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Council of Europe to help Serbia with judicial reforms
Belgrade / Strasbourg,
29 June 2005
Serbian Minister of Justice Zoran Stojkovic said today following talks in Strasbourg with Secretary General of the Council of Europe Terry Davis, that the Council pledged to assist in the implementation of effective judicial reforms in Serbia.
Terry Davis and Zoran Stojkovic
In a statement to the Tanjug news agency, Stojkovic said that at the working meetings with the Council’s officials in Strasbourg they discussed judicial and legislative reforms that Serbia has implemented as part of the joint programme of the Council of Europe and the European Commission, with the aim of fulfilling obligations that Serbia-Montenegro accepted as a Council of Europe member.
The Minister stressed that they have agreed on all the issues in question and that the Council considers it important to help Serbia in every problematic field where there is a desire for improvement.
Stojkovic said that he also talked with Director General of Legal Affairs Guy De Vel, Secretary of the Venice Commission Gianni Buquicchio, and President of the European Court of Human Rights Lucius Wildhaber, all who have pointed out that the Council is extremely pleased with what Serbia has achieved so far.
According to him, it was agreed with De Vel that a proper analysis of the national strategy for judicial reform should be prepared, as well as training of judges as part of a programme of the Council’s corresponding body. Thus, judges will be educated in a relatively short period, given that funds for the project are obtained on time, Stojkovic explained.
Stojkovic said that speaking with members of the Venice Commission, it was agreed that the Commission will help Serbia in establishing the role of courts and prosecutor’s offices in the Constitution, and added that the Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg also praised Serbia’s achievements to date.
The Minister stressed that they have agreed on all the issues in question and that the Council considers it important to help Serbia in every problematic field where there is a desire for improvement.
Stojkovic said that he also talked with Director General of Legal Affairs Guy De Vel, Secretary of the Venice Commission Gianni Buquicchio, and President of the European Court of Human Rights Lucius Wildhaber, all who have pointed out that the Council is extremely pleased with what Serbia has achieved so far.
According to him, it was agreed with De Vel that a proper analysis of the national strategy for judicial reform should be prepared, as well as training of judges as part of a programme of the Council’s corresponding body. Thus, judges will be educated in a relatively short period, given that funds for the project are obtained on time, Stojkovic explained.
Stojkovic said that speaking with members of the Venice Commission, it was agreed that the Commission will help Serbia in establishing the role of courts and prosecutor’s offices in the Constitution, and added that the Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg also praised Serbia’s achievements to date.
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