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From Problems in Practice to Public Policy
10.8.2026. Every system has its blind spots. These are the places where consequential decisions are made - about public money, the quality of evidence, the outcome of court proceedings, or a citizen's ability to protect a right - yet they can remain outside the mainstream of reform for years. From December 2022 through June 2026, Judicial Base South (JBS) directed a substantial share of its research precisely toward those blind spots. At the outset of the project, we agreed t
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Conference on the Justice System: From Practice to Public Policy
25.6.2026 On June 25, 2026, the Faculty of Law at the University of Niš hosted the professional conference "Justice System: From Practice to Public Policy", organized by the Committee for Human Rights Niš and Judicial Base South, in cooperation with the Faculty of Law at the University of Niš, Iustitia, and ELSA Niš. The conference was held with the support of the Open Society Foundation as part of the project "Continued Development of the Judicial Base South (JBS) Coalition"
Jun 296 min read


Presentation of the Draft Law on Consumer Protection
6. 8. 2025. The Judiciary Base South participated in the Presentation of the Draft Law on Consumer Protection, which was held on August 6...
Aug 6, 20252 min read


JBS expressed its opinion on the Draft amendments to the law on free access to information of public importance during public consultations
10.12.2024. We participated in roundtable discussions held as part of the public consultations on the Draft Law on Amendments to the Law...
Dec 10, 20243 min read


Digital diplomacy - the art of digital dialogue
Niš, 06.06.2024. The fourteenth lecture, for the second generation of participants, as part of the training program Strengthening...
Jun 6, 20242 min read


Completed training Strengthening capacity for the rule of law - southern Serbia
Niš 06.06.2024. At the cocktail party held on the premises of the Labireent club in Niš, the training participants were presented with...
Jun 6, 20241 min read


Author's text by Mihajlo Čolak in Danas
22.05.2024. The article "Mass lawsuits and the report of the European Commission for 2023" by our coordinator - Mihajlo Čolak, published...
May 22, 20241 min read


Controversies of administrative legislation in Serbia
Niš, 16.05.2024. The thirteenth lecture, for the second generation of participants, as part of the training program...
May 16, 20241 min read


Transparent judiciary and professional media create freer citizens
09.05.2024. We are broadcasting an interview with Aleksandar Stankov, a member of the Program Council of the Judiciary Base South,...
May 9, 20241 min read


The media against the judiciary
Niš, 25.04.2024. Vida Petrović Škero, former president of the Supreme Court of Serbia and member of CEPRIS, delivered a lecture on the...
Apr 25, 20242 min read


Obstacles in access to justice
Niš, 04.04.2024. The eleventh lecture, for the second generation of participants, as part of the training program Strengthening...
Apr 4, 20242 min read


Artificial intelligence and open data
Artificial intelligence and open data
Apr 2, 20241 min read


Judiciary against the media
Niš, 14.03.2024. The tenth lecture, for the second generation of participants, as part of the training program Strengthening Capacity for...
Mar 14, 20242 min read


Attorneys-at-law and bar associations: between private and public interest
Niš, 22.02.2024. The ninth lecture, to the second generation of participants, was held as part of the training program Strengthening...
Feb 22, 20242 min read


Open data - how far have we come? / Protection of consumer rights
Niš, 1.02.2024. Ivan Grujić, legal expert and owner of the consulting agency Association (with a seat in Leskovac), gave the eighth...
Feb 1, 20242 min read


The European Court of Human Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights: the importance and application of rights before the domestic judiciary
Niš, 18.01.2024. The seventh lecture, to the second generation of participants, as part of the training program Strengthening Capacities...
Jan 18, 20241 min read


The phenomenon of mass claims and the collective redress mechanisms
Niš, 14.12.2023. This year's sixth lecture, to the second generation of participants, as part of the training program Strengthening...
Dec 21, 20232 min read


The Rule of Law: A European Union Perspective
Niš, 14.12.2023. This year's fifth lecture, to the second generation of participants, as part of the training program Strengthening...
Dec 14, 20232 min read


Abuse of procedural powers in criminal proceedings
Niš, 09.11.2023. This year's third lecture, for the second generation of participants, as part of the training program Strengthening...
Nov 9, 20232 min read


The Annual Progress Report of the European Commission for Serbia (2023) has been published
9. November 2023 Continuing the practice from previous years, EU Ambassador to Serbia Emanuel Žiofre today handed over the Annual Report...
Nov 9, 20231 min read
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