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1.
Improving the work of Legal Clinics at the Law School in Podgorica
(Law
School in Podgorica)
EUR 3,150.50
www.pravnifakultet.cg.yu
The
project is for the improvement of work of legal clinics at the Law School in
Podgorica, assistance to students in preparations for international
competition in protection of human rights, and the printing of Practical
Guide for Legal Clinics.
Legal
clinics are a form of modern teaching and optional courses at the 3rd and
4th years, starting from this year. The project refers to the teaching at
six legal clinics civil, criminal, contractual, administrative and
experimentally at the clinic for international labor law.
The
project is jointly financed by FOSI-Representative Office Montenegro and OSJI
network program in the total amount of EUR 6,301.
The
Foundation supported the previous
work of legal clinics.
2.
Monitoring of the financing of political parties
(NGO
"CEMI")
EUR 8,308
www.cemi.cg.yu
The
project is for the monitoring of the application of the Law on Political
Party Financing and Law on Conflict of Interests, and advocating publicly
for amendments to these laws. The project also includes monitoring of the
work of Republic Electoral Commission, local electoral commissions and
Commission for the Prevention of Conflict of Interests with a view to
making the collected information available to the public.
With
the support of the Foundation, a database
has been
formed with information regarding the financing of political parties, public
contracts and earnings of public officials. By updating this database, CEMI
seeks to ensure a stable fee access to such information for citizens and the
identification of proofs of possible instances of corruption in the
mentioned areas.
The
project is jointly funded by the FOSI-Representative Office Montenegro and OSJI
network program,
in the total amount of EUR 16,616.
Publication:
Financing of political parties in Montenegro - Report for year 2005
3.
Preparation of draft law on criminal liability of legal entities
(Ministry
of Justice of RM)
EUR 2,400
www.pravda.vlada.cg.yu
By
adopting the Law on Criminal Liability of Legal Entities, Montenegrin
criminal legislation will be brought in compliance with international
standards (according to applicable law, legal entities may be held liable
only for misdemeanors and commercial violations).
The
Government of RM plans to define the draft Law in March 2006 and put it in
the parliament procedure in April 2006.
The
Foundation covers the fees of members of working group that is preparing the
draft Law.
The
preparation of this Law, in support to the judicial reform, is also
supported by Checchi and Company Consulting, Inc./USAID - Montenegro
Judicial Reform Project, the Council of Europe and Organization for Security
and Cooperation in Europe.
1.
The seminar "European Convention on Human Rights and Right to Privacy
Related to Freedom of Expression"
(CEDEM
in cooperation with Judicial Training Center and AIRE Center from London)
EUR 3,895
The
project is the fourth one in the
series of seminars dealing with exercise of
the rights protected by the European Convention on Human Rights. The subject
matter of the seminar is right to privacy and freedom of expression and it
is expected to contribute to the application of case law and standpoints of
the European Court for Human Rights in the domestic legal system.
It
is planned that the European lawyers who have represented parties before the
Court in Strasbourg and eminent domestic lawyers who worked on cases related
to right to privacy and freedom of expression inform the participants
representatives of the judiciary, prosecution offices, law practice,
Ministry of Justice and Ministry of the Interior about their own
experience.
The
Foundation has supported this series of seminars, and they are organized by NGO
CEDEM in
cooperation with AIRE
Center from London, Judicial
Training Center
and Council of Europe.
1.
Data entry and maintenance of database regarding information on the
financing of political parties, earnings of public officials and public
contracts
(NGO
Center for Monitoring)
EUR 3,413
www.cemi.cg.yu
The
project is a follow-up to the project completed in end April this year Monitoring
of the Financing of Political Parties,
which was financed by the Foundation and the network program of the Open
Society Justice Initiative from Budapest. The database on the financing
of political parties, on public contracts and on earnings of public
officials was established through the previous project.
The
CEMI research and monitoring team will collect new information available,
process such information and feed the database, which should be placed on
Internet in end October this year.
The
project is expected to enable citizens to access information and to ensure
transparency regarding the financing of political parties, earning of public
officials and public contracts.
2.
Preparation of draft amendments to the Law on Political Party Financing
(NGO
Center for Monitoring)
EUR 2,625
www.cemi.cg.yu
The
project foresees that an expert team analyze the impact of the recently
passed Law on Amendments to the Law on Political Party Financing, identify
the questionable provisions, look into the international standards and
recommendations of international organizations and prepare an analytical
study of the challenged provisions. The final outcome of the project would
be draft amendments to the current Law on Political Party Financing.
