Publications
Work of courts during the COVID- 19 epidemic – analysis and recommendations
Publishing date: 21 April 2021
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
The Mission supported production of the analysis to understand how the courts in Serbia were affected by the pandemics and the measures imposed by the Government in Serbia. The study deals with the period since the introduction of the state of emergency and extends beyond it, to cover the period
Manual for teachers of civic education in high school
Publishing date: 7 December 2020
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Education, Youth, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The OSCE Mission to Serbia supported the Institute for Improvement of Education in producing comprehensive Manuals that will help teachers in developing the new concept of civic education, introduced in Serbian schools gradually throughout 2018 and 2019. The Manuals cover four areas of civic education: human rights, democratic society, processes in the contemporary world and civic activism. The aim of these publications is to give teachers a wider insight into the above mentioned areas, to clarify the most important issues and to provide teachers with ideas on how they can implement relevant activities with students. It should also instigate the teachers to explore various further teaching techniques. The Manuals are part of the OSCE Mission to Serbia’s wider efforts to support enhancing the rule of law values among youth. The publication is available in Serbian language only.
Manual for teachers of civic education for primary school for the second cycle of education
Publishing date: 6 October 2020
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Education, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The OSCE Mission supported the Institute for improvement of education in writing comprehensive Manuals that will help teachers in delivery of the new concept of the civic education, introduced in Serbian schools gradually, throughout 2018 and 2019. The Manuals covers four areas of the civic
Manual for teachers of civic education for primary school for the first cycle of education
Publishing date: 6 October 2020
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Education, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The OSCE Mission supported the Institute for improvement of education in writing comprehensive Manuals that will help teachers in delivery of the new concept of the civic education, introduced in Serbian schools gradually, throughout 2018 and 2019. The Manuals covers four areas of the civic
Study on the Use of Languages and Scripts of National Minorities in Courts and Prosecutor’s Offices in the Republic of Serbia
Publishing date: 28 August 2020
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, National minority issues, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Study on the Use of Languages and Scripts of National Minorities in Courts and Prosecutor’s Offices in the Republic of Serbia explores the implementation of selected HCNM Graz Recommendations on Access to Justice and National Minorities in Serbia. The Study, covering the period of 2016 – 2018, examines the use of languages and scripts of national minorities in basic, higher, misdemeanour courts, and basic and higher prosecutor’s offices and contains a series of recommendations regarding the improvement of the current situation. It was developed in 2019 by the OSCE Mission to Serbia. Available only in Serbian.
Alternative criminal measures and sanctions- regional legal framework, best practices and ways of improvement
Publishing date: 15 January 2020
Content type: Book
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The publication contains eighteen papers on the topic of alternative criminal sanctions and measures written by practitioners and members of the academia from the Serbia and the region. The concept of alternative sanctions is relatively new to the Serbian criminal justice system, introduced by the
Handbook on crime scene investigation
Publishing date: 16 January 2020
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
This Handbook focuses on the importance of investigative phase of the criminal procedure, at the same time pointing out potential flows in legal framework related to investigation, specifically Article 133 of the Criminal Procedure Code. Namely, legislator focuses only on legal definition of the investigation, neglecting its criminalistics aspects. Primary purpose of this Handbook is to provide comprehensive guidance in the field of criminalistics, thus enabling public prosecutors to accomplish their primary task of detecting and prosecuting criminal offenders. The publication is available in Serbian only.
Detention and other measures for securing the presence of the defendant in criminal procedure
Publishing date: 5 November 2019
Content type: Book
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This collection of papers by criminal law experts covers one of the most important issues in criminal proceedings – securing the presence of the defendant. The publication is available in Serbian language only and provides an comprehensive overview of regional legal framework in this area, deals with the mechanisms of protection of the rights of the accused, analyses the vast array of available measures for securing the presence of the defendant, and outlines best practices in this area.
The manual for uniform application of the opportunity principle
Publishing date: 1 November 2019
Content type: Book
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This publication focuses on the principle of opportunity, and the challenges in its application, mainly related to the non-uniformity of practice of public prosecution offices in Serbia. The intention of the authors was to provide guidelines for the unified application of the principle, and to fulfil the main task of deferred prosecution- to achieve the purpose of the punishment without conducting criminal proceedings in cases when this is not necessary or expedient, taking into account public interest. This Manual was drafted by the Working Group formed by the Republic Public Prosecutor's Office, and supported by the OSCE Mission to Serbia. The publication is available in Serbian only.
The Guidelines for improving court practice in compensation proceedings for victims of serious crime in criminal proceedings
Publishing date: 1 November 2019
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 Guidelines for improving court practice in compensation proceedings for victims of serious crime in criminal proceedings have been developed by the Supreme Court of Cassation Working Group, with support from the OSCE Mission to Serbia throught the project “Support for Victims and Witnesses of Crime in Serbia”, implemented by the OSCE Mission and financed by the European Union. The Guidelines point out to the competent authorities’ obligation to decide on compensation within criminal proceedings, they provide answers to questions relating to determining the damage, types of non-material damage, as well as determining the amount of monetary compensation, and they emphasize the importance of informing victims about their rights. Available in Serbian only.