Development and implementation of the upgraded curriculum for the protection of rights of children victim or witness of criminal act

 

The aim of this project was to enable the Serbian criminal justice professionals to ensure a uniform competence on child victims and witnesses, respond to their specific needs within the criminal justice system and provide them with full protection within the legal system. The Project was implemented through 10 training seminars throughout Serbia for more than 400 judges and prosecutors with goal to fully trained them in the following fields – best international practices with a specific highlight on procedural issues that are providing  protection of the interests of the child, best court practices in the field of victims compensation and transfer of practical knowledge and introduction to psychology and other necessary skills that are of upmost importance for the communication with victims in criminal matters.

 

 

Lecturers

 

Ivana Stevanović – Director of the Child Rights Centre in Belgrade

 

Milan Škulić – Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade

 

Nikola Milošević – Judge

 

 

 

The Project was implemented during the 2011,

in the City of Novi Sad, Subotica, Beograd, Novi Pazar, Nis, Uzice, Vranje i Kragujevac, in partnership with the Judicial Academy and financial support of the Netherlands Embassy in Belgrade.