The European Convention on Human Rights – the protection of human rights under the ECHR and Central Europe: Montenegro
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.46941/2025.2.16Keywords:
state succession, protection of life and bodily integrity, deprivation of liberty, fair trial, Montenegro, Constitutional Court.Abstract
Although the Convention came into force in Montenegro on 3 March 2004, the Court began examining the first cases against Montenegro in 2009. To date, it has issued 71 judgments and 73 decisions concerning various conventional rights. A significant influence has been exerted on the legal system, particularly on the judicial practice of Montenegrin courts, regarding the protection of fundamental rights safeguarded by the European Convention. However, in our opinion, this is insufficient for the real and effective implementation of the rights prescribed by the Convention. Thus far, Montenegro has, responsibly and within the deadline, executed all the judgments and decisions of the European Court. However, despite ongoing trainings and seminars, judges, prosecutors and other legal practitioners in Montenegro lack a certain degree of courage and impartiality to implement the Convention.
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