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Participation of ICL’s Researchers in the Social Dialogue on Accessibility

Researchers from the Institute, Dr. Aleksandra Rabrenović, Senior Research Associate, and Ljubomir Tintor, Research Assistant, participated on December 20, 2024, in the Social Dialogue titled "Accessibility Policies of the Built Environment – Serbia on the Path to the European Union," organized by the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue.

Participation of researchers at the Kopaonik School of Natural Law

From December 13 to 17, 2024, the 37th annual conference of the Kopaonik School of Natural Law "Slobodan Perović" was held...

Participation of Prof. Ćeranić Perišić at the Conference “Economic Aspects of Innovation – Patent as a Resource”

Prof. Dr. Jelena Ćeranić Perišić, director of the Institute for Comparative Law, participated in the conference "Economic Aspects of Innovation – Patent as a Resource," held on December 17, 2024, at the Moscow Hotel in Belgrade...

84th UNIDROIT General Assembly Session Held

On December 12, 2024, the 84th session of the General Assembly of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) was held. Mario Reljanović, PhD, senior research associate at the Institute of Comparative Law and Ivana Skočajić, first counselor at the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Italy, attended the session.

Certificate awarding ceremony

Director of the Institute for Comparative Law, Prof. Jelena Ćeranić Perišić, PhD ceremoniously awarded certificates to students and young researchers who successfully completed the intensive course European Integration: History, future & current topics, which was organized in cooperation with the Europe Institute of the University of Zurich.

Aleksandar Mihajlović participated in the international colloquium in Montaban, France

Aleksandar Mihajlović, research assistant at the Institute of Comparative Law, participated in the international colloquium entitled “Legal and Theological Dialogues” (“Dialogues théologiques et juridique”), which was organized by the Center for Legal History and Political Ideas, Faculty of Law, the University of Toulouse I Capitole, from 25 to 29 November 2024.

Our researchers participated in the Social Dialogue on models of support for children and youth with intellectual disabilities,

In anticipation of the Day of Persons with Disabilities, ICL's senior research associates Aleksandra Rabrenović and Vesna Ćorić participated in the Social Dialogue on models of support for children and youth with intellectual disabilities, organized by the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue.

Lecture by Invitation of Dr. Bogdana Stjepanović at the Faculty of Law, Goce Delcev University in Štip

On November 27, 2024, Dr. Bogdana Stjepanović, a research associate at the Institute of Comparative Law, gave a lecture by invitation to second and third-year undergraduate students as part of the Family Law course at the Faculty of Law, Goce Delcev University in Štip.

Prof. Jelena Ćeranić Perišić, PhD and Jelena Kostić, PhD held lectures by invitation at the “Niccolo Cusano” University in Rome

Prof. Jelena Ćeranić Perišić, PhD, Director of the Institute for Comparative Law, and Jelena Kostić, PhD, Senior research associate of the Institute, held lectures by invitation at the "Niccolo Cusano" University in Rome on November 19, 2024.

Promotion of the collection of papers “From National Sovereignty to Negotiation Sovereignty – Days of Law Rolando Quadri” held in Rome on November 19, 2024

On November 19, 2024, at the University "Niccolo Cusano", the Department of Political, Legal and Sociological Sciences in Rome, the promotion of the collection of papers "From National Sovereignty to Negotiation Sovereignty - Days of Law Rolando Quadri" from the international scientific conference of the same name was held.

November scientific seminar of the Institute of Comparative Law was held

The Institute for Comparative Law's November scientific seminar was held via Zoom on Monday, November 25, 2024. Dr. Branislav Kisačanin, the leading promoter of AI technologies at the Institute for Artificial Intelligence, gave a lecture on “The Big Bang: Application of Artificial Intelligence.“

The Institute for Comparative Law successfully organized an intensive course European Integration: History, future & current topics in cooperation with the Europa Institut at the University of Zurich

The Institute for Comparative Law successfully organized the intensive course European Integration: History, future & current topics, in cooperation with the Europa Institute of the University of Zurich, in the period from October 30th to November 15th, 2024.

Agreement on Cooperation Signed Between the Institute of Comparative Law and the Institute for Educational Research

On November 12, 2024, at the Institute for Educational Research, an Agreement on scientific-educational and professional cooperation was signed between the Institute of Comparative Law and the Institute for Educational Research.

