Kosovo Constitution Procedure and Constitutional Control

On 18 March 2015, KJI within Contiguous Training Program conducted a training on: “Kosovo Constitution Procedure and Constitutional Control”.

This training aimed to enhance participant’s professional knowledge in distinguishing the procedure conducted before Constitutional Court and the procedure before regular courts, as well as identify legal effects of Constitutional Court decisions as binding decisions.

During this training was treated the domestic legislative framework, in particular the Law on Constitution Court and the importance on its organization and functioning, procedures for submitting and reviewing Constitutional requests, as well as authorized parties as special categories of institutions and persons who may initiate proceedings in the Constitutional Court as an entity with full authority to interpret the Constitution.

Harmonization of laws with Constitution Law and submission of cases from regular courts to Constitution Court regarding noncompliance of a specific law with Constitution Law.

In this training, participants had the opportunity to discuss the working regulation of Constitutional Court, composition of this court, condition and procedures for appointment and dismissal of Constitutional judges.

Beneficiaries of this training were judges of all levels and legal advisers from Constitutional Court of Kosovo.