Sexual violence - challenges in proving and understanding the position of the victim
As part of the project "Let's stop violence - support changes" implemented by the UNDP organization, the Judicial Academy organized a one-day training on September 13, 2024 in the building of the UN House in Belgrade entitled: "Sexual violence - challenges in proving and understanding the position of the victim" .
Participants in the training were public prosecutors of primary and higher prosecutor's offices, beneficiaries of the initial training of the Judicial Academy and representatives of centers for social work.
The goal of the training was to increase the capacities of the criminal justice system for the investigation and prosecution of criminal offenses with elements of sexual violence, as well as to improve the existing mechanisms for the protection of victims of sexual violence during criminal proceedings in accordance with international standards and domestic legislation.
The lecturers at the training were:
- Gorjana Mirčić Čaluković, Judicial Academy,
- Slađana Jovanović, Faculty of Law, Union University in Belgrade.
The seminar covered the topics of multisectoral cooperation as a prerequisite for the effective implementation of criminal proceedings, European standards in defining and proving criminal acts related to sexual violence, and innovations in the approach and understanding of victims of sexual violence.