July ⢠On 5 and 6 July, a seminar - Council of Europe Office in ...
July ⢠On 5 and 6 July, a seminar - Council of Europe Office in ... July ⢠On 5 and 6 July, a seminar - Council of Europe Office in ...
legislation in BiH, the real situation with domestic violence and practical problems – examples, protection of victims of violence, psychological care for victims of violence, misdemeanour aspects of domestic violence, and experiences of social work centres. Speakers included prosecutor Hajrija Muftic- Hadziomerovic (FBiH prosecutor), Ms. Sabiha Husic and Ms. Aida Ganovic (Medica Zenica), judge Izet Odobasic (president of the Bihac KCP) and representatives of the Social Work Centre of the Sarajevo Canton. • On 14 and 15 September, a seminar was held in Sarajevo on The Role of Judges in Enforcement Procedure. The seminar was attended by 43 judges and advisory staff from across FBiH. Presenters of the Centre included judge Jasminka Kubat (MC Zenica), judge Milorad Krkljes and judge Janja Jovanovic (MC Sarajevo). Along with practical examples, the following issues of enforcement were considered: bases for enforcement orders, security measures, enforcement over immovable property, determination of value of immovable property, decisions on sale of property, decisions on transfer of property (content and meaning), decision on compensation, enforcement over movable property and money claims. The participants showed considerable interest, so that along with top evaluation results a request was made to organise more with the participants, conducted a case study related to domestic violence. The participants found the topic very interesting and useful and suggested similar workshops in the near future. • The Centre is active in following up on new legislation, and on 7 July it organised a seminar for judges working in the petty offence courts, on the topic of the RS Law on Petty Offences. Speakers included Drago Seva, president of the Banja Luka Petty Offences Court, and Dusko Miloica, president of the Prijedor Petty Offences Court, who presented new provisions in the RS law which are to be applied as of 1 September 2006. By that date, basic courts in RS will have appointed judges to deal specifically with such cases. Representatives of the BiH High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council working on the reform of petty offence courts, Mr. Branko Buzakovic and Mr. Admir Suljagic, informed the participants that a training manual is being prepared, to cover all the new laws in the area. Following the appointment of judges, representatives of HJPC and UNDP will, in collaboration with the Centre and with the aim of providing judges with new knowledge, organise a series of seminars in this field, to cover all the new provisions. August Because of the annual leave season,
seminars on this topic. • On 14 and 15 September, a seminar was held in Sarajevo, in collaboration with CoE – CARDS-CARPО project, on Application of Procedural Measures for Witness Protection. The seminar was attended by 38 participants. It considered legal and institutional framework and international cooperation, receipt of reports on offences from the point of view of identification of cases of witness intimidation, collection of information from victims and witnesses, the use of interviews, collaboration between police and prosecutors, specific features of taking statements and protection of underage witnesses, trauma and stress and assistance for victims and protected witnesses, investigation procedures without revealing the identity of witnesses and proposals for procedural protection measures, assessment of intimidation and threat, data protection and protection and support for protected witnesses during criminal proceedings, decisions on protection, interviewing protected witnesses during the main hearing. Presenters of the Centre included: prosecutor Hajrija Muftic- Hadziomerovic (FBiH Prosecutor’s Office) prosecutor Gordana Loncar (Banja Luka District Prosecutor’s Office), Muris Brkic (BiH Prosecutor’s Office), judge Jasmina Kosovic (CC Sarajevo), Ms. Sabiha Husic and Ms. Aida Ganovic (Medica the Centre had no training activities, but it continued to work in preparation of materials and programmes for 2007. For that purpose, the Centre distributed questionnaires to all the courts and prosecutors’ office, in order for judges and prosecutors to make suggestions and give proposals and thus play an active role in designing programmes for the coming year, suited to their needs. The Centre remains open for all their proposals, suggestions and comments, and invites all the parties concerned to become involved in curriculum design. September • In compliance with its programme, on 11 September the Centre organised a seminar on Joint Training for Judges and Civil Servants Responsible for Implementation of Legislation in Taxation Procedures and Taxation Administration. In addition to judges and court assistants, the seminar was attended by representatives of the Tax Administration of Republika Srpska. The seminar topic ‘Experiences of the RS Supreme Court in Application of Taxation Legislation in Administrative Matters’ was covered by Mr. Janko Ninic, Judge of the RS Supreme Court, and ‘Experiences of the RS Taxation Administration in Application of Taxation Legislation through the work of the Appeals Board’ was presented by Ms. Ljiljana Nadj Stojicic, legal
