Act on Protection of the Right to a Trial within a Reasonable Time — cited provision
Complete text of the selected provisions cited in the dossier. The complete official act is available in the PDF below. Source texts are separate from the author’s case analysis. Short topic labels are editorial navigation aids; the provision follows each label.
Official Gazette RS 40/2015; Article 4 unchanged by the 2023 amendments. Both official PDFs are provided.
Unofficial English translation of the complete Serbian Article 4.
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Official sources
Article 4
Criteria for assessing trial duration
When deciding on legal remedies protecting the right to a trial within a reasonable time, all circumstances of the subject matter of the proceedings shall be taken into account, primarily the complexity of the factual and legal issues, the overall duration of the proceedings and the conduct of the court, public prosecutor’s office or other state authority, the nature and type of the subject matter of the trial or investigation, the importance of the subject matter of the trial or investigation to the party, the conduct of the parties during the proceedings, particularly respect for procedural rights and obligations, and observance of the order in which cases are resolved and statutory time limits for scheduling hearings and the main trial and for drafting decisions.