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11-04-2018

Judicial System of the Republic of Kosovo – Structure and Competencies

On 11 April 2018, the Academy of Justice, with the support of GIZ, within the CTP conducted training on: "Judicial system of the Republic of Kosovo - Structure and Competences".

This training aimed to advance the knowledge of the administrative staff of courts on the competences, organizational structure, mandate and legal framework of the judicial system in the Republic of Kosovo and the competences of the judicial system. Within this training were discussed the current developments on the work of the Kosovo Judicial Council (KJC), main normative acts, and various policies regarding the system administration and its most important decisions.

During the training was emphasized that with the entry into force of the Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo, the Law on KJC and the Law on Courts, was established the foundations of a new organizational structure of the judiciary and the premises on which an independent judiciary is being administered by the judiciary.

In addition, the training focused on the competencies of the Kosovo Judicial Council as set out in the Constitution and the Law on the KJC, based on which the Council has the main role in ensuring the independence and impartiality of the judicial system.

The most important topics were the appointment of judges and conditions to be met by them for appointment.

Beneficiaries of this training were administrative staff of the courts from all levels and KJI staff.

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