THE WESTERN BALKANS TRIAL MONITORING REPORT
Effectively handling serious organised crime and corruption (OCC) is vital for improving the rule of law.
Strong implementation of a sustainable justice sector reform agenda and decisive judicial and prosecutorial leadership are needed to establish a credible track record across the Western Balkans (WB) and meet the respective jurisdictions’ key strategic objectives.
The international community, including the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), has called for improved performance in OCC cases and identified areas in need of urgent reform.
Despite the judiciary’s commitment to and stated political positions supporting reform, the judicial response to OCC in the WB has scope for improvement, especially as public confidence in the judiciary continues to decline due, in part, to the outcomes of OCC cases. This regional Report, developed by the OSCE “Regional Trial Monitoring Project - Combatting OCC in the Western Balkans”, presents key findings and recommendations to address issues identified during trial monitoring from July 2021 to March 2024.
It is also the product of consultations with judicial officeholders on the jurisdiction[1]specific reports shared with relevant counterparts in November 2023.
THE WESTERN BALKANS TRIAL MONITORING REPORT
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