the guardianship body with the presence and supervision of the court, not as by now, the
execution judge in cooperation with the psychologist of the guardianship body.
A novelty was introduced into the Law on Travel Documents48 which stipulates amended
conditions for issuing of a travel document to a minor without consent of the other parent if,
inter alia, the parent who files the request submits the confirmation of a competent authority
that the issuing of the passport is in the interest of a child. Even though the Protector of
Citizens in the opinion about the Draft of the Law on Amendments to the Law on Travel
Documents indicated that it is necessary to adjust the terminology to the Family Law, the text
of the Law keeps that “the parent to who was granted with guardianship of the minor”.
The Ministry of Interior improved the practice of issuing of personal ID cards to children older
than 16 years of age, who pursuant to the Law on ID Card are obliged to have this document.
The instruction was issued to police departments to order actions upon requests for issuing
of personal ID card to a child of more than 16 years of age even when one parent refuses to
participate in the procedure or is unavailable or is not possible to provide his oral or written
consent so to issue to the child the ID card in such situation. The Ministry of Interior executed
also the Draft of the Law on Amendments to the Law on ID card which prescribes that the
child of more than 16 years of age is issued ID card without consent of the other parent. In this
manner, the possibility that the child has the obligation of possessing ID card be without it is
removed due to lack of responsibility or unavailability of one parent.
The Protector of Citizens supports passing of the Rulebook on the Manner and Conditions of
the Application of Police Authorizations to Juveniles49, which to the greatest extent integrated
proposals of the Protector of Citizens issued in the Opinion50 to the Proposal of this Act.
Passing of this rulebook is the progress in the exercise of rights of children in conflict or in
contact with the law, since it regulates in greater details than so far the manner in which police
authorizations shall be applied towards children and the Rulebook is significantly adjusted to
standards of juvenile justice and restorative justice.
The Protector of Citizens supports efforts of the Ministry of Youth and Sport that by passing
the bylaw which would prescribe more detailed conditions on the manners of recognition of
forms of harassment, abuse, discrimination and violence against children. Finding that
complete protection of children from any form of violence, abuse and discrimination in
accordance with valid domestic and international regulations from the field of child right
requires that, except the manner of recognition of cases, the manner of actions of the authority,
organizations and institutions in case of doubt or finding about violence, harassment, abuse
and discrimination of children is also clearly prescribed, the Protector of Citizens issued to the
competent Ministry the Opinion51 in which potential directions of improvement of solution
and additional specification of individual provisions included in the Proposal of the Rulebook
are presented.
By passing of the Rulebook on Pedagogic Assistant and Andragogic Assistant52 the regulation
in the field of inclusive education was improved and the Rulebook on Professional Pedagogic
Supervision53 which regulates the manner of providing professional assistance and support
Law on Amendments to the Law on Travel Documents “Official Gazette of RS“, no. 81/19.
“Official Gazette of RS“, no. 83/19.
50 Available at: https://ombudsman.rs/attachments/article/6294/Misljenje%20Zastitnika%20gradjana.pdf.
51 Available at: https://ombudsman.rs/index.php/2011-12-11-11-34-45/6144-z-sh-i-ni-gr-d-n-d-s-vi-inis-rs-vu-ldin-i-sp-r-ishlj-nj-n-pr-dl-g-pr-vilni-blizi-usl-vi-n-cini-pr-p-zn-v-nj-bli-zl-s-vlj-nj-zl-up-r-b-is-ri-in-ci-i-n-silj-n-d-dc-u-sp-r-u.
52 “Official Gazette of RS“, no. 87/19.
53 “Official Gazette of RS“, no. 87/19.
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