LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES CAUSED BY TERRORIST ACTS, PUBLIC DEMONSTRATIONS, OR MANIFESTATIONS IN THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA

In many civil systems, investigation is mandatory once a criminal complaint is filed. In the common law the police have a discretion not to investigate, and the prosecutor has a broad discretion not to take a case to trial. In civil inquisitorial systems the investigator, whether a judge, prosecutor or police must investigate for exculpatory material. Common law systems, on the other hand, being party-driven, do not require the investigating agency to actively investigate for exculpatory material, but any found must be disclosed to the defense.