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Writing indictments

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Локација
Novi Sad
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Judicial Academy

The Judicial Academy is, in Novi Sad on February 29 and March 1, in cooperation with the Office for International Assistance, Training and Professional Training in the Judiciary (OPDAT) of the US Department of Justice, the Mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Serbia and the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office, limited the training on the topic "Writing indictments".

The goals of this workshop are to help public prosecutors and assistant public prosecutors to concisely and logically organize facts and principles, to better understand the processes of legal reasoning and writing indictments, as well as to improve representation skills. By clearer, better quality and more consistent writing of incriminating acts, the educational program strives to develop and strengthen the application of best practice. Supporting these goals is the handbook as a comprehensive, simple and practical guide to writing indictments.

The topics of this workshop were:
•    Understanding indictments and charges
•    The prosecutor's role and writing guidelines
•    The purpose, structure and style of writing public acts prosecutors
•    General problems related to the structure, language and writing style of public prosecutors' acts
•    FIRAC - Methodology of legal reasoning and writing
•    Sentence of the indictment
•    Writing sentences of the indictment
•    Explanation of the indictment
•    Structure and purpose of the explanation


In addition to the theoretical part, the participants went through each of these topics through practical exercises.

The team of lecturers consists of experienced prosecutors and judges:

  • Ksenija Dajanović, AIT prosecutor in Novi Sad
  • Miroslav Krkelić, chief prosecutor, VJT in Subotica
  • Siniša Važić, judge AS in Belgrade (retired), advisor in the War Crimes Prosecutor's Office
  • Leposava Vujanović Porubović, prosecutor, VJT in Belgrade
  • Dragoljub Miladinović, prosecutor, AIT in Niš, head of POSK
  • Goran Jović, prosecutor, THE FLOW
  • Vidak Daković, VJT prosecutor in Novi Sad, head of POSK
Writing indictments - Source: Judicial Academy

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Vision

Independent, impartial, professional, efficient and accountable judiciary.

Mission

Create the prerequisites for the development of professionalism in holders of judiciary office by establishing clear, measurable and objective criteria for the election and career advancement and their training and professional development, in line with core values and principles the judiciary system is founded on.

Goal

Develop and conduct training programmes for holders of judiciary offices and other staff in the judiciary system, aimed at acquiring new knowledge and its promotion, development of special abilities and skills, to contribute to strengthening of professional and accountable judiciary system.

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