According to the Constitution of the Republic of Serbia (Article 142 Paragraph 3 of the Constitution), court hearings are public and may be restricted only in accordance with the Constitution.
Transparency of the work is regulated in Article 7 of the Law on Organization of Courts, in
...the provisions of procedural laws, in Articles 57-61 of the Book of Court Rules and in Articles 49-55 of the Rules of Organization and Procedure of the Supreme Court of Cassation.
Transparency of the work of the Court is achieved by publishing the court decisions and important information on the activities of the court on the court’s website, through submission of official statements to the media, by holding press conferences and by publishing the Bulletin.
Restrictions related to the transparency of the work are manifested in the prohibition of judges and employees from speaking publicly about cases that may be subject to a court decision.
Rules on the public nature of trials (at both main and oral hearings), the exclusion of the public, and the exceptions to the exclusion of the public are prescribed in procedural laws, the Civil Procedure Code, the Criminal Procedure Code and the Law on General Administrative Proceedings. Read more