Ana Zdravković gave a presentation within the intensive course “European Integration: History, future & current topics”

On November 1st, 2024, Ana Zdravković, Research Assistant at the Institute of Comparative Law, gave a presentation on "Accession of the EU to the European Convention on Human Rights - from Luxembourg to Strasbourg ", as part of the intensive course "European Integration: History, future & current topics".

XIII Scientific Conference – “Law between protection and abuse” – was held on the occasion of the Day of the Faculty of Law of the University of East Sarajevo

On October 26, 2024, the XIII scientific conference was held on the occasion of the Day of the Faculty of Law of the University of East Sarajevo, in which, as was the case for previous years, researchers of the Institute for Comparative Law also took part.

Aleksandar Mihajlović participated in the final part of the program organized by the Swedish Institute

Aleksandar Mihajlović, research assistant at the Institute of Comparative Law, participated in the final part of the Swedish Institute Academy for Young Professionals (SAYP) program from the Western Balkans, which was held from 22 to 24 October 2024 in Belgrade.

Promotion of the monograph “Violence against Women in International Law” held at Belgrade Book Fair

Promotion of the monograph "Violence against Women in International Law", authored by Prof. Dr Gordana Gasmi and Dr Dragan Prlja, published by the Institute for Comparative Law, was held at the Book Fair at the stand of Center for the Promotion of Science, on October 24, 2024. At the promotion spoke Prof. Dr Jelena Ćeranić Perišić, Director of the Institute, Prof. Dr Momir Grahovac, reviewer and Prof. Dr Gordana Gasmi.

Ljubomir Tintor participated in the Legal Pro Forum

Ljubomir Tintor, a research associate at the Institute of Comparative Law, participated in the Legal Pro Forum 2024, at Zlatibor from October 20th to 23rd. As part of the international panel “Do Lawyers Accept Colleagues with Disabilities?”, he presented on the topic "Challenges Faced by Lawyers with Disabilities".

Round table held on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany

On October 22nd, a round table was held at the Institute of Comparative Law to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany, co-organized by the Institute of Comparative Law and the German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation from Bonn (IRZ).

Representatives of the ICL particiapted in the annual conference of the European Law Institute

Representatives of the Institute of Comparative Law, Dr. Ana Knežević Bojović and Dr. Vesna Ćorić, senior research associates, attended the annual conference of the European Law Institute (ELI), held from October 9 to October 11, 2024, in Dublin, Ireland.

Participation of prof. dr Jelena Ćeranić Perišić at XXI Oktobarski pravnički dani

From October 9th to 11th 2024, in hotel „Kardial” in Banja Vrućica near Teslić the XXI Oktobarski pravnički dani were held...

The Institute of Comparative Law appointed the Gender Equality Officer

The Scientific Council of the Institute of Comparative Law appointed on October 7th Research Associate prof. PhD Gordana Gasmi for Gender Equality Officer.

The presentation of the exhibition catalog of the Legacy of Prof. Dr. Pavle Nikolić held at ICL

On Friday, October 4, 2024, in the library of the Institute of Comparative Law, the presentation of the exhibition catalog of the Legacy of Prof. Dr. Pavle Nikolić took place. The exhibition and the catalog were prepared by the Institute's librarian, Mirjana Markov. Prof. Dr. Jelena Ćeranić Perišić, Director of the Institute of Comparative Law, Dr. Oliver Nikolić, catalog reviewer and author of the exhibition and catalog Mirjana Markov spoke at the promotion.

The XXVI Annual Conference of the Association for Labor Law and Social Insurance of Serbia was held

From October 2 to 5, 2024, the twenty-sixth annual conference of the Association for Labor Law and Social Insurance of Serbia was held with the general theme "Contributions to the Future Reform of Labor Legislation" The three-day consultation brought together professors, academics and lawyers dealing with labor law and social insurance in Zlatibor, as well as trade union representatives and representatives of the line ministry. Three researchers from the Institute of Comparative Law presented the results of their research.

Samir Aličić participated in the VII International Congress “Roman Law, Chinese Law and Codification of Civil Law” in Beijing

Research associate of the Institute of Comparative Law prof. Dr. Samir Aličić participated in the VII International Congress "Roman Law, Chinese Law and Codification of Civil Law" held at the Chinese University of Law and Economics (CUPL) in Beijing on September 21 and 22, 2024, in co-organization with the Roman universities of Sapienza and Tor Vergata , the Sino-Italian Observatory for Law Codification and Legal Education...

