Law In Favour of the State and Against Citizens

“New provisions of the Civil Procedure Law (CPL) and the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC), regress the legal regime of the Republic of Serbia into the authoritarian past, thus restricting citizens’ access to justice. By these provisions, the state becomes the most protected, and politicians and tycoons obtain a more privileged status compared to the citizens. These provisions also represent a threat for the media and the freedom of information”, Prof. Dr. Vesna Rakić-Vodinelić from the “Union” University Faculty of Law highlighted on January 23rd during the press conference regarding the initiative for assessing the constitutionality of the Civil Procedure Law held in the Belgrade “Media Centre”.

Oceniti ustavnost Zakona o parničnom postupku

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Apology

With regard to our wars and war crimes, the ones who apologize the most are the leaders of newly established states. As a rule, they apologize to the people, their own or the other people, during visits or some other important political events. These apologies are short-term and, therefore, they are remembered for a short time. This may be because there has not yet been a single politician who earned the trust of victims from the “enemy side” by his apology or praise from “his own people”. Nevertheless, some words, even though they do not express compassion or apology, remain in the memory. Words said by the President of Croatia, Josipović, on the occasion of marking the 20^th anniversary of the international recognition of the Republic of Croatia, had a significant impact on me; he said that Croatia is a better country today and it is due to the better relations between Serbs and Croats. This is the essence of the peace building, reconciliation, justice, and prevention of recurrence of crimes – this is how I see transition from repression and injustice towards the respect for human rights and victims. In the case of Serbia, without acknowledging Albanians, Bosniaks, and Croats, and their better treatment by Serbs – the ones sitting in the government and us “ordinary” people – there can be no better Serbia. This positive approach could help us in defining a “new opinion” about Kosovo.

Gostovanje Nataše Kandić u emisji “Gradska hronika” na VK radiju

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Transkript Konferencije o materijalnim reparacijama

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Danas: Žrtve devedesetih teško do pravde

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Coalition for Access to Justice Demands Respect for Acquired Rights and Freedoms

The limitation of acquired level of human rights and freedoms by new laws is apparent and it becomes unbearable when it comes to the access to justice.
By passing the Civil Procedure Code, the Criminal Procedure Code, and the Criminal Code, the state, especially the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, limits the access to justice for individuals, organizations, independent bodies, associations, and media.
These laws threaten free thought, critical speech, and free action by repression.

Decentralizacija – proces pun izazova

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Material reparation for human rights violations committed in the past

Material Reparations for Human Rights Violations Committed in the Past : Court Practice in the Republic of Serbia,  Nataša Kandić, (ed.) Humanitarian Law Center, 2012, Belgrade

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Material reparation for human rights violations committed in the past

Objavljen je izveštaj Fonda za humanitarno pravo „Materijalne reparacije za povrede ljudskih prava u prošlosti”. Izveštaj se bavi praksom sudova u Srbiji u procesima sticanja prava na reparacije žrtava i porodica žrtava kršenja ljudskih prava. Dokument možete preuzeti ovde.

The Humanitarian Law Center published the report “Material Reparations for Human Rights Violations Committed in the Past”. The report deals with the court practice in Serbia in proceedings for exercising the right of victims and family members of victims of human rights violations. You may download the document here.