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CoE delegation welcomes Serbian judiciary reform
Belgrade,
14 June 2005
Serbian Minister of Justice Zoran Stojkovic met today with a delegation of the Council of Europe, led by Director of the CoE Directorate of Political Affairs Marc Scheuer to discuss results in Serbia’s judiciary reforms and progress in the process of creating conditions for war crimes trials in domestic courts.
Zoran Stojkovic
Stojkovic stressed that adopted changes to laws have created conditions for the independency of courts and an increased efficiency of their work and he added that bills in the field of criminal law, which are about to be passed, will prevent abuse and the dragging on of proceedings.
Stojkovic announced that the final version of the National Strategy for judicial reform should be completed by the end of this month, after several months of public debate.
He said that domestic laws have been brought into line with European regulations when it comes to war crimes trials and he stressed that there are no more obstacles to the use of witnesses and evidence from other countries and from the Hague tribunal.
Stojkovic informed the CoE delegation that Serbian judges and prosecutors have already signed cooperation agreements with their counterparts in the region and that they have been to the tribunal in The Hague for training on several occasions.
He added that Serbia will soon open several more state-of-the-art courtrooms for trials of suspects for war crimes and organised crime.
Scheuer said that he is impressed with the results the Serbian Ministry of Justice has achieved in the past year but he added that there is a great deal more to do in the reform of the judiciary.
Scheuer extended Stojkovic an official invitation for a visit and top-level talks with CoE officials in Strasbourg, France, later this month.
Stojkovic announced that the final version of the National Strategy for judicial reform should be completed by the end of this month, after several months of public debate.
He said that domestic laws have been brought into line with European regulations when it comes to war crimes trials and he stressed that there are no more obstacles to the use of witnesses and evidence from other countries and from the Hague tribunal.
Stojkovic informed the CoE delegation that Serbian judges and prosecutors have already signed cooperation agreements with their counterparts in the region and that they have been to the tribunal in The Hague for training on several occasions.
He added that Serbia will soon open several more state-of-the-art courtrooms for trials of suspects for war crimes and organised crime.
Scheuer said that he is impressed with the results the Serbian Ministry of Justice has achieved in the past year but he added that there is a great deal more to do in the reform of the judiciary.
Scheuer extended Stojkovic an official invitation for a visit and top-level talks with CoE officials in Strasbourg, France, later this month.
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