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The Government of the Republic of Serbia

In the service of citizens

Justice Ministry strives to make efficient legal system

Belgrade, 13 March 2013

Minister of Justice and Public Administration Nikola Selakovic presented today to President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Jean-Claude Mignon the results achieved to date and future steps of this Ministry aimed at improving the situation in the Serbian judiciary.

Jean-Claude Mignon and Nikola Selakovic

Selakovic said on the occasion that the Ministry of Justice has made significant steps to improve the protection of human rights in Serbia, as well as the work of the Advocacy Team at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, which is under the auspices of the Ministry.

He pointed out that the Ministry provided funding for young lawyers to go to practice and training to this court in order to get within the next two years ten young lawyers with the best practice.

The goal of the Ministry of Justice is to make an effective legal system and justice more accessible to citizens before national courts in order to reduce the number of applications of our citizens before the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, the Minister pointed out.

Selakovic noted that the Ministry received a positive opinion of the Venice Commission regarding the draft proposals amending three judicial laws which envisage a new form of protection of the right to a speedy trial.

According to him, the final working versions of national strategies for judicial reform and the fight against corruption have been published, and public debates on these strategies and action plans for their implementation will be organised in the near future.

Mignon has praised the performance of the Ministry of Justice to date, as well as its plans for the future, noting that the results achieved confirm that if you truly want something, you can achieve it.

Selakovic expressed gratitude to Mignon and the Council of Europe Office in Belgrade for their cooperation, and the belief that it will be even more successful in the future, reads a statement by the Ministry of Justice and Public Administration.