APPLICABLE RULES ON EXTRADITION AND INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE, Problems of their Hierarchy in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Abstract

The article deals with the legal force of domestic law and international agreements on international judicial cooperation in cases of conflict between them. Domestic law is subsidiary; nevertheless, it plays an irreplaceable role as a regulator of international judicial cooperation in support of international agreements by interpreting and complementing their provisions. In the international law system, hierarchy of the agreements (multilateral conventions, bilateral treaties) is recognized and accepted. Their hierarchy is established by statutory provisions (formal hierarchy) or may come as a result of some appropriate choice (factual hierarchy). The present article focuses on problems pertaining to international judicial cooperation in criminal matters. However, its findings and conclusions are applicable accordingly to international judicial cooperation in civil and other legal matters as well.

Keywords

• hierarchy,international agreement,treaties,conventions

Suçluların İadesinde Uygulanabilir Kurallar ve Uluslararası Adli Yardım, Bosna Hersek’te Uluslararası Adli Yardim Kaynaklarının Hiyerarşi Sorunları

Abstract

Makale, uluslararası yargısal işbirliği konusunda iç hukuk kuralları ve uluslararası anlaşmalar arasında çatışma olması durumunda hangisinin uygulanma kabiliyeti olduğuna değinmektedir.

İç hukuk, tamamlayıcı olup uluslararası sözleşmelerin hükümlerinin yorumlanması ve tamamlanmasında uluslararası hukuki işbirliğinin düzenleyicisi olarak yeri doldurulamaz bir rol oynamaktadır. Uluslararası hukuk sisteminde, anlaşmaların hiyerarşisi (çok taraflı sözleşmeler, ikili anlaşmalar) tanınmakta ve kabul edilmektedir. Bunların hiyerarşileri yasal hükümler (şekli hiyerarşi) tarafından belirlenir veya bazı uygun seçimler  (esas ilişkin hiyerarşi) sonucunda ortaya çıkabilir.

Keywords

• Hiyerarşi,uluslararası anlaşma,antlaşmalar,sözleşmeler

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