ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: Between Anonymisation and Public Interest: Protection of Personal Information in Judicial and Prosecutorial Documents

Address:

Hotel Bristol, Sala ''Banja Luka'', Fra Filipa Lastrića 2, Sarajevo

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
 
Between Anonymisation and Public Interest:
Protection of Personal Information in Judicial and Prosecutorial Documents
 
 
Friday, December 6, 2013. from 9:00 to 13:00 pm
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hotel Bristol, Conference Hall ''Banja Luka'', Fra Filipa Lastrića 2
 
The discussion focuses on the problem of balancing protection of information (including personal data) in criminal proceedings on one hand, and the protection of the interest of justice and public interest in criminal proceedings, on the other.  The aim of this event is to contribute to the optimum level of transparency of the prosecutor’s offices and courts in terms of disclosing information in criminal proceedings. The event will gather key stakeholders in the justice sector, representatives of international community in BiH, as well as the journalists, NGO’s and academics engaged in the justice sector. 
 
The Roundtable is part of the project "Protecting Information vs. Protecting Public Interest: Towards an Optimum Balance between Public Interest and the Protection of Information in Criminal Law Proceedings in Bosnia and Herzegovina"- jointly implemented by the Center for Social Research Analitika and the Association of Prosecutors of Federation of BiH, with technical support of USAID’s Justice Sector Development Project II. 
 

 You can apply by sending an email to selma.zulic@analitika.ba or you can contact us by phone at (+ 387) 33 215 825.
 
Due to a limited number of available seats, those interested to participate should confirm their attendance before December 5, 2013.

 DRAFT PROGRAM 
 
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Between Anonymisation and Public Interest: Protection of Personal Information in Judicial and Prosecutorial Documents
 
 Friday, December 6, 2013 from 9:00 to 14:00 pm at Hotel Bristol
 
 
Working Language: BiH 
 
Moderator: Edin Hodžić (Analitika – Center for Social Research)
 
9:00 – 9:30 Registration and welcome coffee
 
9:30 Welcome note (a representative of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council of BiH, and a representative of USAID in BiH) 
 
9:50 – 11:00 Discussion 1: Between anonymisation and public interest: previous practices and current trends in the justice sector of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 
 
Introductory note: Sabina Sarajlija, Association of Prosecutors of Federation of BiH
 
Participants in the discussion: 
 
Goran Nezirović, High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council of BiH (to be confirmed) 
Petar Kovačević, Personal Data Protection Agency in BiH (to be confirmed) 
Erna Mačkić, BIRN 
Mira Smajlović, The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Slavo Lakić, Federal Prosecutor’s Office of the Federation of BiH 
Želimir Barić, Supreme Court of Republika Srpska
Samir Beganović, Prosecutor's Office of Brčko District of BiH
Jasminka Džumhur, The Institution of Human Rights Ombudsman of BiH 
 
11:00 Coffee break 
 
11.30 – 13:00 Discussion 2: Regulation and harmonization challenges: the experience of the Court of BiH and potential solutions  
 
Introductory note: Mira Smajlović, a judge of the Court of BiH and President of the Working Group of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council 
 
Participants in the discussion:  
 
Želimir Barić, Supreme Court of Republika Srpska
Samir Beganović, Prosecutor's Office of Brčko District of BiH
Jasminka Džumhur, The Institution of Human Rights Ombudsman of BiH 
Goran Nezirović, High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council of BiH (to be confirmed)
Petar Kovačević, Personal Data Protection Agency in BiH (to be confirmed)
Erna Mačkić, BIRN 
Sabina Sarajlija, Association of Prosecutors of Federation of BiH
Constitutional Court of BiH   (to be confirmed)

 

Themes: Pravosuđe i pristup pravdiLjudska pravaTransparentnost i otvorena vlastInstitucionalno komuniciranje