The most recent statistics of the European Court of Human Rights clearly show that Montenegro is still facing challenges in the implementation of the European Convention at the national level. The most recent judgments of the Court in Strasbourg concern the length of proceedings (Article 6.1 ECHR). In light of such circumstances, the Action has continued to work with national stakeholders to reach long-term solutions in the field of effective remedies on the excessive length of judicial proceedings.

With the aim of identifying shortcomings and propose sustainable solutions in this area, the Action has developed a comprehensive report on the effectiveness of the existing domestic remedies. The report encompasses an analysis of existing legislative framework and its application by national courts during a period of three years (2015 – 2017).

The main findings, in particular those referring to amendments of the legislation pertaining to implementation of the reasonable time standards at the national level, were presented to the national stakeholders during the expert´s mission on 22-23 October 2018. The main recommendations put forward in the report will be implemented under the Action in the coming period.

The activity was organised within the framework of the Council of Europe Action entitled “Fighting ill treatment and impunity and enhancing the application of the European human rights case law on national level” which is being implemented in Montenegro under the joint Council of Europe and the European Union programme “Horizontal Facility for Western Balkans and Turkey”.