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Thursday November 16th Arrival of participants in the afternoon

19.00 Dinner

Friday November 17th

09:30Opening 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

11:00Discussion

11:30Coffee break

12:00Rights 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

12:30Discussion

13:00Coffee 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

14:00Discussion

15:00Lunch

Saturday, November 18th

09:30Implementation of Human Rights within Police procedure

Vladimir Vukotić, Police Director Adviser

10:00Discussion

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

Nikola Martinović, lawyer

11:00Discussion

11:30Coffee 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

12:30Discussion

13:00 Transparency and access to information, importance for Human Rights

Zoran Pažin, President of Primary Court in Podgorica

13:30Discussion

14:00Conclusions and closure of the seminar

14:30Lunch

15:00 Departure of the participants