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.

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