This
draft would be the foundation for launching a far-reaching campaign for
having fair, transparent, restricted and sustainable financing of political
parties.
3.
Presentation of results of the Montenegrin public opinion poll on attitudes
toward organized crime
(In-house project)
EUR 387.64
The
Foundation organized the presentation of results of Montenegrin
public opinion poll on attitudes towards organized crime for
representatives of prosecution office, judiciary, police and law practice in
Montenegro, aimed at better definition of a strategy for fighting organized
crime.
The
public opinion poll was supported as part of a large international project
carried out by the Soros Foundation network.
Between
February and May this year, the sample of 900 respondents in Montenegro was
studied by the agency "Strategic Marketing Research" from
Belgrade, whose experts presented the results of the survey in Podgorica on
July 20, 2005.
1.
Seminar: European Convention and Criminal Legislation
(CEDEM
in cooperation with Judicial Training Center and AIRE Center from London) EUR 4,045
www.cedem.cg.yu
The
seminar "European Convention and Criminal Legislation" is a
follow-up to the series of seminars
organized y the NGO
CEDEM, in
cooperation with
AIRE Center from London,
Judicial Training Center and the
Council of Europe.
After
a year of implementation of new criminal codes, about 35 judges,
prosecutors, lawyers and members of the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of
the Interior will review the experience and compare it that of the European
Court of Human Rights. They will pay special attention to the matter of
adjudication in reasonable time, which is the biggest problem of Montenegrin
judiciary. The seminar is planned to address also the following matters:
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right to efficient defense with special focus on the main hearing and
appealing procedure,
-
modern solutions regarding evidence admissibility and execution of criminal
sanctions.
The
seminar will be held on July 1 and 2, 2005 in Herceg Novi. The Foundation
will cover the organizational costs for the seminar.
1.
Seminar: "European Convention and Criminal Law Reforms"
(CEDEM
in cooperation with Judicial Training Center and AIRE Center from London)
EUR 3,895
www.cedem.cg.yu
At
the seminar "European
Convention and Criminal Law Reforms", representatives of the judiciary,
prosecutor office, bar, Ministry of Justice and Ministry of the Interior
reviewed the experience after one year of application of new criminal codes.
They also compared their experience to the practices of the European Court
of Human Rights, particularly regarding detainment, right to efficient
defense in pre-criminal procedure and role of judge in the investigation
procedure.
The
meeting was held on April 22 and 23, 2005, as a follow-up to the
series of
seminars organized by the NGO
CEDEM in cooperation with
AIRE Center from London,
Judicial Training Center and
Council of Europe.
2.
Preparation of the State Prosecutor Internal Operation Rules
(Ministry
of Justice of Montenegro)
EUR 3,900
The
State Prosecutor Internal Operation Rules are supposed to regulate, in a
proper and comprehensive way, the responsibilities of prosecutor management
including the internal allocation of duties (that provide for a regular and
timely work of the state prosecutor), consideration of complaints and
submissions, information system management, prescribed records and reports
management, financial and material accounting, work of intake office and
archive etc. With the adoption of the new Law on State Prosecutor and
establishment of modern standards in comparative law, it became necessary to
enact the new Rules.
The
project includes the preparation of the Rules and holding of a round-table
to discuss the final draft of the Rules, formulated on the basis of comments
from the Council of Europe and the OSCE.
The
Foundation provides financial support for making the initial draft of the
Rules and part of expenses of the round-table discussion to be held in
September 2005.
3.
Experiences in the Implementation of New Criminal Legislation in Montenegro
(Ministry of Justice of
Montenegro)
EUR 6,720
Within
numerous activities of the Foundation in the area of criminal law reforms,
the Foundation, together with the Ministry of Justice of Montenegro and OSCE
Office in Podgorica, organized, on April 18 and 19, 2005, two round tables
titled "Experience in the Implementation of New Criminal Legislation in
Montenegro", on the occasion of one year since the start of application
of the new Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Code in Montenegro. The
round table devoted to the Criminal Code was held on April 18, and the one
addressing the Criminal Procedure Code was held on April 19.
