A public hearing on the proposed text of the Strategy for Advancing the Judiciary 2019−2024 began today and will last until 10 December 2019.
Interested parties may send their comments, proposals and suggestions to vida.stepanovic@mpravde.gov.rs or to the Ministry of Justice, 22−26 Nemanjina St., Belgrade.
The Ministry hereby invites the relevant government authorities, civil society representatives, professionals in the field and other stakeholders to take part in the public hearing.
Upon completion of the public hearing, the Ministry of Justice will review all the comments, proposals and suggestions received, prepare a report on the conducted public hearing, and publish it on the Justice Ministry website (www.mpravde.gov.rs) and the e-Government Portal.
The public hearing agenda, which is to include the proposed text of the Strategy and annexes stipulated in the Government Rules of Procedure, will also be published on the Justice Ministry website and the e-Government Portal.
The adoption of the new strategy will mark the completion of the reform process and create conditions for continued development, preservation and improvement of the quality of the judiciary. It also offers a clear and predictable framework for keeping track of achievements to date and creating conditions for their sustainability.
The public hearing was preceded by a series of meetings of the Working Group which was composed of representatives of all relevant judicial authorities and professional associations. A long consultation process was also conducted at all four appellate courts in order to produce a high-quality text of the Draft Strategy.