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Venice Commission of the Council of Europe

Montenegro

Members and substitute members

Member

Srdjan DARMANOVIĆ

Substitute member

Zoran PAZIN

Country-specific opinions

1284/2026

Montenegro - Joint Opinion of the Venice Commission and the Directorate General of Democracy and Human Dignity (DGII) of the Council of Europe on the draft amendments to the law on minority rights and freedoms

1281/2026

Montenegro - Follow-up Opinion to previous Opinions on the draft law on the Government

1265/2025

Montenegro - Follow-up Opinion to the Opinion on some questions relating to the procedure of early termination of the mandate of Constitutional Court judges due to age limits

1241/2025

Montenegro - Follow-up Opinion to the opinion on the draft Law on the Government

1237/2025

Montenegro - Opinion on some questions relating to the procedure of early termination of the mandate of Constitutional Court judges due to age limits

1187/2024

Montenegro – Urgent Opinion on the draft amendments to the Law on Seizure and Confiscation of Material Benefit Derived from Criminal Activity

1186/2024

Montenegro – Urgent Opinion on the draft law on the prevention of corruption

1185/2024

Montenegro – Urgent Follow-up Opinion to the Opinions on the Law on the Special State Prosecutor's Office

1184/2024

Montenegro – Urgent Follow-up Opinion to the Opinions on the Law on the State Prosecution Service

1183/2024

Montenegro – Urgent Follow-up Opinion on the revised draft amendments to the Law on the Judicial Council and Judges

1150/2023

Montenegro - Opinion on the draft Law on the Government

1126/2023

Montenegro - Follow-up Opinion to the opinion on the draft amendments to the Law on the Judicial Council and Judges

1111/2022

Montenegro - Urgent Opinion on the Law on amendments to the Law on the President of Montenegro

1110/2022

Montenegro - Opinion on the draft amendments to the Law on the Judicial Council and Judges

1041/2021

Montenegro – Urgent opinion on the revised draft amendments to the Law on the State Prosecution Service

1025/2021

Montenegro - Opinion on the draft amendments to the Law on the State Prosecution Service and the draft law on the Prosecutor’s Office for organised crime and corruption

1018/2021

Montenegro - Opinion on the Draft law on changes and amendments to the law on freedom of religion or beliefs and legal status of religious communities

0989/2020

Montenegro - Joint urgent opinion on the draft Law on elections of members of the Parliament and councillors of Montenegro

0953/2018

Montenegro - Freedom of religion

0928/2018

Montenegro - Renewal of the Judicial Council

0820/2015

Montenegro - Draft Law on Freedom of Religion

0813/2015

Montenegro - Secretariat Memorandum on the Compliance of the revised Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on Minority Rights and Freedoms, as submitted by the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights on 4 May 2016 (CDL-AD(2015)039) with the Opinion of the Venice Commission on the Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on Minority Rights and Freedoms (CDL-AD(2015)033

0795/2015

Opinion on the draft revised Law on the State Prosecution Office of Montenegro

0794/2015

Opinion on the draft revised Law on special state Prosecutor's Office of Montenegro

0793/2014

Opinion on the Draft amendments to the Law on medias of Montenegro

0790/2014

Draft Law on Special Prosecutor's Office

0785/2014

Draft Law on the State Prosecutor's Office in Montenegro

0784/2014

Draft Law on Courts in Montenegro

0783/2014

Draft Law on Rights and Duties of Judges and Judicial Council in Montenegro

0781/2014

Opinion of the Draft Law on the Constitutional Court of Montenegro

0677/2012

Opinion on two Sets of draft Amendments to the Constitutional Provisions relating to the Judiciary of Montenegro

0669/2012

Draft law on amendments to the law on classified information

0666/2012

Opinion on the Draft Law on Free Access to Information of Montenegro

0637/2011

Joint opinion on the law on the protector of human rights and freedoms of Montenegro

0630/2011

Joint opinion on the draft law on amendments to the law on election of councillors and members of Parliament of Montenegro

0626/2011

Opinion on the draft amendments to the Constitution of Montenegro, as well as on the draft amendments to the law on courts, the law on the state prosecutor's office and the law on the judicial council of Montenegro

0578/2010

Opinion on the Draft Law on Amendments and Supplements to the Law on the Election of Councillors and Members of Parliament of Montenegro

0564/2010

Opinion on the Draft Law on Prohibition of Discrimination of Montenegro

0541/2009

Opinion on the Draft Law on Prohibition of Discrimination of Montenegro

0540/2009

Opinion on Draft Amendments to the Law on the Protector of Human Rights and Freedoms of Montenegro

0495/2008

Amicus Curiae Brief in the case of Bijelić against Montenegro and Serbia (Application N°11890/05) pending before the European Court of Human Rights

0479/2008

Opinion on the Draft Law on the Constitutional Court of Montenegro

0467/2008

Opinion on the Draft Amendments to the Law on the State Prosecutor of Montenegro

0459/2007

Law on the Judicial Council of Montenegro

0392/2006

Opinion on the Constitution of Montenegro

0343/2005

Opinion on the Compatibility of the Existing Legislation in Montenegro concerning the Organisation of Referendums with Applicable International Standards