The XXVII International Scientific Conference “Causation of Damage, Damage Compensation and Insurance”

In the organization of the Institute of Comparative Law, the Association for Damages Law and the Judicial Academy from Belgrade, the XXVII International Scientific Conference "Causation of Damage, Damage Compensation and Insurance" was held from 25-27 September 2024. This year’s conference was traditionally held in Valjevo and is known as the oldest international scientific conference in the field of insurance and tort law held in this part of Southeast Europe.

Conference held on the occasion of 40 years of the journal “Insurance trends”

In the organization of Association of Serbian Insurers, a conference was held at the Hilton Hotel on the 27th of September 2024 to mark the 40th anniversary of the existence and publication of the journal "Insurance Trends". At the beginning of 2024, the Association of Serbian Insurers took over the journal from an insurance company Dunav Osiguranje, and the Institute for Comparative Law has been a co-publisher of the journal since 2016.

Ana Zdravković held a lecture at the IV School of Media Law of the Faculty of Law University of Sarajevo

Ana Zdravković, Research Assistant of the Institute of Comparative Law, held a lecture on "Europe's Reaction to SLAPP Proceedings" at the IV School of Media Law of the Faculty of Law University of Sarajevo, which was organized from September 18th to 23rd, 2024 in Mostar.

Prof. Dr. Jelena Ćeranić Perišić appointed as the director of the Institute for Comparative Law

Professor Jelena Ćeranić Perišić, PhD, Principal Research Fellow, was appointed as the director of the Institute for Comparative Law at the meeting of Institute’s Managing Board on 13 September 2024...

Anja Bezbradica participated in the annual conference of the Research Committee on the Sociology of Law, held in the United Kingdom

Our researcher Anja Bezbradica participated in the annual conference of the Research Committee on the Sociology of Law (RCSL), a research body of the International Sociological Association (ISA). This year, the conference was held from September 3 to 6 at Bangor University in the United Kingdom...

Vasilije Marković delivered guest lectures at the Faculty of Law in Banja Luka

On December 25 and 26, 2023, Vasilije Marković, research assistant at the Institute of Comparative Law visited the Faculty of Law in Banja Luka, and on that occasion, he gave third and fourth year students two lectures within the subjects Administrative Law and Administrative procedure and administrative dispute.

Ana Zdravković Held a Lecture on SLAPP Lawsuits as Part of the Training for Journalists “SLAPP Lawsuits – What Are We Going to Do About Them?”

Ana Zdravković held a lecture on SLAPP lawsuits as part of the training for journalists "SLAPP lawsuits - What Are We Going to Do About Them?", which was organized by the Slavko Ćuruvija Foundation on December 21st and 22nd, as part of the project "Ensuring Justice for Freedom of Expression: Measuring Effectiveness of Judicial Protection"...

Our Researchers Delieverd Lectures Within Studies for the Innovation of Knowledge in Insurance

23rd December 2023. Professor Vladimir Čolović, director of the Institute of Comparative Law and Mirjana Glinitć, PhD, a research associate at the Institute of Comparative Law, gave lectures on December 23rd at the Studies for Knowledgde Innovation in the field of Insurance titled "New Insurance Products, Technological Innovations, and Consumer Protection in Insurance" ...

Participation of ICL’s researchers at Koopaonik Law School

At this year’s Kopaonik School of Natural Law-Slobodan Perovic, Serbia’s largest legal conference, participated researchers of Institute of Comparative Law - Dr. Miloš Stanić, Senior Research Fellow, Dr. Jelena Vukadinović Marković, Research Associate and Dr. Mirjana Glintić, Research Associate.

Participation of Ivana Radomirović in the interdisciplinary course “How to Communicate Modern Science” organized by the Center for the Promotion of Science

Our colleague Ivana Radomirović attended the three-day course "How to communicate modern science", which was organized by the Center for the Promotion of Science from December 12 to 14. The author and lecturer of the course is PhD Darko Donevski...

