The Government of the Federation of BiH in today’s session in Mostar, determined the Proposal of the Federal Justice, determined the Law on Amendments to the Criminal Code of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which will be addressed to the parliamentary procedure.
As determined, these amendments to the BiH legislation are partially assumed by Directive (EU) 2024/1385 of the European Parliament and the Council of 14. May 2024. Years of combating violence against women and domestic violence (SL L2024 / 1385).
The aim of these changes was the implementation of Istanbul and Lanzarote Convention, which is now almost entirely integrated into the text of the law. In the identified text, the law is proposed amendments to the provisions of the Criminal Code of the Federation of BiH, among other things, with the aim of advantage of penalties, especially for crimes concerning the protection of children and families.
In the explanation, among other things, the criminal law of the Federation of BiH was presented with the aim of improving the protection of children, women and families as cores of society, and in order to harmonize criminal legislation with the European acquis.
Namely, after ratifying the Council of Europe Convention, the Council of Europe and the Council of Europe and the Council of Children and the Council of Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse, the Federation of BiH, and in the meantime, the European Parliament and the Council of 14. May 2024. years of combating violence against women and domestic violence (SL L2024 / 1385).
The proposer also reminds that the representative and home of the Peoplement of the Federation of BiH adopted the draft of this Law, and that the public hearing was organized. They also add that during the development of this Law, the processor had the conclusion of the Parliament of the Federation of BiH, and the BiH Government ordered to tighten criminal politics in the Criminal Legislation of the Federation of BiH.
The provisions of the Criminal Code of the Federation of BiH that are amended to relate to the importance of the Practice, and the application of the Criminal Legislation towards juveniles, obsolescence of the imprisonment, as well as the Penalty of Prison, as well as the home prison with electronic supervision, monetary and replacement of the fine.
Also, the provisions include general mitigation rules, acquisition of criminal offenses, pre-sentence, the work of convicts, and rehabilitation, murder, the counter-termination of pregnancy, severe and easy bodily injury, Abducting, as well as endangering security, unauthorized optical recording, unauthorized use of personal data and rape.
In addition, the changes relate to sexual interference with the infirmity, with a child and the abuse of position, as well as fornication, or juvenile, the use of a child or juvenile for pornography and dating a child with pornography. The provisions of the treated proposal are also a native community with a young minor, a child’s deduction, the change of the child, the preservation of the child, and the use of alcohol juveniles, and possession and enabling the intake of drugs, as well as the notalization of a criminal offense or a teacher.
The Government of the Federation of BiH determined the amendments to the Criminal Code of the Federation of BiH in late last year, but this proposal withdrew from the parliamentary procedure to further specify individual provisions.
