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Državno-tužilačka organizacija radi na pripremi Smjernica za komuniciranje u kriznim situacijama
Prema Vodiču o komunikaciji s medijima i javnošću za sudove i tužilaštva, koji je pripremila Evropska komisija za efikasnost pravosuđa (CEPEJ), pravosudna vlast je najmanje vidljiva građanima i građankama, jer najmanje učestvuje u javnim debatama. Zbog toga funkcija pravde ostaje nejasna za mnoge...
Electronic data management to be introduced in prisons in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The European Union and the Council of Europe continue to support the introduction of an electronic system for collecting, storing and exchanging prison-related data in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The new hardware equipment donated through the joint EU/CoE programme “Horizontal Facility for the...
Multi-professional group drafts forensic manual in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The training teams formed of law enforcement and prison professionals held an online co-ordination meeting with the team of the action on “Strengthening human rights treatment of detained persons based on European standards and best practices in Bosnia and Herzegovina” on 25 June 2020. The aim of...
“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...
Ванреднe ситуације: Збирка мишљења и извештаја Венецијанске комисије
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...
Objavljen Priručnik sa odabranim slučajevima iz prakse Evropskog suda za ljudska prava u vezi sa pravom na imovinu
Priručnik sa odabranim slučajevima iz prakse Evropskog suda za ljudska prava u vezi sa pravom na imovinu (član 1 Protokola 1 Evropske konvencije o ljudskim pravima) objavljen je u aprilu 2020. godine u Podgorici. Priručnik će služiti kao korisno sredstvo za pravne stručnjake u primjeni standarda...
Care for vulnerable groups in times of crisis: treatment of persons deprived of liberty in context of Covid-19
Highlighting the importance of consistent treatment of persons deprived of their liberty, Mykola Gnatovsky, President of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) stated: “There are specific and intense challenges for staff working...
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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