Neovisnost sudaca kao postulat pravne drzave: Njemacka iskustva, hrvatski problemi
In: Politička misao, Band 34, Heft 1, S. 63-111
The author deals with one of the "classic" components of the state governed by law - the principle of judges' autonomy on the example of German legal system and its practice after the unification of 1990. Following a short outline of the evolution of the postulate of judges' autonomy, the author depicts the institutional framework of the present-day German judiciary, and then the quandaries ensurng from the unification of the legal systems of the two Germanies. Finally, the author describes Croatian problems. The Republic of Croatia, as a country in transition, and due to the specific has found itself in a similar predicament. It has responded to these challenges, but not as successfully as Germany. (SOI : PM: S. 111)