The Constitutional Court of Montenegro organised a lecture by ECtHR Vice-President Ivana Jelić
The Constitutional Court of Montenegro and the AIRE Centre, with the support of the United Kingdom Government and the British Embassy in Podgorica, organised professional training for the advisors of the Constitutional Court. The lecture was delivered by the...
Ninth Judicial Forum for BiH: Confiscation of Crime Proceeds in the Focus of the Judiciary of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo, 4 December 2025 ― While criminal groups in Europe generate more than one hundred billion euro annually, institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as in major part of the EU, manage to confiscate only a small portion of crime proceeds. For that very...
Building Trust Through Transparency: AIRE Centre Supports Courts’ Communication in Montenegro
Montenegro has entered the final phase of its EU accession path. With closing benchmarks for Chapters 23 and 24 set, the European Commission’s 2025 Report confirms the country is “between a moderate and a good level of preparation” and stresses that progress depends...
Judge Jelena Radović Ivanišević Represents Montenegro at International Judicial Forum in New Delhi
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...
Courts Are Not the Only Option: Can Montenegro Accelerate the Resolution of Commercial Disputes?
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...
What is the true role of women in illicit finance: Interview with the researcher Sanja Dakić Petrović
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,...
Digital Forensics, Artificial Intelligence, and Cybercrime in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Interview with Investigator Saša 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...
Ahead of the Berlin Process Summit: The Western Balkans Must Deliver Results in Asset Recovery
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,...
President of the Commercial Court Grdinić: Our practice and decisions directly affect investors’ confidence in Montenegro
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 Is as Vital as Fingerprints”: BiH Judiciary Steps Up to Cybercrime
“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...