Montenegro’s Justice Minister visits the Court
On 16 June 2026, on the sidelines of the informal conference of Ministers of Justice of the Council of Europe, the Montenegrin Minister of Justice, Bojan Božović, visited the Court, where he was received by President Mattias Guyomar, by the Vice-President of the Court and judge elected in respect of Montenegro, Ivana Jelić, and by the Registrar, Marialena Tsirli.
The President highlighted the key role played by Montenegro in preserving stability, peace and justice in this region of Europe and reaffirmed that the protection of human rights is an indispensable foundation of any democratic society. Vice-President Jelić referred to Montenegro’s cases before the Court and emphasised the positive influence of the Court’s judgments on the national legal system. The Registrar mentioned the secondment of judges as a form of support for the Court.