Application of Article 31(1) of the Convention on the Status of Refugees and Article 8 of the Law on Asylum and Temporary Protection - the principle of impunity

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Belgrade
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Judicial Academy

The Judicial Academy, in cooperation with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), organized a one-day seminar on November 4, 2025 in Belgrade, on the topic: "Application of Article 31(1) of the Convention on the Status of Refugees and Article 8 of the Law on Asylum and Temporary Protection - the principle of impunity".

The seminar was organized for judges and assistant judges of misdemeanor courts who act in this matter.


The key topics covered at the seminar were:
•    The principle of impunity, Article 31(1) of the Convention on the Status of Refugees and international standards
•    The Law on Asylum and Temporary Protection and the Asylum System in the Republic of Serbia
•    The principle of non-punishment in the judicial practice of misdemeanor courts in the Republic of Serbia


The lecturers at the seminar were:
•    Biljana Sinanović, retired judge of the Supreme Court; permanent lecturer at the Judicial Academy
•    Jelena Gujaničić, Asylum Office, MUP
•    Bojan Stojanović, UNHCR, Department for Legal Protection
 

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Application of Article 31(1) of the Convention on the Status of Refugees and Article 8 of the Law on Asylum and Temporary Protection - the principle of impunity - Source: Judicial Academy
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Convention on the status of refugees
Law on Asylum and Provisional Protection
Principle of impunity
UNHCR
Article 31(1)

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