The Ministry of Justice of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sector for Criminal Legal Assistance and Training in Criminal Matters before the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in cooperation with the Bar Association of the Republika Srpska, held a training session on 16 September 2026 in Bijeljina, at the premises of the Bar Association of the Republika Srpska, Bijeljina Bar Association, 1 Miloša Crnjanskog Street, Bijeljina, as part of the continuing professional development of attorneys-at-law. The training was entitled “Detention and Special Grounds for Detention.”

The training was conducted by Saša Labotić and Sonja Malić, attorneys-at-law and members of the Bar Association of the Republika Srpska.

During the seminar, particular attention was devoted to detention as the most severe measure for ensuring the presence of a suspect/accused person and the successful conduct of criminal proceedings. The training included an analysis of the requirements for ordering and extending detention, as well as issues concerning the protection of the rights of detained persons.

In his presentation, educator Saša Labotić examined the relationship between the statutory nature of detention as a last-resort and exceptional measure and its application in judicial practice. Particular attention was given to the reasoning of grounds for detention, as well as to the circumstances in which courts restrict the rights of detained persons guaranteed by law.

In the second part of the seminar, educator Sonja Malić addressed two important topics. The first concerned the facts on which a court bases its assessment of the future conduct of a suspect/accused person as a basis for determining the existence of special conditions for ordering and extending detention. In this context, the standards for assessing the risk of reoffending and the significance of the specific circumstances of each case when making a decision on detention were discussed.

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