Armenko: Institutions and society should turn to young people

Constitutional Court President Snežana Armenko said that it is high time for institutions and the entire society to turn to young people as future generations.

The Constitutional Court held consultations with law students for the first time, which, as announced, represents the beginning of a new practice and the opening of this institution to future lawyers, but also to those who are still in school.

The consultations were held as part of the competition for the best student essay, with which the Constitutional Court marks 120 years since the adoption of the first written umbrella act - the Constitution of the Principality of Montenegro.

Armenko said that this was a step forward that was necessary and proved to be completely justified.

"In its sixty-year tradition, the Constitutional Court has never had this form of cooperation with students. It is high time that institutions and the entire society turn to young people as future generations. Human rights and the Constitution remain with you, and one day we will hand over the baton to you to carry it, just as we are doing now," the President of the Constitutional Court told the students.

Law students, who can submit their essays until December 5, had the opportunity to share their thoughts on the competition topic "From Freedom to Constitutionalism - Do the Ideals of the Constitution of St. Nicholas Live in Contemporary Montenegro?" through an informal discussion.

In addition to the president of the court, the students were also spoken to by judges Desanka Lopičić and Momirka Tešić, court secretary Biljana Damjanović, and constitutional court advisors Dijana Drobnjak and Milan Vukčević.

As a sign of support for further studies, students were presented with the "Commentary on the Law on the Constitutional Court of Montenegro", authored by Mladen Vukčević and Snežana Armenko.