PART III PART II PART I STATISTICS OF PROCEEDINGS Figure 12. Distribution of cases by respondents on local government level 4. Distribution of cases by areas of law Similarly to previous years, in 2012 the largest number of cases was opened in connection with criminal enforcement procedure, imprisonment law and civil court procedure law. At the same time, the number of proceedings relating to criminal enforcement procedure and imprisonment law has dropped by 16 proceedings in comparison to the previous year. In comparison to 2011, the number of proceedings also dropped in the areas of criminal and misdemeanour court procedure, social welfare law and administrative law. The biggest increase occurred in proceedings in the areas of financial law, civil court procedure law and other public law. Table 4. Cases opened by areas of law Area of law 44 Number of cases Criminal enforcement procedure and imprisonment law 279 Civil court procedure law 83 Financial law (incl. tax and customs law, state budget, state property) 82 Social welfare law 77 Education and research law 69 Criminal and misdemeanour court procedure 68 Other public law 66 Law of obligations 62