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legislation <strong>in</strong> BiH, the real situation<br />
with domestic violence <strong>and</strong> practical<br />
problems – examples, protection <strong>of</strong><br />
victims <strong>of</strong> violence, psychological<br />
care for victims <strong>of</strong> violence,<br />
misdemeanour aspects <strong>of</strong> domestic<br />
violence, <strong>and</strong> experiences <strong>of</strong> social<br />
work centres. Speakers <strong>in</strong>cluded<br />
prosecutor Hajrija Muftic-<br />
Hadziomerovic (FBiH prosecutor),<br />
Ms. Sabiha Husic <strong>and</strong> Ms. Aida<br />
Ganovic (Medica Zenica), judge Izet<br />
Odobasic (president <strong>of</strong> the Bihac<br />
KCP) <strong>and</strong> representatives <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Social Work Centre <strong>of</strong> the Sarajevo<br />
Canton.<br />
• <strong>On</strong> 14 <strong>and</strong> 15 September, a <strong>sem<strong>in</strong>ar</strong><br />
was held <strong>in</strong> Sarajevo on The Role <strong>of</strong><br />
Judges <strong>in</strong> Enforcement Procedure.<br />
The <strong>sem<strong>in</strong>ar</strong> was attended by 43<br />
judges <strong>and</strong> advisory staff from across<br />
FBiH. Presenters <strong>of</strong> the Centre<br />
<strong>in</strong>cluded judge Jasm<strong>in</strong>ka Kubat (MC<br />
Zenica), judge Milorad Krkljes <strong>and</strong><br />
judge Janja Jovanovic (MC Sarajevo).<br />
Along with practical examples, the<br />
follow<strong>in</strong>g issues <strong>of</strong> enforcement were<br />
considered: bases for enforcement<br />
orders, security measures,<br />
enforcement over immovable<br />
property, determ<strong>in</strong>ation <strong>of</strong> value <strong>of</strong><br />
immovable property, decisions on<br />
sale <strong>of</strong> property, decisions on transfer<br />
<strong>of</strong> property (content <strong>and</strong> mean<strong>in</strong>g),<br />
decision on compensation,<br />
enforcement over movable property<br />
<strong>and</strong> money claims. The participants<br />
showed considerable <strong>in</strong>terest, so that<br />
along with top evaluation results a<br />
request was made to organise more<br />
with the participants, conducted a case<br />
study related to domestic violence.<br />
The participants found the topic very<br />
<strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> useful <strong>and</strong> suggested<br />
similar workshops <strong>in</strong> the near future.<br />
• The Centre is active <strong>in</strong> follow<strong>in</strong>g up on<br />
new legislation, <strong>and</strong> on 7 <strong>July</strong> it<br />
organised a <strong>sem<strong>in</strong>ar</strong> for judges<br />
work<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the petty <strong>of</strong>fence courts, on<br />
the topic <strong>of</strong> the RS Law on Petty<br />
Offences. Speakers <strong>in</strong>cluded Drago<br />
Seva, president <strong>of</strong> the Banja Luka<br />
Petty Offences Court, <strong>and</strong> Dusko<br />
Miloica, president <strong>of</strong> the Prijedor<br />
Petty Offences Court, who presented<br />
new provisions <strong>in</strong> the RS law which<br />
are to be applied as <strong>of</strong> 1 September<br />
2006. By that date, basic courts <strong>in</strong> RS<br />
will have appo<strong>in</strong>ted judges to deal<br />
specifically with such cases.<br />
Representatives <strong>of</strong> the BiH High<br />
Judicial <strong>and</strong> Prosecutorial <strong>Council</strong><br />
work<strong>in</strong>g on the reform <strong>of</strong> petty <strong>of</strong>fence<br />
courts, Mr. Branko Buzakovic <strong>and</strong> Mr.<br />
Admir Suljagic, <strong>in</strong>formed the<br />
participants that a tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g manual is<br />
be<strong>in</strong>g prepared, to cover all the new<br />
laws <strong>in</strong> the area. Follow<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
appo<strong>in</strong>tment <strong>of</strong> judges,<br />
representatives <strong>of</strong> HJPC <strong>and</strong> UNDP<br />
will, <strong>in</strong> collaboration with the Centre<br />
<strong>and</strong> with the aim <strong>of</strong> provid<strong>in</strong>g judges<br />
with new knowledge, organise a<br />
series <strong>of</strong> <strong>sem<strong>in</strong>ar</strong>s <strong>in</strong> this field, to<br />
cover all the new provisions.<br />
August<br />
Because <strong>of</strong> the annual leave season,
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