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Serbia, Canada sign memorandum on cooperation in judiciary reform
Belgrade,
20 July 2006
Serbian Minister of Justice Zoran Stojkovic and Canadian Ambassador to Serbia Robert McDougall signed today the Memorandum on cooperation that contains the Canadian project of judiciary reform in the Balkans.
Robert McDougall, left, and Zoran Stojkovic
Speaking at a press conference held after the signing of the document, Stojkovic said that this document is expected to contribute to the creation of responsible and competent national institutions in the field of judiciary that will guarantee citizens legal security and create a favourable environment for social, economic and political development.
He explained that the aim of the project, whose total value is 5 million Canadian dollars, is the creation of a judiciary system that should be easily accessible, transparent, independent, efficient and would advocate gender equality.
The Minister explained that these funds will be used for the work on strengthening administrative capacities for implementation of reform and educational centre for improvement of quality of work of judges, and expressed wish that the centre will soon grow into an academy for training of judges.
According to the Minister, judges should be elected on the basis of success achieved at the academy, with which the influence of politics and executive power would be eliminated.
The Canadian Ambassador pointed out that this project is part of the regional Canadian project of reform of judiciary in the Balkans, which lasts four years and whose main target group are judges, prosecutors and civil society organisations that are engaged in the fields of judiciary and legislation.
The realisation of this project was assisted by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).
He explained that the aim of the project, whose total value is 5 million Canadian dollars, is the creation of a judiciary system that should be easily accessible, transparent, independent, efficient and would advocate gender equality.
The Minister explained that these funds will be used for the work on strengthening administrative capacities for implementation of reform and educational centre for improvement of quality of work of judges, and expressed wish that the centre will soon grow into an academy for training of judges.
According to the Minister, judges should be elected on the basis of success achieved at the academy, with which the influence of politics and executive power would be eliminated.
The Canadian Ambassador pointed out that this project is part of the regional Canadian project of reform of judiciary in the Balkans, which lasts four years and whose main target group are judges, prosecutors and civil society organisations that are engaged in the fields of judiciary and legislation.
The realisation of this project was assisted by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).
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