70 65 60 50 40 36 30 22 20 10 15 14 9 8 7 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 2 2 1 0 Figure 11. Distribution of cases by respondents on local government level 4. Distribution of cases by areas of law Similarly to previous years, in 2014 the largest number of cases was opened in connection with criminal enforcement procedure and imprisonment law. The number of proceedings relating to civil court procedure law and education and research law has increased. At the same time, the number of proceedings relating to social welfare law and family law has dropped in comparison to the previous year (by 14 and 26 cases respectively). Table 2. Cases opened by areas of law Area of law Criminal enforcement procedure and imprisonment law Civil court procedure law Education and research law Other public law Social welfare law Health law Number of cases 289 86 73 70 68 64 84