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OSCE Mission to Serbia supports greater judicial independence
Publishing date: 4 June 2014
On 3 June 2014, some 50 of Serbia’s top judicial professionals gathered at an OSCE-conference in Belgrade to discuss the selection process for judges and prosecutors and the reform of the Judicial Academy...
OSCE Mission to Serbia Head calls for rights to be respected in criminal investigations
Publishing date: 14 January 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Media freedom and development, Rule of law
BELGRADE, 14 January 2014 – While welcoming the efforts of Serbian authorities to complete the investigation in the case of murdered journalist Slavko Ćuruvija and to bring the perpetrators to justice, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Peter Burkhard, urged respect for constitutional provisions and professional and ethical standards related to informing the public about police investigations and court proceedings...
Regional discussion among prosecutors’ associations helps advance judicial reform process
Publishing date: 8 November 2013
BELGRADE, 8 November 2013 – Representatives of prosecutors’ associations from across the region gathered today in Belgrade to exchange experiences on the judicial reform process. The conference on the “Reform of the judiciary and the role of professional associations” was organized by the OSCE Mission to Serbia and the Association of Public Prosecutors and Deputy Public Prosecutors of Serbia.
OSCE Mission to Serbia promotes application of modern tools of criminal procedure
Publishing date: 20 June 2013
BELGRADE, 20 June 2013 – An OSCE-facilitated regional conference on the simplified forms of criminal procedure, which started today in Belgrade brought together some 130 participants...
Transitional justice, reconciliation key for restoring confidence in South Eastern Europe, say OSCE mission heads
Publishing date: 17 May 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Rule of law
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 17 May 2013 – The heads of the OSCE Missions in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia today called for further efforts in transitional justice and reconciliation to ensure regional stability and prosperity ahead of a two-day conference in Jahorina in Bosnia and Herzegovina...
OSCE Mission to Serbia holds regional conference on judicial ethics and accountability
Publishing date: 20 November 2012
BELGRADE, 20 November 2012 – High-level judicial officials and experts from Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Slovenia shared experiences in applying ethical and disciplinary standards for judges and prosecutors at an OSCE conference that ended in Belgrade today...
OSCE Mission to Serbia organizes regional conference on reform of criminal procedure systems
Publishing date: 13 September 2012