurisdiction in the Republic of Croatia

The United Nations imposes on all governments to guarantee the rights to a fair public hearing by a competent court, which is enshrined in clause 1 of article 6 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. The Covenant on Civil and Political Rights requires governments to pay the most serious attention to matters of jurisdiction. This article analyzes legislative changes made since the end of the year 2001, trends inherent in periods of Russian development, the judicial system of the Republic of Croatia and the jurisdiction of the court of first instance. The article addresses inherent dispositions to the judicial procedures of the municipal courts in the form of simplified procedures and conditions of their application.