Parlamentarna etika bez odgovornosti
Parliamentary Ethics without Accountability

Author(s): Miloš Knežević, Mira Popović Trstenjak, Ivan Kašćelan, Melodie Tran Tuan, Oskar Berisha
Contributor(s): Mira Popović Trstenjak (Editor)
Subject(s): Politics, Governance, Economic policy, Electoral systems
Published by: Centar za građansko obrazovanje (CGO)
Keywords: Parliamentary ethics; code of ethics; accountability; integrity; corruption prevention; Montenegro
Summary/Abstract: More than eleven years, two consecutive codes, five reports and no imposed measures - that is the balance sheet of the implementation of the Code of Ethics for MPs of the Parliament of Montenegro. From the adoption of the first Code in December 2014 until the end of 2025, no application resulted in a meritorious decision on the existence of a violation, and since 2017, no new application has been submitted. At the same time, incidents were recorded that the Human Rights and Freedoms Committee itself described as aggressive and inappropriate, statements that raised the issue of discriminatory and homophobic speech, as well as at least two cases in which civil society organizations publicly called on authorized actors to activate the Code. Despite this, the formal mechanism of ethical responsibility remained inactive.

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