ICL’s director Prof. Dr. Čolović participated in the 82nd session of the UNIDROIT Assembly

Director of the Institute for Comparative Law, Prof. Dr. Vladimir Čolović, participated in the 82nd session of the UNIDROIT Assembly, which was held in Rome on December 14, 2023.

Research stay of Vasilije Marković at the Law Faculty of the University of Florence

From 10 November to 10 December, junior research assistant of the Institute of Comparative Law, Vasilije Marković, conducted one month research stay at the Faculty of Law of the University of Florence. The research stay was realized as part of the cooperation agreement between the Institute of Comparative Law and the Faculty of Law of the University of Florence, which was signed by the director of the Institute, prof. Vladimir Čolović and Dean Prof. Alessandro Simoni in May 2023.

Participation of Researchers from the Institute of Comparative Law in the Master Class Regulation of Artificial Intelligence: Legal and Ethical Challenges

From October to November 2023, the Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Serbia and the Faculty of Organizational Sciences, the University of Belgrade, organized four two-day lectures as a part of the Master Class Regulation of Artificial Intelligence: Legal and Ethical Challenges.

Promotion of the Handbook for the Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Promotion of the "Handbook for the Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights" was held at the Faculty of Law of the Belgrade University on December 11, 2023. Dr. Mario Reljanović, research fellow of the Institute of Comparative Law, attended the promotion and addressed the audience, as one of the authors of the publication.

Third Scientific Conference “Serbian Football – Comparative Legal Challenges and Perspectives” was held at the Institute of Comparative Law

December 7th, 2023. The Third Scientific Conference “Serbian Football - Comparative Legal Challenges and Perspectives” was held on December 4th, 2023, at the Institute for Comparative Law.

Our research associate Aleksandar Mihajlović participated in the National Scientific Conference “Convict Population: New Perspectives”

On December 4th, 2023, Aleksandar Mihajlović, research associate at the Institute of Comparative Law, participated in the National Scientific Conference "Convict Population: New Perspectives".

A meeting of representatives of the Institute for Comparative Law and the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality was held

On 30th of November 2023 in the premises of the office of the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, a meeting of the acting representative of the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Tatjana Prijić and representatives of the Institute of Comparative Law was held.

The visit of the Delegation of the Institute of Comparative Law to the Football Association of Serbia

November 29th, 2023. The delegation of the Institute of Comparative Law, which consisted of professor Vladimir Čolović, director of the Institute, Miloš Stanić Ph.D, senior research associate and Anja Bezbradica, research associate, pay a visit to the Football Association of Serbia on 28th of November 2023 ...

Signed Agreement of cooperation between the Agency for prevention of corruption and the Institute of comparative law

The Agreement of cooperation between the Agency for Prevention of Corruption of the Republic of Serbia and the Institute of Comparative Law was signed on 27 November 2023, in the Agency for Prevention of Corruption, in order to establish scientific and professional cooperation in connection with the study and analytical work of finding the best solutions in the field of prevention of corruption in order to consistently respect the principles of the rule of law.

Our researcher Ljubomir Tintor participated in the XVIII International Conference on Law in Southeast Europe – “HARMONIUS Business and Legal Challenges of the Open Balkans”

Ljubomir Tintor, a research associate at the Institute of Comparative Law, participated in the XVIII International Conference on Law in Southeast Europe – "HARMONIUS Business and Legal Challenges of the Open Balkans"...

Visit of delegation from the Department of Legal Sciences, University of Salerno to the Institute of Comparative Law

On November 15, 2023, the Institute of Comparative Law was visited by Professor dr Teresa Russo and PhD student Stefano Busillo from the Faculty of Law of the University of Salerno. The aim of the visit was to discuss the implementation of a joint project that involves conducting research, organizing and publishing the proceedings of the international scientific conference

Lecture by Ana Zdravković at the University of Genoa

Research Assistant of the Institute of Comparative Law, Ana Zdravković, gave a lecture on "Absolutely Not Absolute? - Some Reflections on the Non-Derogable Status of Freedom of Thought, Conscious and Religion" at the University of Genoa.

Dr Iva Tošić held a lecture at the Studies for Knowledge Innovation in the field of Insurance titled “New Insurance Products, Technological Innovations, and Consumer Protection in Insurance.”

Dr Iva Tošić, a Research Fellow at The Institute of Comparative Law, on October 28, held a lecture at the Studies for Knowledge Innovation in the field of Insurance titled "New Insurance Products, Technological Innovations, and Consumer Protection in Insurance."