0317/2004

New Constitution in Montenegro

0270/2004

Opinion on the Revised Draft Law on Exercise of the Rights and Freedoms of National and Ethnic Minorities in Montenegro

0153/2001

News

12 May

2026

Montenegro - Request for a follow-up opinion

Montenegro

17 Nov

2025

Montenegro – Request for a Follow-up Opinion

Montenegro

13 May

2025

Montenegro – Request for a Follow-up Opinion

Montenegro

24-25 Apr

2025

Montenegro - Forthcoming opinion - Country visit

Podgorica, Montenegro

22 May

2024

MONTENEGRO - Urgent Opinion on the draft amendments to the Law on Seizure and Confiscation of Material Benefit Derived from Criminal Activity

Strasbourg

21 May

2024

MONTENEGRO - Urgent Opinion on the draft law on the prevention of corruption

Strasbourg

16 May

2024

MONTENEGRO - Urgent Follow-up Opinions on the draft amendments to the Law on the State Prosecution Service and the Law on the Special State Prosecutor’s Office

Strasbourg

06 May

2024

MONTENEGRO - Urgent Follow-up Opinion on the revised draft amendments to the Law on the Judicial Council and Judges

Strasbourg

30 Apr

2024

MONTENEGRO – On-line meetings in view of the preparation of urgent opinions

Montenegro and online

29-30 Apr

2024

MONTENEGRO - forthcoming urgent opinion - country visit

Podgorica

10 Apr

2024

MONTENEGRO - Request for opinions

Montenegro

30 Aug

2023

Request for opinion – MONTENEGRO

Montenegro

11 Jun

2023

MONTENEGRO - Early parliamentary elections – legal assistance to the PACE election observation mission

Podgorica

19 Mar

2023

MONTENEGRO - presidential election – legal assistance to the PACE election observation mission

Podgorica

22 Feb

2023

Request for a follow-up opinion - MONTENEGRO

Montenegro

09 Dec

2022

MONTENEGRO - Urgent Opinion on the Law on amendments to the Law on the President of Montenegro issued

23 Nov

2022

Montenegro – The Constitutional Court should become operational with no further delay - Statement by the President of the Venice Commission

Paris

18 Nov

2022

Request for urgent opinion - MONTENEGRO

10 Nov

2022

Request for opinion - MONTENEGRO

18 Nov

2021

Meeting with the Prime Minister of MONTENEGRO

10 May

2021

MONTENEGRO – urgent opinion issued

28 Apr

2021

MONTENEGRO – request for urgent opinion

01-02 Mar

2021

MONTENEGRO – forthcoming opinion – virtual meetings

23 Feb

2021

MONTENEGRO – request for an opinion

25 Aug

2020

MONTENEGRO - "Holding elections during a pandemic" - Webinar

23-24 Jun

2020

MONTENEGRO – forthcoming opinion – online meetings

10 Jun

2020

MONTENEGRO - Request for opinion

19 Sep

2019

MONTENEGRO – electoral assistance – expert visit

23-24 May

2019

MONTENEGRO - forthcoming opinion - country visit

17 May

2019

MONTENEGRO – Request for opinion

08-09 Nov

2018

Montenegro - Cetinje Parliamentary Forum

14 Sep

2018

FREEDOM OF RELIGION IN MONTENEGRO – NO OPINION OF THE VENICE COMMISSION EXISTS

04 Jun

2018

Request for opinion – Montenegro - Composition of the Judicial Council

03-04 May

2018

Montenegro - Judicial Council

14-16 Apr

2018

Montenegro - presidential elections - Legal assistance to the PACE observation mission

14-17 Oct

2016

Montenegro - Parliamentary elections - Legal assistance to the election observation mission of the Parliamentary Assembly

15 Sep

2016

Montenegro - Meeting between the Speaker of Montenegro and the President of the Commission 15/9/2016

22 Feb

2016

Montenegro - “Freedom of expression and accountability of media” - International conference

16-17 Nov

2015

Montenegro – forthcoming opinion - visit

24 Aug

2015

Request for opinion – Montenegro

24 Dec

2014

Montenegro – request for opinion

17 Dec

2014

Montenegro – request for opinion

27-28 Nov

2014

Montenegro - Constitutional Court

27-28 Oct

2014

Montenegro - forthcoming opinions on judiciary

14 Oct

2014

Montenegro – request for opinion

02 Sep

2014

Montenegro - opinion request

05-08 Apr

2013

Montenegro – Presidential election – Legal assistance to the observation mission of the PACE

12-15 Oct

2012

Montenegro - Parliamentary elections - Legal assistance to the observation mission of the PACE

20 Jan

2011

Montenegro - Workshop on the independence, impartiality and professionalism in the judiciary

18-19 Nov

2010

Montenegro - Seminar on "New discriminations and European standards"

19 Feb

2010

Montenegro - Public roundtable on the draft law on protection from discrimination

03 Nov

2009

Montenegro - Constitutional justice

16-17 Jun

2008

Montenegro - Opinion on the draft law on the Constitutional Court

27 Feb

2008

Montenegro - Prosecution Service

5 June 2026

Montenegro – Request for an opinion

Montenegro

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