Examining the Experts : A Comparative Analysis of the Role of Expert Witnesses in Court Systems of the Western Balkans
This Report examines if and how expert witnesses impact the integrity, impartiality and efficiency of adjudication in four countries—Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The report is part of a broader World Bank in...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/381771552633135539/Examining-the-Experts-A-Comparative-Analysis-of-the-Role-of-Expert-Witnesses-in-Court-Systems-of-the-Western-Balkans http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31426 |
| Summary: | This Report examines if and how expert
witnesses impact the integrity, impartiality and efficiency
of adjudication in four countries—Serbia, Montenegro, North
Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The report is
part of a broader World Bank initiative to raise awareness
of reform opportunities and inform policy dialogue on
efficiency of justice, quality of justice and access to
justice across countries in the Western Balkans, with a view
to improving the performance of their justice systems. The
Report provides an objective review of the performance of
the justice system in the selected countries and recent
achievements and opportunities for reform vis a vis the role
of expert witnesses in trials. Recognizing the formative
role that expert witnesses play in the trial process, the
report provides recommendations on how to leverage and
improve the role of expert witnesses in trials with a view
to enhancing the overall quality, efficiency and performance
of the justice system. |
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