Joint Programme

Horizontal Facility

Judges, judicial assistants and court staff of the Higher Court in Novi Sad strengthened their skills in using Serbia’s electronic case-law database during a specialised training organised on 29 May 2026, aimed at supporting more consistent judicial practice and improving legal certainty.

Delivered by a Council of Europe expert, the training focused on both the technical and practical use of the database.

During the first part of the training, court staff responsible for entering decisions into the database were introduced to the functionalities related to uploading and categorising court decisions, adding descriptors and references, linking related cases, as well as entering legal opinions and bulletins. The second session focused on judges and judicial assistants, covering advanced search options, the use of descriptors and keywords, and the importance of consistent and harmonised case-law for ensuring legal certainty and efficiency of judicial proceedings.

This training marked the first in a series of four trainings that will be organised across Serbia with the aim of strengthening the use of the electronic case-law database and supporting further harmonisation of judicial practice.

The activity was organised within the joint European Union and Council of Europe programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye III”, and its action “Strengthening legal culture in Serbia and the capacities of the judicial and prosecutorial councils”.