The XII Scientific conference in honour of the Day of the Faculty of Law of the University of East Sarajevo “Legal gaps and the fullness of rights”

On October 28, 2023, the 12th scientific conference was held in honour of the Day of the Faculty of Law of the University of East Sarajevo, where the researchers of our Institute took part.

October scientific seminar of Institute of Comparative Law held

October scientific seminar was held at the Institute of Comparative Law on October 27, 2023. The topic of the seminar was "Connecting authors' profiles: ORCiD, Scopus, Web of Science, OpenAIRE". The lecturer was Milica Ševkušić, Senior Librarian at Institute of Technical Sciences of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts and national coordinator for open access in EIFL.

Institute’s researchers attended the international conference at the Swiss Institute of Comparative Law

Senior Research Associate Jelena Kostić, PhD and Research Associate Mirjana Glintić, PhD participated at the international conference “The Changing Concept of National Security and The International Economic Law System“ in Lausanne, organised by the Swiss Institute of Comparative Law (Institut suisse de droit comparé).

Conference “Contemporary state-church law” was held

From October 12 to 14, 2023, the third international scientific conference on state- church law was held in Budva. This year's conference was held under the title "Contemporary state- church law". As in 2015 and 2019, the co-organizers of this year's international scientific conference were the Institute of Comparative Law Belgrade and the Metropolitanate of the Montenegro and Littoral of the Serbian Orthodox Church, with the support of the Municipality of Budva.

Institute of Comparative Law Researchers took part in the international conference on general administrative procedure

U sali Privredne komore Srbije u Beogradu, 13. oktobra 2023. godine, održana je međunarodna konferencija „Analiza Zakona o opštem upravnom postupku u funkciji privrede i građana“, koju je organizovala konsultantska kuća „Eurosfera“.

Participation of our researchers at the 25th Conference of the Association for Labor Law and Social Insurance of Serbia

In the period from 5-8 October 2023, the 25th Conference of the Association for Labor Law and Social Insurance of Serbia was held in Zlatibor under the title "Labor Law in Regulations and Practice". Journal of the aforementioned Association of Counseling is co-published by the Institute for Comparative Law as of this year.

Participation of our researchers at conference Oktobarski pravnički dani in Banja Luka

From October 6th to 7th, 2023, a Scientific Conference „Oktobarski pravnički dani” was held in Banja Luka. It was organized by the Association of Lawyers of the Republika Srpska. Among the participants of the conference were researchers from the Institute of Comparative Law: Prof. Jelena Ćeranić Perišić, PhD, Principal Research Fellow, and Prof. Vladimir Đurić, PhD, Senior Research Associate.

Two ICL Senior Research Associates took part in the conference on evaluation of judges’ work

Judge’s Association of Serbia, together with Magistrats Européens pour la Démocratie et les Libertés (MEDEL), supported by the OSCE Mission to Serbia and the Open Society Foundation, organised on October 6, 2023, an international conference entitled Evaluation of Judges’ Work. Ana Knežević Bojović, being one of the panelists, talked about the challenges related to evaluation of the work of judges in the context of the new set of judicial laws in Serbia.

Dr Jelena Ćeranić Perišić at International Institute for the Unification of Private Law in Rome (UNIDROIT)

On 4th October 2023, prof. Jelena Ćeranić Perišić, PhD, Principal Research Fellow at the Institute of Comparative Law, participated in the presentation of the publication of the Principles on Digital Assets and Private Law, held at the seat of International Institute for the Unification of Private Law in Rome.

Participation of Jelena Ćeranić Perišić, PhD at the 14th Network Europe Conference

Prof. Jelena Ćeranić Perišić, PhD, Principal Research Fellow at the Institute of Comparative Law participated at International Scientific Conference 14th Network Europe Conference „EU Enlargement and European Integration: Challenges and Perspectives” in Stockholm.

The XXVI International Scientific Conference “Causation of Damage, Damage Compensation and Insurance” held

The XXVI International Scientific Conference "Causation of Damage, Damage Compensation, and Insurance" was held from September 20th to 22nd in Valjevo, organized by the Institute of Comparative Law, the Association for Tort Law, and the Judicial Academy of Belgrade. This conference is the oldest international scientific conference in the field of tort and insurance law held in this part of Southeast Europe.

