On 26 September 2011, KJI in cooperation with Training Unit of EULEX – Mission for Rule of Law of EU in Kosovo, held a roundtable discussion on “Sentencing Practice”.
The purpose of this roundtable was to discuss about the sentencing practices in Kosovo and its unification by national and international judges, in cases with similar elements and the exchange of experience with the purpose of comparing the Criminal Codes of different countries with the Criminal Code of Kosovo.
During this roundtable, the attendees presented and discussed different important issues related to the presented topic; at this roundtable were present representatives of institutions such as: Prishtina University, Probation Service, the Probation Panel of MD, Correctional Service and Advocacy. Topics addressed by these representatives had to do with the philosophy and purpose of the punishments compared with the real situation; what happens to people who are convicted and sentenced and what are the sentencing options; alternative measures and supervision of the prisoners released on condition, etc.
Since, in this roundtable were present judges and prosecutors from different countries (members of EULEX mission), they discussed and presented issues related to the International Sentencing Practices such as: guidelines on penalties by USA, sentencing practices from Portugal, sentencing practices from Italy, plea bargaining agreement, types of sentences, the minimum and maximum penalties and other issues important for participants and Kosovo judicial system.
On this roundtable were discussed the procedure before the Kosovo Supreme Court, sentence, the purpose of the sentence, types of sentences, detention on remand and juvenile prison, the role of the probation officers, etc.
The beneficiaries of this roundtable were: national criminal judges and EULEX from district level, representatives of probation service, correctional service, lawyers and Ministry of Justice.
26-09-2011