Rule of law
The goal of the program is to strengthen the integrity and good governance in the sector of defense and security. Special attention is devoted to democratic and civilian control – parliamentary oversight, internal control, civil and judicial oversight as well as to the control performed by independent instituions in this sector.
Responding to the “argumentation” of the Ministry of Public Administration on legally banning public discussion
05. 12. 2017.
Institute Alternative strongly criticized the Government’s proposal to amend the Law on Public Administration, which stipulates that the public discussion will not be conducted “when the law i.e. the strategy, regulates issues in the field of defence, security and the annual budget; in cases of emergency, urgent or unforeseeable circumstances; when the issue is not…
Institute Alternative at the regional training on monitoring freedom of assembly
30. 11. 2017.
Ivana Bogojević and Aleksandra Vavić, public policy researchers at Institute Alternative, participated in a regional training on monitoring freedom of assembly, from November 27 to 29, in Budapest. The training was organized by the European Center for Non-for-Profit Law and gathered 11 experts worlwide from the field of freedom of assembly. IA representatives presented the…
Urge to fulfill positions within the Internal Audit Departmenf of the Ministry of Interior
24. 11. 2017.
Below you can read the letter of the President of the IA Managing Board, Mr. Muk, addressed to the Minister of the Internal Affairs, Mr. Nuhodzic, requesting urgent fulfilling of vacancies in the Internal Audit Department, prescribed by the Act on internal organization and systematization of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. IA letter to the…
Interview for FOS media about police torture and practice of the Prosecution
24. 11. 2017.
Below you can read the interview with the Public Policy Researcher at the Institute Alternative, Ms. Dina Bajramspahic, on police torture and practice of the Prosecution: 1. Why do we once again encounter impunity of the special forces in the case of Mijo Martinović, several years after impunity for beating of the late Aleksandar Pejanović,…
On public discussions without a public discussion
20. 11. 2017.
Last Thursday, the Government of Montenegro drafted amendments to the Law on state administration without a public discussion, announcement or justification. These amendments limit public debates in a way that enables ministries to virtually skip this phase in decision-making whenever they please. According to the draft, the public discussion will not be held “when the…
Important Decision of the Constitutional Court in regard to inadequate investigation of police torture in Montenegro
15. 11. 2017.
The Decision of the Constitutional Court in the case of Mijo Martinović is one of the most significant positive developments not only in this year, but in the last few, when it comes to the work of the Prosecutor’s Office and the Police and the reform of the criminal justice system. This is primarily important…
