Thursday November 16th Arrival of participants in the afternoon

19.00 Dinner

Friday November 17th

09:30 Opening of the seminar Introductory remarks Nenad Koprivica, Executive Director of CEDEM Stefanie Ricarda Roos, M.A.L.D. Director, Rule of Law Programme for South East Europe Konrad Adenauer Foundation Sanja Elezovic, Executive Director of Foundation Open Society Institute Montenegro

10.00 Independence and elections of judges - new constitutional and legal solutions Ph.D. Mijat Sukovic, president of the Constitutional Council

10:30 Responsibility, independence and professionalism of judges Petar Stojanović, judge of the Montenegrin Supreme Court

11:00 Discussion

11:30 Coffee break

12:00 Rights to access the court, independence, impartiality, trial within reasonable period Vladan Djuranovic, law expert on the project: “Support to the Ministry of environmental protection” – European Agency for Reconstruction

12:30 Discussion

13:00 Coffee break

13:30 Experiences from the countries of the Region, Stefanie Ricarda Roos, M.A.L.D. Director, Rule of Law Programme for South East Europe Konrad Adenauer Foundation

14:00 Discussion

15:00 Lunch

Saturday, November 18th

09:30 Implementation of Human Rights within Police procedure Vladimir Vukotić, Police Director Adviser

10:00 Discussion

10:30 The role of the legal profession – challenges and responsibilities in implementation of Human Rights Nikola Martinović, lawyer

11:00 Discussion

11:30 Coffee break

12:00 The role of civil society in the implementation and quality monitoring of human rights Sinisa Bjeković, Research director of the Centre for Human Rights, Law Faculty, Podgorica

12:30 Discussion

13:00 Transparency and access to information, importance for Human Rights Zoran Pažin, President of Primary Court in Podgorica

13:30 Discussion

14:00 Conclusions and closure of the seminar

14:30 Lunch

15:00 Departure of the participants