The timely execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will restore public trust in the Montenegrin judiciary, it was assessed at a meeting between the President of the Supreme Court of Montenegro, Valentina Pavličić, and a delegation from the Department for the Execution of Judgments of the Court in Strasbourg.
At the Supreme Court, Pavličić spoke with the head of the Department for the Execution of ECHR Judgments, Claire Brown, the head of the department, Bojana Nikolin, and lawyer Nedim Kulenović.
The Supreme Court said that the topic of the meeting was taking specific individual and general measures to enforce judgments rendered in relation to Montenegro, whose enforcement procedures have been taking several years or are under standard supervision of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
As they said, the meeting, which was also attended by judges responsible for final enforcement, analyzed the enforcement of three judgments of the European Court in Strasbourg - Bagoje, Bigović and Vlahović against Montenegro.
"The state's commitment to the timely execution of the court's judgments was emphasized, which, as noted, will contribute to its international reputation and restore public trust in the Montenegrin judiciary," the statement said.
It is stated that representatives of the Department for the Execution of Judgments of the ECHR expressed satisfaction that the Supreme Court has demonstrated full commitment to the consistent application and respect of the European Convention on Human Rights and the standards of the Court in Strasbourg.
The Supreme Court said that Pavličić informed the delegation about the problems the Montenegrin judiciary has encountered since taking office.
"As well as the measures taken to resolve backlogged and old cases that have yielded initial results, especially in civil and administrative law cases," the Supreme Court added.
The first official visit of the Department for the Execution of Judgments of the ECHR to Montenegro was also attended by representatives of the Office of the Representative of Montenegro before that court.
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