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Prosecutorial authorities devise Guidelines for communicating in crisis situations
According to the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice’s (CEPEJ) Guide on communication with the media and public for courts and prosecution authorities, judicial power is the least visible to citizens, as it least intervenes in the public debate. As a result, the function of justice...
Uvodi se elektronsko upravljanje podacima u zatvorima u Bosni i Hercegovini
Evropska unija i Vijeće Evrope nastavljaju pružati podršku uvođenju elektronskog sistema prikupljanja, čuvanja i razmjene podataka vezanih za zatvore u Bosni i Hercegovini. Nova kompjuterska oprema koja je donirana kroz zajednički EU/VE program “Horizontal Facility za Zapadni Balkan i Tursku...
Grupa bosanskohercegovačkih stručnjaka sačinjava nacrt priručnika za forenziku
Radna grupa sastavljena od zatvorskih službenika i službenika za provođenje zakona se sastala putem video poziva 25. juna 2020 radi sačinjavanja priručnika za međuagencijsku saradnju u vezi sa tretmanom i resocijalizacijom forenzičkih pacijenata u Bosni i Hercegovini. Svrha ovog priručnika je...
“Videoconference in Court proceedings & human rights standards” – Regional Roundtable with Legal Professionals
Judiciaries in the Western Balkans faced extraordinary challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The courts are required to comply with restriction measures while ensuring the right to a fair trial. As a result, many of them resorted to the increased use of online tools to conduct hearings. To...
Emergency Situations – Summary of general reports and opinions of the Venice Commission
The Scientific Council of the Venice Commission has prepared a compilation of the Commission's general reports and country-specific opinions on constitutional provisions and legislation on emergency situations. This document facilitates access to the Commission’s analysis of the compatibility of...
Published Handbook on case-law of the European Court of Human Rights in relation to right to property
The Handbook on case-law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in relation to the right to property (Article 1 Protocol 1) has been published. It will serve as a useful toolkit for legal practitioners in application at the national level of the standards developed in the practice of the...
Briga za ranjive grupe u doba krize: postupanje sa licima lišenim slobode u kontekstu virusa Covid-19
Naglašavajući značaj konzistentnog tretmana lica lišenih slobode, Mykola Gnatovsky, predsjednik Evropskog komiteta za sprečavanje mučenja, nečovječnog i ponižavajućeg postupanja ili kažnjavanja (CPT) izjavio je: “Specifični su i intenzivni izazovi za osoblje koje radi u različitim mjestima...
Supporting the development of statistical reports and electronic assignment of cases in Kosovo*
From 17 to 20 December 2018, the Strengthening the Quality and Efficiency of Justice in Kosovo action organised an expert mission to follow-up on the issues raised at the workshop held in May 2018 with high level international expertise to support the development and implementation of the Case...
Call for tender: provision of intellectual services on efficiency and quality of justice in Albania
Under the framework of the joint European Union / Council of Europe Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey, the Council of Europe is looking for a maximum of 6 Provider(s) at local level in order to support the implementation of the Action on ‘Strengthening the efficiency and...
Call for tender: intellectual services on efficiency and quality of justice in Albania
Under the framework of the European Union/Council of Europe Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey, the Council of Europe is looking for a maximum of 6 Provider(s) in order to support the implementation of the Action on "Strengthening the efficiency and quality of justice in...
Call for projects to strengthen rehabilitation and reintegration in enclosed institutions in Montenegro by enhancing occupational therapy
Within the scope of the European Union and the Council of Europe programmatic framework “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey” (Horizontal Facility) - Action “Enhancing human rights protection for detained and sentenced persons in Montenegro”, the Council of Europe Programme...
Fostering communications between courts and their users to improve the quality of justice in Kosovo*
According to the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice Handbook for conducting satisfaction surveys, the organisation and communication of feedback to the users are an integral part of the survey process. Following the satisfaction surveys that were held at the end of 2017 with the...
Disciplinary and ethical liability of judges in Montenegro
In the framework of the European Union and the Council of Europe joint programme "Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey" the Council of Europe Programme Office in Podgorica in cooperation with the Judicial Council and the Supreme Court of Montenegro organises the round table...
Closing of the project “Increasing judicial capacity to safeguard human rights and combat ill-treatment and impunity” in Skopje
On 29 May 2018 in Skopje a final event has been organised to close successful implementation of project activities and achieving tangible results which aim at supporting judicial capacity to better safeguard human rights and combat ill-treatment and impunity. This project succeeded in enhancing:...
90 prison staff trained on dynamic security in prisons in “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”
A total of 90 prison staff members from various penitentiary institutions country-wide increased their knowledge on dynamic security in prisons through participation at three 2-day cascade training sessions organised in the course of April 2018 in Stip, Bitola and Skopje. The cascade sessions...
Launch of new project: Support to legal aid reforms
On 17 April, we will launch a new project “Support to legal aid reforms” aimed at ensuring more effective implementation of the reform in the country, in line with European standards, at the Stone Bridge Hotel, 9.30 a.m. Oliver Ristovski, Deputy Minister of Justice; Nicola Bertolini, Head of...
New report assessing the judicial system in Kosovo*
An indepth assessment of the judicial system in Kosovo* has just been published. The report contains recommendations following the study visit of the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice. The recommendations include: assessing the needs of citizens as regularly as possible for legal...
Study visit to Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights
National legal professionals play a vital role in ensuring the observance of human rights. They bear primary responsibility for leading the process of domestic application of the European Convention on Human Rights through a harmonised national case law. For that reason, the education and...
MEDIA ADVISORY: Round table on judicial reforms in Montenegro - achievements, challenges and perspectives
The Ministry of Justice of Montenegro organises the round table "Judicial reforms in Montenegro – achievements, challenges and perspectives" which will take place on 26 March 2018 in Podgorica. The goal of the event is to summarise the results achieved so far by national institutions in the...
Launch of the European Programme for Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals course on international cooperation in criminal matters
The launch of the national version of the European Programme for Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) course on International Cooperation in Criminal Matters (ICCM) was organised on 7 February jointly with the Judicial Academy of the Republic of Serbia for a group of trainee...
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