Judiciary of Serbia

The Ministry of Justice handles the administration of judiciary, including paying salaries and constructing new courthouses, as well as administering the prison system.

[2] The most important actors in all proceedings are professional judges and advocates, while in criminal trials also public prosecutors.

The judges (sudije) are indeed the central figure of the Serbian judiciary, as only his/her position is defined by the Constitution itself.

They all form the public prosecutor office (javno tužilaštvo) which represents the state in criminal procedures.

There are also three specialized public prosecutors offices: Public Prosecutors Office for the Organized Crime (Serbian: Тужилаштво за организовани криминал, romanized: Tužilaštvo za organizovani kriminal), Public Prosecutors Office for the War Crimes (Serbian: Тужилаштво за ратне злочине, romanized: Tužilaštvo za ratne zločine), and Public Prosecutors Office for the High Technological Crime (Serbian: Тужилаштво за високотехнолошки криминал, romanized: Tužilaštvo za visokotehnološki kriminal).

He/she must then become a member of the Bar Association of Serbia (Serbian: Адвокатска комора Србије, romanized: Advokatska komora Srbije).

The form of court proceeding is prescribed in the laws of criminal, civil and administrative procedure, respectively.

It sets out the role of the bodies involved in criminal proceedings (namely the police, the public prosecutor, and the court) while preparing the prosecution, such as interviewing the witnesses and gathering evidence.