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Advisors of the Constitutional Court discussed the application of the quality of law and proportionality tests in the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights and domestic courts
The joint European Union and Council of Europe action „Strengthening human rights protection in Serbia“ organised on 12 April in Belgrade, in co-operation with the Constitutional Court, a training for around 50 advisors of the Constitutional Court on the application of the quality of law and...
Steps taken towards enhanced application of the human rights standards in the work of the Constitutional courts
Advisers and judges of constitutional courts from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia participated at the regional working meeting to exchange experience and knowledge on the application of relevant human rights standards in their daily work. As the ultimate protector of human...
Regional conference in Belgrade looks at the use of encrypted communication in criminal proceedings
A regional two-day conference on legal aspects of the use of data from encrypted messaging services as evidence in criminal proceedings started in Belgrade today. Its objective is to allow legal professionals from the Western Balkans region to learn from experience of their peers form other...
The Working Group of the High Prosecutorial Council developed the Draft Rules of Procedure of the Commission for monitoring proper case allocation
The draft Rules of Procedure of the Commission for monitoring proper case allocation were developed by the Working Group of the High Prosecutorial Council at the meeting in Srebrno jezero held on 10-11 April 2024 with the support of the project "Support for the Implementation of Judicial Reform...
Improving detection of child trafficking instances in schools in Serbia
Child trafficking is a widespread and underreported phenomenon. According to official data from the Serbian Centre for Human Trafficking Victims’ Protection, the percentage of children among the identified victims of trafficking in Serbia has significantly increased in 2023 and amounts to 62%...
Working Group of the High Judicial Council finished work on two bylaws Council
Working group composed of members of the High Judicial Council and observers from civil society and the EU Delegation to Belgrade, assisted by the joint EU/CoE Project "Support for the Implementation of Judicial Reform in Serbia", finished reviewing the Draft Rulebook on the election procedure...
The Third Belgrade Symposium on History Education
The Third Belgrade Symposium on History Education, themed "Disarming History," brought together a diverse array of international participants on April 11th and 12th, 2024, in Belgrade. Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Council of Europe and following the Third Annual Conference of the...
Celebrating the Wealth of Diversity
The International Roma Day is traditionally marked in partner municipalities and cities with the support of the Joint programme of the Council of Europe and the European Union, ROMACTED II – promoting good governance and empowering the Roma community at the local level. By commemorating April...
Council of Europe Launches Training Program for International Cooperation in Criminal Matters
On 28 March 2024, a launching of the online training course took place in Belgrade within the project Preventing Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in Serbia in cooperation with the Council of Europe regional project HELP in Western Balkan. This event has marked the start of a comprehensive...
“DISARMING HISTORY”: THIRD BELGRADE HISTORY TEACHING SYMPOSIUM
In the framework of the 75th anniversary of Council of Europe and in the wake of 3 rd Annual Conference of Observatory on History Teaching in Europe, Belgrade History Teaching Symposium continues its mission of advocating for quality history education that fosters democratic culture,...
