The Judicial Academy, in cooperation withOSCE mission in Serbia and the Project "Improving the capacities of the criminal justice system of Serbia for efficient dealing crime in accordance with human rights standards, phase 3", organized presentation of the manual on "Costs of criminal proceedings".

The manual was presented in Novi Sad at the Prezident Hotel on December 22, 2023. in the presence of judges, public prosecutors and lawyers from the territory of Novi Sad appeals.

The speakers at this presentation were also the authors of this manual, Sinisa Važić, retired judge of the Court of Appeal in Belgrade, and Svetlana Tomić Jokić, judge of the Supreme Court of Serbia.

The moderator at this presentation was Nataša Novaković head of the program for human rights and the criminal justice system, OSCE Mission in Serbia.

The topics were:

• Deciding on the costs of criminal proceedings, observed shortcomings and possible solutions;
• Characteristic questions and dilemmas in the courts when deciding on the costs of criminal proceedings.