The
meeting was attended by about 40 representatives of the judiciary,
prosecutor office, NGOs and donors, with the intention to give their
comments regarding the application of the mentioned laws in Montenegro. The
round tables were also attended by members of working groups that drafted
the laws.
1.
Preparation of the Judiciary Education Law
(Ministry
of Justice of Montenegro)
EUR 4,250
The project is aimed
at drafting the
Law on Training in Judicial Authorities,
which will govern mandatory professional training of judges and
prosecutors in the Republic in the manner required by many international documents, primarily
those of the Council of Europe. The new law should contribute to further
professionalization and efficiency of the judiciary. The project covers the
expenses of the working group drafting the law and the round table that will
discuss the first draft.
2.
Public Opinion in Montenegro in 2005
(CEDEM)
EUR 6,000
www.cedem.cg.yu
The
project includes four public opinion surveys in Montenegro to be held during
the year in quarterly intervals, a detailed analysis of the results and
shown tendencies in the public opinion, and their timely presentation to the
public. The subject of the research is the attitude toward major social
reforms - of the judiciary, education system and local government, and
toward the EU. The survey is to cover a sample of 1,000 people,
representative of the population of Montenegro by their ethnic, social and
other relevant characteristics.
On
the basis of the results of the survey, the Foundation will define its
courses of action in the mentioned reform segments. In 2005, based on the
last year's findings, activities will focus on assisting citizens to
understand the reform processes.
[The
project is also supported through the Education Reform Program with EUR
23,760 and Public Administration and Local government Program with EUR
15,000, coming to EUR 44,760 in total]
1.
Adjudication in Reasonable Time
(NGO
Center for the Rule of Law)
EUR
15,000
The
project includes a 10-month research of the court practices in Montenegro
from the aspect of duration of judicial proceedings, because the right to
having a case heard in reasonable time is the most often violated right from
the European Convention on Human Rights. Within this project, criminal cases
heard before the basic and superior courts in the Republic and civil cases
heard before the basic courts would be studied. The project objective would
be to detect practical obstacles to the accomplishment of right to the trial
within reasonable time, to present to the public the findings of the study
and to propose to the competent state authorities courses of changes in
regulations and recommendations for education and work organization in the
courts.
2.
Seminar: "European Convention and Family Law"
(CEDEM
in cooperation with Judicial Training Center and AIRE Center from London)
EUR 2,795
www.cedem.cg.yu
The
objective of the seminar "European Convention and Family Law" is
to offer recommendations for the harmonization of family law in Montenegro
with the European Convention of Human Rights. The seminar is intended for
representatives of the judiciary, prosecutor office, bar, Ministry of Labor
and Social Welfare and social work centers that will consider problems in
the area of family law in Montenegro and introduction of European standards
in domestic laws in that field.
The
seminar is organized by CEDEM (Center for Democracy and Human Rights), in
cooperation with
Judicial Training
Center and
AIRE Center from London, and
the Foundation Open Society Institute Representative Office in
Montenegro covers part of seminar organization expenses.
3.
Professional Discussions: "Media and Society"
(Montenegro
Media Institute)
EUR 4,303.65
www.mminstitute.org
The
Foundation covered a part of expenses of the so-called professional
discussions on the topic "Media
and Society",
that were held in Podgorica on January 22 and 23, 2005. The meeting
represented a second phase of a wider scope project pointing to the role of
media in democratization, need for improvement of professional and ethical
standards in journalism and encouraging professional and public debates
about the media. As part of the first phase, the studies: "Freedom
and Responsibility of Media in Montenegro", "Defamation
and Media" and "Assessment
of the Effect and Success of in-house training and training through MMI"
were conducted in December 2004. Those studies were presented within the
project Professional Discussions: Media and Society.
4.
Public Opinion Poll in Montenegro about attitude towards organized crime
(Strategic Marketing Research)
EUR 9,360
The
project is to be implemented in Montenegro in March 2005 on the sample of
900 people. During April, it is foreseen to make a final analysis of data
and prepare a report, while the poll results would be presented in May.
The
public opinion poll about organized crime will be conducted at the level of
Soros foundations network. The marketing agency "Strategic
Marketing Research"
will organize the poll regarding the same issue in Serbia, Montenegro and
Macedonia. The foundations in these countries will cover part of public
opinion poll expenses, and a part will be paid by OSI New York.
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