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The Ministry of Justice of Montenegro, with the support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Montenegro, Council of Europe's Office in Montenegro and Non-Governmental Organization Youth Initiative for Human Rights, will organize a  

Round table

on the Working version of the Law on Legal Aid

to be held on:

17 June  2010, Podgorica Hotel, Podgorica, at 10 a.m.

Council of Europe experts' opinions on the Working version of the Law on Legal Aid as well as the Analyses on gender sensitivity of the Working version of the Law on Legal Aid will be presented at the public debate.

Hereby we invite you to take part in the Debate and thus contribute to the discussion on the Working version of the Law on Legal Aid.

The Ministry of Justice of Montenegro, supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Montenegro and Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) - Mission to Montenegro, organized a series of public debates about the working version of the Law on Legal Aid . The initial public debate was held in Podgorica, while the others were held on May 17th in Kotor (South), and on May 19th in Bijelo Polje (North of the country).

• 7 May 2010, Podgorica Hotel, Podgorica, at 10am,
• 17 May 2010, Vardar Hotel, Kotor, at 10am,
• 19 May 2010, Bijela Rada Hotel, Bijelo Polje, at 10am.

Hereby we invite you to take part in the Debate and thus contribute to the discussion on the Working version of the Law on legal aid, with the aim of:

• drafting law that is consistent with international standards (EU/UN);
• creating system that will thus improve access to justice for all
• establishing legal network that will serve he needs of clients
• contributing country's democratic consolidation in the process of Euro-Atlantic democratization.

The Project "Reform of the legal aid system - creating an effective and sustainable system of providing legal aid" presents a part of the Action Plan for the Implementation of the Strategy for the Reform of Judiciary 2007-2012. Through this Project, access to justice will be enhanced as it will be easier for indigent parties to seek their rights in courts. The Project components are: 1. Drafting a law on legal aid; 2. Organizing public consultation rounds to discuss the draft; 3. Adoption of the law by the Parliament of Montenegro; 4. Developing the infrastructure to implement the law; 5. Training for staff who will disperse legal aid under the law; and 6. Public awareness and information campaign.