Croatia’s Constitution of 1991 with Amendments through 2013

Judicial Independence

 
Article 115. Judicial power shall be exercised by courts. Judicial power shall be autonomous and independent. Courts shall administer justice according to the Constitution, law, international treaties and other valid sources of law.
 

Judicial Council or Parallel Institution

 
Article 121. The National Judicial Council is an autonomous and independent body that ensures the autonomy and independence of the judicial branch in the Republic of Croatia. The National Judicial Council shall autonomously decide, in conformity with the Constitution and law, on the appointment, promotion, transfer, dismissal and disciplinary accountability of judges and presiding judges, except in the case of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia. The decisions specified in paragraph (2) of this Article shall be made by the Council in an impartial manner on the basis of the criteria set forth by law. The National Judicial Council shall participate in the training and development of judges and other judicial personnel. The National Judicial Council shall consist of eleven members, of whom seven shall be judges, two university professors of law and two members of Parliament, one of whom shall be from ranks of the opposition. The members of the National Judicial Council shall elect a chair from their ranks. The presidents of courts may not be elected to the National Judicial Council. The members of the National Judicial Council shall be elected for a four-year term. No one may serve as member of the National Judicial Council for more than two terms of office. The purview, organisation, manner of election and mode of operation of the National Judicial Council shall be regulated by law.

Attorney General’s Office

Article 121a. The Public Prosecution Service is an autonomous and independent judicial body empowered and duty-bound to instigate prosecution of perpetrators of criminal and other penal offences, to initiate legal measures to protect the property of the Republic of Croatia and to apply legal remedies to protect the Constitution and law. The Croatian Parliament shall appoint the Prosecutor General for a four-year term of office, at the proposal of the Government of the Republic of Croatia and following a prior opinion of the relevant committee of the Croatian Parliament. Deputy Prosecutors General shall be appointed, dismissed and have their disciplinary accountability determined by the National Prosecutorial Council. The decisions specified to in paragraph (3) of this Article shall be made by the National Prosecutorial Council in an impartial manner on the basis of the criteria set forth by law. […]