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Basic Information

The manner and procedure of informing the public on the work of the Court and court proceedings are regulated by the Law on Administrative Disputes, the Law on Free Access to Information of Public Importance and the Court Rules of Procedure.

The transparency in the work of the Court is achieved by the following means:

Publishing the annual publication of the Court – the Information Bulletin on the Work of the Court, including the basic data of the court, its organization, jurisdiction, arrangement of premises, the rules of conduct, annual calendar of tasks, reception of parties, reports, statistics, etc.;
Publishing the periodical brochures – bulletins;
Acting upon requests for free access to information of public importance;
Displaying the time, place and case number related to the trial in a visible place outside the premise where the trial will be held or in other appropriate manner;
Enabling all the citizens of legal age and media representatives to attend the public hearings;
Informing interested parties and media on the status of the court proceeding, by the court president and person appointed for public relations;
Publishing the court decisions;
Publishing the legal opinions;
Through the official internet presentation of the Court (www.up.sud.rs), where all the information related to the Court activities is regularly updated.

Attendance at public hearings

The hearings are, in principle, public, and all the citizens of legal age, as well as representatives of the media, have the right to attend public hearings at the Court.

The panel of judges may exclude the public from entire public hearing or from a specific part of it, if it is required by the reasons of protection of the national security interests, public order and ethics, as well as protection of juveniles’ interests or the privacy of participants in the proceedings.

The Court renders a decision on the exclusion of the public, which must be reasoned and published.

Public Announcements

The media representatives may be informed on cases of public interest on the website of the Court.

On cases of higher public interest, the media representatives may be informed by email and fax, and also by verbal communication. The Administrative Court organizes media conferences, if necessary.

The information on the work of the Court, as well as information on specific cases, is shared by the Court President and Spoksperson of the Court. The protected data and data which are classified as secret, according to the specific regulations, and also the data the publication of which is excluded or limited by the law are not shared.

Photos, audio and video recording

Taking photos, and audio and video recording at the public hearings, in relation to their publication, can be granted upon approval of the Court President, with a previously obtained consent of the presiding judge of the panel, a judge rapporteur and a written agreement of the parties and persons featured in the recording.

The accreditation is required if the journalists and accompanying camera operators and photographers are interested in recording a video inside the premises of the Court, upon a written request no later than one day before taking a photo and recording a video, for the purpose of timely response to the request.

The request for media accreditation can be filled out on the website of the Administrative Court in the Section “Media accreditation” under the menu “CONTACT”.

The request may be submitted in written form, by filing it at the Reception Desk of the Court or via fax at +381 11 363 52 85, as well as via e-mail: portparol@up.sud.rs or kabinet@up.sud.rs.

Basic Information

Attendance at public hearings

Public Announcements

Photos, audio and video recording

Court Units

Palace of Justice, Slobode bb Street, 34000 Kragujevac

Vojvode putnika 2b Street, 18106 Nis

6 Bulevar Mihajla Pupina Street, 21101 Novi Sad