Representatives of Institute Alternative Jovana Marović, PhD, and Dina Bajramspahić participated in the public hearing on the draft of the Judicial Reform Strategy for the period 2014-2018, held on December 23, in hotel “Podgorica”. The meeting was organized by the Ministry of Justice, with support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Montenegro.
At the present stage of preparations of the Strategy, problems and strategic guidelines for further reforms were identified, while measures, indicators and deadlines for implementation of these measures will be defined in the future. Formulated guidelines relate to the following areas: strengthening independence, impartiality and accountability of the judiciary; strengthening efficiency of the judiciary; networking with European judges; as well as increasing availability, transparency and public confidence in the judicial system.