Constitutional reform of Serbian judiciary
Constitutional reform of Serbian judiciary

Author(s): Marina M. Matić Bošković
Subject(s): Constitutional Law, Electoral systems, EU-Legislation
Published by: BCBP Beogradski centar za bezbednosnu politiku
Keywords: Accountability; Serbian Security Policy
Summary/Abstract: Marina Matic Boskovic, Vice President of the Program Council of the Association of Public Prosecutors of Serbia in the new BCSP publication analyzes the standards of independence of the judiciary and to what extent they are achieved in the Working Version of the Draft Amendments to the Constitution. The text analyzes the provisions of the current Constitution and proposes solutions for improving the constitutional position of the judiciary.In the framework of the EU accession negotiations, Serbia has committed to amend the Constitution in the area of judiciaryby the Action Plan for Chapter 23 (Judiciary and fundamental rights) in 2016. The aim of the announced changes is to depoliticize this area and to strengthen the independence of the judiciary as the third branch of government. The elimination of political influence, however, was not the subject of the debate within the consultative process opened by the Ministry of Justice in mid-2017. Therefore, professional associations and civil society organizations soon abandoned this process.

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