Bosnia and Herzegovina

Criminal Procedure Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

PART ONE - BASIC PROVISIONS

CHAPTER I - BASIC PRINCIPLES

Article 10 - Unlawful Evidence

It shall be forbidden to extort a confession or any other statement from the suspect, the accused or any other participant in the proceedings.

The Court shall not base its decision on evidence obtained through violation of human rights and freedoms prescribed by the Constitution and international treaties ratified by Bosnia and Herzegovina, or on evidence obtained through essential violation of this Code.

The Court may not base its decision on evidence derived from the evidence referred to in Paragraph 2 of this Article.

Keywords

Taking of evidence
Fair trial standards
Rights during investigation - not to be subjected to any form of coercion, duress or threat, to torture or to any other form of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
Admissibility of evidence - national proceedings



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