Judge of the Commercial Court of Montenegro, Jelena Radović Ivanišević, took part in the Sixth Meeting of the Standing International Forum of Commercial Courts (SIFoCC), held in New Delhi, Republic of India. “The hosts of this year’s forum were the High Court of Delhi...
Court proceedings in the country and the region often last for years, and the issue of effective domestic protection mechanisms is increasingly being cited as one of the key requirements of investors coming to Montenegro. This is not only a need of the business...
Too often, women are overlooked in investigations, undercounted in statistics, and ignored in prosecutions. But the reality is far more complex. At the 18th Professional Conference of Prosecutors in Bosnia and Herzegovina, we spoke with Sanja Dakić Petrović,...
The prosecution of cybercrime in Bosnia and Herzegovina remains hampered by a range of legal and institutional barriers. Overlapping jurisdictions, an inconsistent legal framework, the lack of clear regulation on cryptocurrencies, and the growing misuse of artificial...
Despite significant progress in prosecuting corruption and organised crime, Western Balkan countries continue to lose billions of euros due to ineffective mechanisms for recovering criminal assets, it was stated at a regional conference held yesterday in Sarajevo,...
Podgorica, 3 October 2025 – The Commercial Court of Montenegro, in cooperation with the AIRE Centre, with the support of the United Kingdom Government and the British Embassy in Podgorica, and the RegioTrade project, implemented by GIZ with the support of the...
“Digital evidence today is as important as traditional traces found at the crime scene, and courts must be ready to respond to these challenges,” said Minka Kreho, Acting President of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, opening this year’s College of the Court of BiH...
Illicit financial flows in the Western Balkans are estimated at around six per cent of the region’s GDP — billions of euros each year that should be funding schools, hospitals and infrastructure. Beyond the numbers, this loss erodes public trust, strengthens organised...
As part of the eighth edition of the Judicial Forum for Bosnia and Herzegovina—one of the most prominent legal gatherings in the country—we had the opportunity to speak with Judge Mirjana Lazarova Trajkovska, a leading regional expert in the field of human rights,...
Women and Illicit Finance in the Western Balkans: Regional Study Summary DownloadsAvailable languagesWhat roles do women play in illicit finance across the Western Balkans, and why are they so often invisible in the data? This document summarises a regional study...