Within the period from 9 to 11 August 2021, UNODC GFP held a three-day workshop for Serbian judges. Prior to the workshop, the review group of four judges was formed and they were engaged on the final review and systematization of the firearms-related case law document and drafting of additional chapters for its content.
During the first day of the workshop, new chapter on criminal offence of Unlawful Production, Trading and Possession of Forbidden Weapons was drafted, discussed and included within the document. Subsequently, the chapter of the document containing 30 firearms-related adjudicated court cases was reviewed and supplemented with comments.
During the next two days, around 20 excerpts – sentences – alongside with reasoning from selected judgements, related to contentious legal questions in firearms-related cases, were added to the document. The excerpts will form additional chapter of the document, containing the official standpoints on contentious legal questions of the second instance courts in Serbia. Additionally, the narrative on domestic and international legislation was reviewed and discussed, resulting in a precise definition of the respective chapters.
The workshop resulted with the final version of the case law document, which will be formatted and printed, prior to its distribution to the Basic and Higher Courts on the State level, with an aim to contribute to the harmonization of court practice and sentencing policy in firearms-related cases.
This activity is implemented with the financial support provided by Germany, the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Norway through the Western Balkans SALW Control Roadmap Trust Fund and supported by the European Union.