The fourth Regional Law Review Conference held

The fourth Regional Law Review conference was held on September 7-8, 2023 in hybrid mode (live and through Zoom platform)...

Conference “Human Rights in State of Emergency”

8-9 December 2022 Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SASA) hosted a two-day scholarly conference "Human Rights in State of Emergency" organized by the Committee for the Study of National Minorities and Human Rights. Research fellows of the Institute for Comparative Law, Dr. Milica Matijević and Doc. Dr. Miroslav Đorđević, as well as research associate Ana Zdravković, LL.M. attended the conference.

Doc. Dr. Miroslav Đorđević took part in the public debate on the new judicial laws

On December 27, 2022, the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia held a public hearing on a set of new judicial laws. Research fellow of the Institute of Comparative Law, Doc. Dr. Miroslav Đorđević (who is also a member of the Working group for prosecutorial laws) addressed the audience, pointing out several important aspects of improving the position of public prosecutors in Serbia.

Conference “Human Rights in State of Emergency”

8-9. December 2022 Тhe Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SANU) hosted a two-day scholarly conference "Human Rights in State of Emergency" organized by the Committee for the Study of National Minorities and Human Rights.

Dr Matijević delievered workshop for master students in Venice

27-28 October 2022 Milica V. Matijević (PhD), a research associate of the Institute of Comparative Law, delivered the human rights impact assessment workshop at the European Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratization on 27th and 28th of October 2022 in Venice (Italy).

Doc. Dr. Miroslav Đorđević and Dr. Savo Manojlović awarded with the prestigious award of “Miodrag Jovičić” Foundation

17 October 2022 Research fellows of the Institute for Comparative Law, Doc. Dr. Miroslav Đorđević and Dr. Savo Manojlović were awarded the prize of the "Miodrag Jovičić" Foundation for the best doctoral dissertations in the field of constitutional law and political system.

Dr. Milica V. Matijević delivered a presentation of the paper “Criteria for Determining the Status of Internally Displaced Person (IDPs) and the Innovative Approaches to Protracted Displacement”

5 October 2022 On 5th October 2022, a research associate of the Institute of Comparative Law, Milica V. Matijević (PhD), delivered a presentation of the paper “Criteria for Determining the Status of Internally Displaced Person (IDPs) and the Innovative Approaches to Protracted Displacement”

Third Regional Law Review conference held

Third Regional Law Review conference was held on September 1-2, 2022 in hybrid mode (live and via Zoom platform). Conference was organised by Institute of Comparative Law from Belgrade, Faculty of Law, University of Pécs from Hungary and Faculty of Law, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University in Osijek, Croatia.

Publishing of the brochure on international standards for respect of the work of the judiciary by public officials

20 December 2021 A brochure on international standards for respect of the work of the judiciary by public officials, co-authored by Ana Knezevic Bojovic, PhD senior research fellow at the Institute for Comparative Law.

Milica Matijević (PhD) delievered series of lectures at Faculty of Law University of Florence

26 November 2021 Milica V. Matijević (PhD), the Research Associate of the Institute of Comparative Law, last week has delivered three lectures about the legal systems of the Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries at the Faculty of Law of the University of Florence as a part of one-month research stay.

Comparative analysis on confidential counselling for judges and for public prosecutors presented to the Serbian judiciary

14 July 2021 Members of the Ethics Committees of the Serbian High Judicial Council and the State Prosecutorial Council were presented with the Analysis of systems of confidential counselling on ethical matters for judges and for public prosecutors. The Analysis contains a set of recommendations for policymakers on steps to be taken to introduce confidential counselling into Serbian judiciary.

Online Discussion on Serbian Translations of the Council of Europe’s Standard-Setting Documents in the Field of the Rule of Law

17 December 2020 More than 30 members of judicial profession, including judges, prosecutors, lawyers, legal scholars, civil society activists and journalists have taken part in the online discussion titled Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?. The discussion elaborated on the four new publications containing standard-setting documents in the area of the rule of law developed by various Council of Europe bodies and through jurisprudence of European supranational courts. The Council of Europe partnered with the Belgrade-based Institute of Comparative Law in bringing about four publications with texts previously mostly unavailable in Serbian language.