Mutual Obligations of Parties in Criminal Proceedings-The Context of Kosovo

Abstract

In Kosovo criminal procedure the position to be a party have the state prosecutor, defendant, and injured party. They have separate roles and clearly defined authorizations, which are linked to their procedural position. In order to achieve a fair and lawful trial, legislator gave them also several obligations which they have to fulfill to each other. Their mutual obligations mostly have to deal with the exchange of evidences, acquaintance with names of witnesses that shall be proposed to main trial, the aim of presenting an alibi etc. The importance of performing on time such obligations is diverse. This approach affects in increasing criminal-procedural efficiency, thorough resolution of a case, respect of human rights in criminal procedure etc. During the preparation of this article I have used dogmatic-legal and comparative methods as well as I have used relevant professional literature.