A social media workshop for the brand new technology of press judges and press prosecutors, in addition to members of the Judicial and Prosecutorial Councils, was organised in Budva, on 9/10 February 2021, in co-operation with the Judicial Coaching Centre.
In a world of ever-increasing use of data and communication applied sciences, social media play an necessary half in our social {and professional} lives, with judges and prosecutors being no exception. Social media can affirm constructive attitudes concerning the judiciary and contribute to establishing of so-called open justice. Nevertheless, as a result of nature of the judicial workplace, using social media by judges and prosecutors could increase many questions and result in a decline in public confidence within the judiciary.
With the European Union and Council of Europe help, Pointers on using social networks in Montenegrin judiciary had been developed in 2018, specializing in their influence on judicial ethics. They signify a big step in the direction of better openness of the judiciary, if coupled with steady coaching on methods to successfully implement them in difficult conditions.
Through the workshop in Budva, the consultants introduced sensible examples of how judges and prosecutors could use social media to boost the general public’s confidence within the judicial system. Along with the benefits provided by social media platforms, their limitations and constraints had been mentioned, specializing in the moral implications of utilizing them and offering concrete recommendation, drawing on the Bangalore Ideas of Judicial Conduct, Venice Fee’s stories and different related sources.
The workshop was organised beneath the motion “Accountability and professionalism of the judicial system in Montenegro” which is a part of the European Union and Council of Europe joint programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey 2019-2022”.
