The 3rd two-day online training on legal reasoning and legal drafting in civil cases with the consideration of the European Human Rights Court’s case law and decisions of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina was organised on 9 and 10 September 2021. The training was attended by 37 judges and legal advisors from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

As there was no simple legal way to formulate court conclusions and write judgments, they vary from a few simple to structured sentences, from short quotations to content-laden decisions. Therefore, the webinar was dedicated to the clarity of writing a conclusion based on legal arguments to be related to the circumstances of the case. During the practical part, participants were presented with examples of shortcomings in writing style, such as the lack of paragraphs, insufficient thoughtfulness and clarity in writing, clumsy presentation of legal conclusions and legal arguments for a court decision.

This activity was organised in cooperation with the Judicial and Prosecutorial Training Centres of Republika Srpska and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina within the project: “Initiative for Legal Certainty and Efficient Judiciary in Bosnia and Herzegovina – Phase II” implemented by the Council of Europe and funded by the Kingdom of Norway.