The main objectives of the Action are:

  • Improving national mechanisms for the consistent application of the European Convention on Human Rights and case law of the European Court of Human Rights, as well as the national judicial practice;
  • Fostering the national implementation of European human rights standards, including the execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights.

The main stakeholders in the project are (in alphabetic order): Constitutional Court, Government Agent before the European Court of Human Rights, High Judicial Council, Judicial Academy, Law Faculty of the University of Belgrade, Ministry of European Integrations, Ministry of Justice, Republic Public Prosecutor’s Office, State Prosecutorial Council, Supreme Court of Cassation.

The following results are expected:

  • Reinforced capacity of legal professionals, including judges, prosecutors, lawyers and legal assistants, to apply the provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights and the European Court of Human Rights case law and to adequately address human right violations identified by the European Court of Human Rights;
  • Strengthened case law departments in courts of all levels;
  • Secured horizontal dialogue between Serbian courts on contentious legal issues;
  • Strengthened mechanism for the execution of judgements of the European Court of Human Rights in relation to Serbia;
  • Strengthened office of the Government’s Agent before the European Court of Human Rights

 

Project information

  • Duration: 36 months (24 May 2019 - 23 May 2022)
  • Place/ country: Serbia
  • Budget: 900 000 EUR
  • Funding: European Union/Council of Europe Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey

Project documentation

Useful links

Publications

  • Needs Assessment on the Execution of the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights in respect to Serbia - ENG - SRB
  • Analysis of education on human rights at the faculties of law in Serbia - ENG - SRB
  • European Human Rights Law- SRB
  • Analysis of the effects of the Law on the protection of the right to a trial within reasonable time SRB
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