Free legal aid
Find out whether you are entitled to free legal aid and under what conditions you can get it
Legal protection
Trial within reasonable time
If, as a party to court proceedings, you believe that the competent court has not ruled on your right within reasonable time, you are entitled to legal protection and compensation
Consumer bankruptcy
On the first day of 2016, the concept of consumer bankruptcy was introduced. Consumer bankruptcy proceedings can only be initiated if the consumer is insolvent
e-Enforcement
The service enables the submission of an application for enforcement on the basis of an authentic document, the submission of subsequent corrections and additions, as well as monitoring the status of the proceedings
Probation
Probation is the conditional and supervised freedom of the offender. Persons on probation may be defendants, convicts or detainees
Community service for misdemeanours
If FINA does not collect a fine of more than 265,45 EUR within two years, the court will issue a decision on substituting the fine for community service
Enforcement of custodial sentences
Individuals sentenced to imprisonment for up to six months are referred to prisons closest to their place of residence or, in case of longer imprisonment, they are first referred to the Diagnostic Centre in Zagreb
Decision on rehabilitation
Having undergone rehabilitation, an offender is entitled to deny any previous convictions and enjoy the same rights and freedoms and persons who have not been convicted
Application for an amnesty
You can apply for an amnesty once the judgment becomes final, but this will not delay the criminal sanction
Lodging an application with the European Court of Human Rights
You can lodge an application with the European Court of Human Rights if you believe that your rights from the European Convention on Human Rights have been infringed
e-Administrative proceedings
Submission of information on administrative cases of bodies integrated into the APA IT system
Cross-border cooperation in the area of child protection
Find out more about cross-border cooperation procedures for the purpose of child protection