Publications
Guide to advance the protected areas legislation
Publishing date: 26 October 2022
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The publication covers criminal acts committed in protected natural areas, and is intended to aid the police, prosecutors, judges and environmental inspectors to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in protected areas through enhanced institutional co-operation. It lays out the authorities and competences of various stakeholders (at the state, provincial and municipal levels) in applying regulations related to managing protected areas. It also contains good practice examples and case studies, lessons learned and proposed recommendations for improved efficiency and effectiveness of operation and cooperation between stakeholders. It is available in Serbian language.
Manual: Writing Indictments
Publishing date: 6 October 2022
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Manual is designed as a practical tool for prosecutors’ everyday work, so that criminal proceedings will be based on clear, concise and legally sustainable indictments. Target groups are prosecutors and deputy prosecutors as well as their assistant.
Call for Participation- Transitional Justice Seminar
Publishing date: 5 August 2022
Content type: Poster
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Transitional Justice Seminar: Dealing with the Past: An Introduction to Transitional Justice with a Special Focus on War Crimes Trials and the Relevant Jurisprudence of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY).
Call for Participation- Transitional Justice Seminar, Deadline 21 August 2022
Publishing date: 5 August 2022
Content type: Poster
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Transitional Justice Seminar: Dealing with the Past: An Introduction to Transitional Justice with a Special Focus on War Crimes Trials and the Relevant Jurisprudence of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY).
The principle of ne bis in idem and legal security of citizens (international legal standards, regional legislations and their application)- edited by Stanko Bejatović and Nataša Novaković
Publishing date: 4 July 2022
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This is a collection of 18 papers written by legal scholars and practitioners from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Slovenia, dealing with various aspects of the protection against double jeopardy in criminal proceedings. The publications is available in Serbian language.
Digital competence programs in Serbia
Publishing date: 9 May 2022
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Media freedom and development
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The OSCE Mission to Serbia-supported research investigates which programs of digital competences are being developed and initiated in Serbia within the formal and informal education and offers a set of recommendations for public policy.
Digital competences of journalists
Publishing date: 9 May 2022
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Media freedom and development
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The research report provides analytical insight in the journalists’ current proficiency in digital competences, how they have been acquiring digital skills and knowledge, and their motivation for professional development, especially in terms of any gender differences, formulates the main problems in the area, and provides recommendations for improving the digital competences of this group of professionals.
Guidebook for Local Ombudspersons
Publishing date: 30 March 2022
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Good governance
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The publication is aimed at helping ombudspersons to use effective and credible approaches in their everyday work, in promoting fairness, equality, clarity and innovation, as well as in protection of human rights. It offers recommendations to ombudspersons in their efforts to ensure that their institution is well regarded within the local and peer communities, such as the Association of Ombudspersons in Serbia, but also within other independent institutions in the country, as well as other regional and international independent institutions and organizations they co-operate with. Due to the important oversight role of ombudspersons, as independent institutions, the OSCE Mission to Serbia supports the Association of Ombudspersons in Serbia (AOS) in its efforts to help local ombudspersons in fulfilling their mandate of setting the standards in the work of democratic institutions and through continuous protection of the rights of citizens. The publication is available in Serbian language.
Research study on Position of Women in Trade Unions in Serbia
Publishing date: 7 March 2022
Content type: Book
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Gender equality
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Research Study Position of Women in Trade Unions in Serbia prepared by CSO Women Association FemPlatz, in 2020, with the OSCE Mission's support. According to the Research, there are still existent gaps in the living standards and in the well-being of men and women in Serbia. Gender inequalities at labor market exist in different important aspects, such as segregation in occupation and employment sectors, existence of glass ceilings, and, in addition, it shows, that, although women workers have played a key role during COVID-19 epidemic, they have been more exposed to economic consequences of the epidemic than men. Research also highlights the need to address serious representation gaps in trade unions, especially at leadership positions, as well as the need to review and adapt policies in order to genuinely serve men and women alike, underlining the fact that gender equality is an important union matter. It contains recommendations for a gender-responsive approach in economic area in order to avoid further reproducing or accentuating of economic and gender inequalities and in order to improve future approach in use of women’s resources.
Support to Women Entrepreneurs during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Publishing date: 28 February 2022
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Gender equality
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The analysis focuses on assessing the state of women's entrepreneurship and women's economic empowerment based on OSCE commitment (Ministerial Council, 7 December 2011: DECISION No. 10/11 PROMOTING EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR WOMEN IN THE ECONOMIC SPHERE) and the results of previous OSCE research in this field as well as the results of the analysis of existing support to women entrepreneurs, mapping of new forms of cooperation and recommendations given.The analysis starts from the fact that micro, small and medium enterprises, including those owned by women, are of vital importance for the economic and social development and sustainability of Serbian society. The publication is available in Serbian language only.