A delegation of judges, prosecutors and investigators from Montenegro today concluded a two-day visit to the Tribunal, during which they met with judges and prosecutors of the ICTY and the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT). The main goal of the visit was to exchange expertise and to consider how the experience of ICTY and MICT judges and prosecutors could assist domestic courts in investigating, prosecuting and adjudicating war crimes cases.
On the first day of the visit the Montenegrin delegation, led by Supreme Court Judge Stanka Vučinić and Deputy Supreme State Prosecutor Stojanka Radović, met with a panel of ICTY judges led by ICTY President Carmel Agius and including MICT President Theodor Meron. The ICTY judges took part in an exchange with the guests from Montenegro, discussing, among other issues, the application of international legal standards in war crimes cases. The visiting delegation then discussed with senior staff in the Office of the Prosecutor concrete methodologies for working with evidence in war crimes cases. During the second day of the visit, the group met with ICTY and MICT Prosecutor Serge Brammertz.
Speaking about the exchange, one of the visitors said: “The visit has exceeded our expectations. We are very impressed by the work of all three organs and the many staff members supporting their work. Additionally, it was interesting to gain insight into the overwhelming amount of evidence material which is stored by the Tribunal.”
The visit was organised by the US Embassy in Podgorica as a way of enhancing cooperation between the Montenegrin judiciary, the ICTY and MICT.
