This paper focuses on the issue of transparency of judicial institutions, with a focus on prosecuting corruption in Bosnia and Herzegovina today. The focus on corruption is justified by the particular importance that the judiciary has in the fight against corruption and by the particular interest in these cases on the part of the public. The author analyzes the proactive and reactive dimensions of transparency of courts and prosecutor’s offices in BiH. The main question in this sense is how much news, press releases, indictments, and judgments can be found on the websites of these institutions, as well as the question of the quality of work of the judiciary in responding to inquiries by citizens and journalists regarding the processing of corruption-related criminal offences. The conclusion points to significant problems in the context of both dimensions of transparency of the judiciary in BiH, and sketches framework recommendations for addressing those problems.

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This publication is published within the project „Integrity through Justice: independent civil society monitoring and assessment of judicial response to corruption“, which is implemented by Center for Social Research Analitika in partnership with Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN).

This publication has been produced with the assistance of the European Union and the Open Society Fund Bosnia and Herzegovina. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of the Center for Social Research Analitika and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union or the Open Society Fund Bosnia and Herzegovina.