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Adoption of new Constitution is crucial job for authorities
Belgrade,
5 October 2006
Serbian Minister of Justice Zoran Stojkovic said today that the adoption of the Serbian new Constitution is a crucial job for authorities and that he is completely assured that the October 28-29 referendum will be successful.
Zoran Stojkovic
Author:
Tanjug
Stojkovic said in an interview with Tanjug that it is very important that an agreement of all political parties has been reached so that Serbia can get a modern constitution that does not differ from supreme legal acts of other European countries.
Speaking on advantages of the new Constitution compared with the previous one, the Minister said that this legal act for the first time clearly defines Serbia as a country of the Serbian people and other citizens and also prescribes national anthem, flag, coat-of-arms, the Serbian language as official language and Cyrillic as official script.
He noted that the Constitution introduces a number of novelties and that it fully respects human rights, with constitutional guarantees of human rights and mechanisms for protection of rights and protection of identities of national minorities.
The Constitution also introduces the category of the Supreme Judiciary Council which is to protect independence of courts and provide their responsibility.
According to Stojkovic, the institute of constitutional complaint has been introduced and it will offer the possibility to citizens to complain to the Constitutional Court.
Stojkovic also said that the Constitution introduces public notaries and added that the court of cassation is country’s supreme court.
Three systemic laws, on judges, prosecutor offices and seats of courts, will have to be changed after the adoption of the country’s supreme legal act, he said.
There will be no more socially owned property, whereas private, cooperate and public property is guaranteed.
The whole second part of the Constitution, made up of 63 articles, addresses human and minority rights and freedoms, and prohibits discrimination, he noted.
The Minister specified that the constitution stipulates that everyone has the right to dignity and free individual development, the right to life and freedom of information. One of its provisions prohibits forced labour.
The persons deprived of liberty must be treated in a humane way and with the respect for their dignity. Additional regulations have been envisaged in case of imprisonment without court decision, as well as regulations on the duration of custody and the right to fair trial, Stojkovic said.
He explained that Serbia will no longer be a centralised state. It will have its property, but the province and local self-government will also have their property and income.
Finally, the future highest legal act allows for easier modification of some of its parts, Stojkovic concluded.
Speaking on advantages of the new Constitution compared with the previous one, the Minister said that this legal act for the first time clearly defines Serbia as a country of the Serbian people and other citizens and also prescribes national anthem, flag, coat-of-arms, the Serbian language as official language and Cyrillic as official script.
He noted that the Constitution introduces a number of novelties and that it fully respects human rights, with constitutional guarantees of human rights and mechanisms for protection of rights and protection of identities of national minorities.
The Constitution also introduces the category of the Supreme Judiciary Council which is to protect independence of courts and provide their responsibility.
According to Stojkovic, the institute of constitutional complaint has been introduced and it will offer the possibility to citizens to complain to the Constitutional Court.
Stojkovic also said that the Constitution introduces public notaries and added that the court of cassation is country’s supreme court.
Three systemic laws, on judges, prosecutor offices and seats of courts, will have to be changed after the adoption of the country’s supreme legal act, he said.
There will be no more socially owned property, whereas private, cooperate and public property is guaranteed.
The whole second part of the Constitution, made up of 63 articles, addresses human and minority rights and freedoms, and prohibits discrimination, he noted.
The Minister specified that the constitution stipulates that everyone has the right to dignity and free individual development, the right to life and freedom of information. One of its provisions prohibits forced labour.
The persons deprived of liberty must be treated in a humane way and with the respect for their dignity. Additional regulations have been envisaged in case of imprisonment without court decision, as well as regulations on the duration of custody and the right to fair trial, Stojkovic said.
He explained that Serbia will no longer be a centralised state. It will have its property, but the province and local self-government will also have their property and income.
Finally, the future highest legal act allows for easier modification of some of its parts, Stojkovic concluded.
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