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MDTF Activities

Workshop in the Appellate Court in Nis - How to increase efficiency with service of process? - December 11, 2015

Following the first workshop organized in Kragujevac, the World Bank Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Justice Sector Support (MDTF-JSS) organized a follow-up meeting to discuss options for increased efficiency in service of process. The meeting, organized on December 11 in the Appellate Court in Nis, was hosted by Srdjan Svircev, Public sector ...

The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs joined the Multi-donor Trust Fund for Justice Sector Support in Serbia - December 8, 2015

The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs joined the Multi-donor Trust Fund for Justice Sector Support in Serbia. Upon joining on 1 December 2015, the Netherlands committed to contribute 300,000 EUR to the fund over a three year period from 2015 to 2018. The MDTF-JSS is a sectoral program managed by the ...

Report on the meeting on the exchange on case weighting approaches - Ljubljana, December 3-5, 2015 - December 6, 2015

Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Slovenia (hereinafter MOJ) in cooperation with the Supreme Court of Slovenia organized meeting on the exchange on case weighting approaches with delegation of the Republic of Serbia. The conference took place in Ljubljana, December 4, 2015, at the premises of the Supreme Court ...

How to increase efficiency with service of process? Examples from Misdemeanor Court in Novi Sad - Workshop in Kragujevac, November 27, 2015 - November 27, 2015

In cooperation with tne Supreme Court of Cassation, the World Bank Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Justice Sector Support (MDTF-JSS) organized a workshop in Kragujevac to discuss options for improved service of process. This workshop is first in the series of workshops hosted by the MDTF-JSS where judicial professionals will discuss ...

Annual Conference of Judges 2015 - Harmonization of Court Practice and Role of Judicial Assistants - October 20, 2015

On the margins of the Annual Conference of Judges the Supreme Court of Cassation (SCC), with the support of MDTF-JSS, organized the meeting of judges' assistants in higher courts, dedicated to case-law harmonization. There was more than 30 judges’ assistants from all higher courts in Serbia. The representative of the ...

PRESENTATION OF ACTION PLANS ON NEGOTIATIONS CHAPTERS 23&24 - Brussels, October 8-9, 2015 - October 10, 2015

On October 8-9, 2015 a Serbian Team traveled to Brussels in aim to present the Actions Plans on Negotiation Chapters 23 and 24 to representatives of EU Members States. Serbian delegation was composed out of Tanja Miščević, Chief Negotiator for Serbia’s accession negotiations with the EU, Čedomir Backović, Assistant Minister ...

MDTF-JSS wins the World Bank ECA Knowledge and Innovation Award for 2015! - May 14, 2015

The ECA Knowledge and Innovation Award recognizes innovative solutions and strategic learning within the World Bank that can identify solutions to development challenges. The MDTF-JSS was been awarded the prize based on its work in measuring implementation gaps through the use of Process Maps. Process Maps offer an innovative way to ...

Judges form the Supreme Court of Cassation visit Germany to learn about Case Law Harmonization - May 5, 2015

On April 27-29, 2015 a group of Serbian Supreme Court (SCC) Justices and legal advisors visited Germany in order to get introduced to the mechanisms and technology of case law harmonization in Federal Republic of Germany. Serbian delegation was composed out of Justice Snezana Andrejevic, Deputy Court President and editor-in-chief of ...

Serbia Judicial Functional Review Microsite is Operational - April 22, 2015

In order to make content of the Serbia Judicial Functional Review (SJFR) accessible and easier to navigate, SJFR Microsite was developed and integrated into the existing MDTF-JSS website. Microsite is divided into 5 major sections: Introduction; Summary with Recommendations; External Performance Assessment, Internal Performance Assessment and Annexes. Each of the ...

Presentation of the Serbian Judicial Functional Review to the EU Commission in Brussels - February 10,2015 - March 10, 2015

On February 10, 2015, the delegation of Serbian judicial stakeholders together with the World Bank team hosted an event in Brussels to present lessons learned and key findings from the Serbia Judicial Functional Review. The Serbian delegation was led by the President of the Supreme Court of Cassation Mr. Dragomir ...

Report on visit to World Bank and DG European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR) - Brussels 09-10 February 2015 - February 10, 2015

Serbian delegation comprised from representatives of the Ministry of Justice, Čedomir Backović, Deputy Minister for European Integration and International Projects and Head of the Negotiating Group for Chapter 23, Radomir Ilić, state secretary, Vladimir Vukićević, consultant for human rights, Supreme court of cassation, Dragomir Milojević, president of SCC and Mirjana Puzović, head of office ...

Report on the retreat in Fruska Gora - 07/02 – 08/02/ 2015 - February 10, 2015

The retreat took place in Fruska Gora, 07.02. to 08.02. 2015. The following working group members participated: Nela Kuburovic, Assistant Minister for the Judiciary Čedomir Backović, Assistant Minister for the European Integration andInternational Projects Darja Koturovic, Consultant for Access to Justice, secretary of the WG Blažo Nedić, attorney, Bar Association of Belgrade Milan Antonijevic, YUKOM Biljana Bjeletić ...

Dissemination Events in Novi Sad and Kragujevac - February 10, 2015

Presentations in Novi Sad February 4, and Kragujevac, February 5, 2015 In cooperation with the Supreme Court of Cassation the World Bank Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Justice Sector Support (MDTF-JSS) organized events to launch the Serbia Judicial Functional Review on February 4th in Novi Sad and February 5th, 2015 in Kragujevac. Mr. ...

Launch of the Serbia Judicial Functional Review in Belgrade - February 10, 2015

On February 3rd, 2015, the Supreme Court of Cassation in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice and Republic Prosecution Office organized an event to launch the Serbia Judicial Functional Review. Mr. Dragomir Milojević, President of the Supreme Court of Cassation, highlighted that the Functional Review presents systematization of all findings relevant ...

Serbia’s judicial system needs to address under-performance, says World Bank - February 10, 2015

BELGRADE, February 3, 2015 — Serbia’s judiciary lags behind EU Member States, including the EU11, and those areas that are under-performing need to be addressed, according to the World Bank’s Serbia Judicial Functional Review, presented today in Belgrade. The Review provides a comprehensive assessment of the functioning of the judiciary, and ...

Infographic - Serbia Judicial Functional Review - February 6, 2015

Serbia Judicial Functional Review – Stakeholders Perspective - February 3, 2015

Mr. Čedomir Backović,Assistant Minister in the Ministry of Justice, on Serbia Judicial Functional Review Mr. Dragomir Milojević, President of the Supreme Court of Cassation, on Serbia Judicial Functional Review Ms. Georgia Harley, World Bank Public Sector Specialist, on Serbia Judicial Functional Review