Montenegro: Accountability and professionalism of the Judicial System (Horizontal Facility)
- To further enhance professionalism, accountability and the overall quality of service of the judicial system of Montenegro
- To ensure functioning of the Judicial and Prosecutorial Councils, Centre for Training, as well as of the Center for Mediation on Montenegro in line with European best practices and standards
- Focusing on ethics, liability and integrity, the Action will further strengthen, improve or in some cases assist to create the relevant ethical codes and mechanisms for monitoring the compliance among legal professions such as lawyers, bailiffs, notaries and court experts
- The total budget of the Action is 800.000 EUR
- The budget allocated to the overall Horizontal Facility programme amounts to ca. 41 Million EUR (85% funded by the European Union, 15% by the Council of Europe)
- Citizens of Montenegro, who will benefit from modernised judicial administration and institutions, through user-centered approach, as well as professional and ethical judiciary and legal professionals
- Judicial Council, Prosecutorial Council, Supreme Court of Montenegro, Office of the Supreme State Prosecutor, Center for Training in Judiciary and State Prosecution Service (JTC), Ministry of Justice of Montenegro, Bar Association, Chamber of Public Bailiffs, Chamber of Notaries, Association of Court Experts, Association of Court Interpreters and Center for Mediation of Montenegro
Code of Ethics for Notaries in Montenegro (Eng, Montenegrin)
- Through capacity building of crucial judicial institutions in Montenegro
- Through creation of ethical codes and mechanisms for monitoring the compliance
- Through providing expertise to the relevant bodies in Montenegrin justice system
- Through promotion of the judiciary, mediation and quality of mediation services and tools for their monitoring and improvement
- The Action builds upon the results achieved by the Action “Accountability of the Judicial System” (HF14), implemented in the Horizontal Facility phase I (2016 – 2019)
- Judicial and Prosecutorial Councils, as well as Courts and Prosecutorial offices, improve the financial and administrative management of their institutions and the communication with court users.
- Judges, prosecutors and other legal professionals improve their application of ethical and disciplinary procedures in line with European standards and best practices.
- Judges and prosecutors are recruited, promoted and evaluated according to improved standards
- Center for Training in Judiciary and State Prosecution Service is efficient, using confidently and applying new approaches and methods to plan, implement, evaluate and improve training programs for judges and prosecutors
- The Centre for Mediation improves its effectiveness and functioning
Montenegro - Horizontal Facility: Accountability and professionalism of the judicial system
Performance-based management in courts and prosecution offices: from programme budgeting to financial control
Regardless of the size and complexity of the court or prosecution office, financial management systems should be able to show a relationship between the proposed expenditures and anticipated outcomes in a year covered by the budget. In other words, one should demonstrate who did what, when they...
Montenegro - Horizontal Facility: Accountability and professionalism of the judicial system
“Notary: a professional at the service of all citizens”, the motto behind the workshop on the development of the new Code of Notary Ethics
Notaries are an integral part of the legal order in 22 EU member states and exist in many Council of Europe members states as well. According to the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) Specific Study on the Legal Professions conducted in 2019 in collaboration with the...
Montenegro - Horizontal Facility: Accountability and professionalism of the judicial system
Workshops for judicial officials on performance-based financial management and control organised in Montenegro
Two workshops for court presidents, heads of prosecution offices and members of secretariats of the Judicial and Prosecutorial Council responsible for financial administration were organised in Budva, in co-operation with the Judicial Training Centre. The workshops were designed in line with the...
Montenegro - Horizontal Facility “Accountability and professionalism of the judicial system”
New Code of Notary Ethics adopted by the Chamber of Notaries of Montenegro
The public notaries in Montenegro have a new Code of Notary Ethics as adopted on 28 December 2020 by the Chamber of Notaries of Montenegro, which will help them to carry out their duties more efficiently, aiming to limit disputes and enhance the preventive administration of justice. The new Code...
Montenegro - Horizontal Facility: Accountability and professionalism of the judicial system
Workshop on disciplinary responsibility and ethics of judges and state prosecutors
Disciplinary responsibility is one of the building blocks of an accountable judicial system, which interacts between two fundamental principles of a modern society: independent adjudication and the need for public confidence in judiciary. In order to achieve this balance, ethical and disciplinary...
Montenegro - Horizontal Facility: Accountability and professionalism of the judicial system
A gender mainstreaming analysis recommends measures to enhance gender equality and break the glass ceiling for women in the judiciary
Equal participation of women and men in all spheres of public and private life is a fundamental human right and a prerequisite for democracy, the rule of law and sustainable development. Bearing this in mind, actions which are being implemented under the joint European Union and the Council of...
Horizontal Facility - Montenegro: “Accountability and professionalism of the judicial system in Montenegro"
DISCUSSION ON THE DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO THE LAW ON JUDICIAL COUNCIL AND JUDGES
In the framework of the action “Accountability and professionalism of the judicial system in Montenegro” which is implemented under the joint European Union and the Council of Europe programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey 2019-2022 and in partnership with the Ministry...
Montenegro: Accountability and Professionalism of the Judicial System
Revision of the Code of Ethics for Public Bailiffs
A workshop to support the revision of the Code of Ethics for Public Bailiffs was organised in co-operation between the Chamber of Public Bailiffs of Montenegro and the Action “Accountability and Professionalism of the Judicial System in Montenegro” which is implemented under the European Union...
Project: Horizontal Facility: Montenegro: Accountability and Professionalism of the Judicial System
CLOSED: Call for tenders: National Consultancy Services
The Council of Europe is currently implementing the Action “Accountability and Professionalism of the Judicial System of Montenegro” as a part of the European Union and the Council of Europe programmatic framework “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey II”. In that context, it is...
Montenegro: baseline study on accountability and professionalism of notaries
The baseline study on accountability and professionalism of notaries in Montenegro was presented on 21 June 2020 to the notaries gathered at the seminar organised by the Chamber of Notaries in Montenegro. The Council of Europe consultants, in the framework of the action “Accountability and...
Montenegro: Accountability and professionalism of the judicial system
CODE OF ETHICS FOR MEDIATORS IN MONTENEGRO
With the support of the action on “Accountability and professionalism of the judicial system in Montenegro“, the Center for mediation in Montenegro has prepared the Code of Ethics for mediators. The mediators now have modern Code of Ethics, aligned with the European practice and standards for...
