Strengthening human rights protection in Serbia
Round table on the application of Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights in the practice of domestic courts
The application of the standards set by the European Court of Human Rights in detention cases was the topic of the round table organized by the action “Strengthening human rights protection in Serbia” in cooperation with the Constitutional Court. The round table gathered 75 representatives of the...
Judicial Days 2026 highlights priorities for the future of Serbia’s justice system
Greater consistency of judicial practice, stronger protection of human rights and continued judicial reform emerged as key priorities at the Annual Conference of Judges of the Republic of Serbia – Judicial Days 2026, bringing together Serbian and European judges for discussions on the future...
Serbian legal professionals improve their knowledge on the European Court of Human Rights’ admissibility requirements
An online course on the “Admissibility criteria in applications submitted to the European Court of Human Rights” has brought together 36 lawyers and Constitutional Court advisors from Serbia to strengthen their understanding of the requirements applications must meet before reaching the Court....
Constitutional and Supreme Court advisers bring Strasbourg experience into Serbia’s judiciary
As a part of its efforts to enhance national implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights, the action “Strengthening human rights protection in Serbia” has been supporting placements of Serbian legal professionals in the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). For Milan Bajić and...
Aligning property deprivation procedures with European standards
A series of judgments by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) against Serbia has highlighted the need for clearer interpretation and application of rules on property deprivation in criminal and misdemeanor proceedings. On this topic, 60 participants from the judiciary, prosecution,...
Regional round table on Human Rights and Environmental Protection: Prosecutorial Responsibilities in Criminal Law
On 29 and 30 October, 36 prosecutors and inspectors from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo*, North Macedonia, and Montenegro gathered for a regional round table on Human Rights and Environmental Protection: Prosecutorial Responsibilities in Criminal Law. The event created a dynamic...
Institutions in Serbia discuss challenges in the enforcement of judgments in family law matters
How can the relationship between a child and the parent with whom the child does not live be maintained, and how can court decisions in family disputes be enforced without delay? This key question was at the centre of a roundtable that brought together representatives of the Constitutional Court,...
Rights, land, and limits: Region’s law students learn about complex interconnectedness of property rights, environment, and regulation
31 law students from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Kosovo* gathered this week in Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, for the Regional School of Human Rights - a specialized educational programme designed to deepen their understanding of human rights...
Serbian judges trained to apply European Court of Human Rights standards on detention
Judges from across Serbia enhanced their capacity to protect human rights in criminal proceedings through a series of workshops focused on applying European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) standards related to detention. Organised under the joint European Union and Council of Europe action...
Achieving equality for blind chess players: institutions discuss execution of ECtHR judgment Negovanović and Others v. Serbia
On 16 June, the action “Strengthening human rights protection in Serbia” organised a hybrid meeting to discuss the current status and identify further steps towards the execution of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judgment in the case of Negovanović and Others v. Serbia. The case...
European Court of Human Rights judges share insights with Serbian peers at annual judiciary gathering
Three Judges from the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) joined over a thousand members of the Serbian judiciary in Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia, from 21 to 24 May, reaffirming the importance of aligning domestic judicial practices with European human rights standards. These include Mateja Đurović...
Judicial Academy’s initial training beneficiaries learn to apply the European human rights standards
In January and April 2025 the joint European Union and Council of Europe action Strengthening human rights protection in Serbia and the Judicial Academy of the Republic of Serbia (JA) continued with organisation of practical trainings on various Articles of the European Convention on Human Rights...
Regional constitutional courts deepen cooperation on implementation of human rights standards
Judges and advisors of the constitutional courts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Serbia gathered at a regional working meeting held in Belgrade on March 31 and April 1, 2025, to exchange experiences, share best practices, and strengthen the application of relevant standards of the...
Serbia takes steps to strengthen execution of ECtHR judgments
Key discussions on the execution of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judgments took place in Belgrade, as representatives of the Department for the Execution of ECtHR Judgments and the Co-operation Programmes Division of the Council of Europe met with relevant Government stakeholders to...
Judges trained to apply European Court of Human Rights standards on detention
The first in a series of four planned workshops on the application of Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) for judges handling criminal cases was held on 14 March in Niš. The workshops are organized by the joint European Union and Council of Europe action "Strengthening...
A rare internship opportunity: Sofija Lekić’s journey into human rights law
For many young law students, the path to understanding the complexities of human rights law is often a theoretical one. But for Sofija Lekić, a 22-year-old law student from Belgrade, the opportunity to dive into real-world cases at the European Court of Human Rights has provided a rare and...
Law students gain hands-on experience in human rights protection through internship
The joint European Union and Council of Europe action Strengthening human rights protection in Serbia gathered law students from Belgrade University, who participated in internships at the Government Agent’s Office, to discuss their experiences in a focus group. The internship programme,...
Judicial Academy’s initial training beneficiaries strengthen skills to apply the European Convention on Human Rights
The joint European Union and Council of Europe action Strengthening human rights protection in Serbia and the Judicial Academy of the Republic of Serbia (JA), conducted a series of practical trainings from October until December on various Articles of the European Convention on Human Rights...
