Montenegro

Workshop on German law for German speakers

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Published: February 20, 2025
The participants of workshop in Belgrade
The participants of workshop in Belgrade
Western Balkans region

At the end of 2024, German-speaking (junior) lawyers and language mediators from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia, who had already taken part in various internships, language courses and courses on German law organised by the IRZ, discussed current topics in German law and the participating countries at the Institute for Comparative Law in Belgrade.

The aim of the workshop, which was conducted entirely in German, was not only to strengthen the legal knowledge of the alumni, but also to improve their ability to exchange ideas in German on legal issues and to network with each other.

The participants themselves also gave presentations on topics such as the legal requirements for the EU accession sought by the partner states in the Western Balkans and comparative legal presentations on German law and the law of the region. Other priorities were constitutional law and legal training for trainee lawyers in Germany on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Basic Law.

The extensive programme of events was interspersed with entertaining elements such as a quiz on German law and the presentation of a birthday cake for the Basic Law, which was accepted by the Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Serbia, Mr Carsten Meyer-Wiefhausen.

17th National Anti-Corruption Conference in Podgorica

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Published: December 22, 2024
Christian Haßelmann, Public prosecutor, during his presentation on the subject of asset recovery
Christian Haßelmann, Public prosecutor, during his presentation on the subject of asset recovery
Montenegro

The 17th National Anti-Corruption Conference, founded by the non-governmental organisation MANS (Network for the Promotion of the Non-Governmental Sector) and co-organised by the IRZ for many years, took place in Podgorica on the occasion of International Anti-Corruption Day. Both the Prime Minister of Montenegro, Milokoje Spajic, and the newly appointed Minister of Justice, Bojan Božović, enriched the conference with their speeches to the Montenegrin parliamentarians, legal practitioners and academics, but also to representatives of the media, other NGOs and European embassies.

On 9 and 10 December 2024, two German experts commissioned by the IRZ gave lectures on the topic of party financing and the confiscation of assets in German practice. The German experience in the field of anti-corruption met with great interest in the context of the comparative law exchange of experiences. In particular, the possibility of confiscating the proceeds of crime from others (Section 73b of the German Criminal Code) was the subject of many questions from the audience.

Montenegrin Law on Same-Sex Partnership

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Published: November 20, 2024
Prof Dr Bettina Rentsch
Prof Dr Bettina Rentsch
Montenegro

On 15 November 2024, the German Ambassador Peter opened a round table in Podgorica, which the IRZ organised in cooperation with the Montenegrin Ministry for Human and Minority Rights and the three non-governmental organisations Juventas, Queer Montenegro and Spektra on the planned implementing provisions for the law on same-sex partnerships. The event was part of the activities organised by IRZ in the Western Balkans on the priority and cross-cutting issue of ‘human rights’. The Italian ambassador, representatives of the French, British and Dutch embassies and of the UN delegation also took part.

The discussions between the representatives of various ministries, non-governmental organisations, academia and the ombudsman were extremely intensive. In addition, the Ministry for Human and Minority Rights presented a plan for further action in preparing the implementing regulations.