The President of Montenegro, Jakov Milatović, sent a letter to the President of the Constitutional Court of Montenegro, Snežana Armenko, indicating the need for the Constitutional Court to recognize the urgency and social importance of the cases that he submitted for the evaluation of the constitutionality of several legal provisions, Milatović’s Cabinet announced.
Milatović reminded that he submitted several proposals to the Constitutional Court for the evaluation of the constitutionality of the provisions of Article 38, paragraph 1, point. 2, 6, 7 and 9 of the Law on the Army of Montenegro, as well as the provisions of Article 38 paragraph 1 point 11 and Article 103 paragraph 2 and 5 of the same Law; proposal of February 16, 2026; the provisions of Article 15 of the Law on the Constitutional Court of Montenegro and the provisions of Article 15 of the Law on the Constitutional Court of Montenegro.
“Taking into account the consequences that the application of contested legal provisions produces in practice every day, and their questionability from the aspect of constitutionality, I appreciate that a timely decision of the Constitutional Court on these issues would be of exceptional importance for the protection of the public interest”, stated the president of the state.
In particular, the announcement states, the positions taken by the Administrative Court of Montenegro in the judgment of 11. of May 2026, which refer to the application of the contested provisions of the Law on the Army.
The Office of the President states that Milatović also reminded the fact that the position of judge of the Constitutional Court is currently held by a person whose constitutional mandate as a judge of the Constitutional Court has expired, and that he participates in the decision-making of that institution on a daily basis.
“Fully respecting the independence of the Constitutional Court and its right to decide on its own on the issues given to it, and bearing in mind the necessity of preserving legal security, I point out the need for the Constitutional Court to recognize the urgency and social importance of these cases, and to make final decisions on the submitted proposals,” said Milatović.
