Use and reference of the ECtHR jurisprudence when writing judicial decisions

On 29-30 April 2025, the Academy of Justice in cooperation with the Council of Europe, the project Supporting the Constitutional Court in applying and disseminating the European Human Rights Standards, are conducting the training on the Use and reference of the ECtHR jurisprudence when writing judicial decisions.

The trainers are Ms. Gresa Caka-Nimani, former President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kosovo, and Mr. Rrustem Thaqi, judge at the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kosovo.

Purpose of this training is to extend the participants knowledge on application of the ECtHR jurisprudence in concrete cases in courts and prosecution offices, the application of the ECtHR jurisprudence when writing judgments and legal reasoning.

The training methodology is combined with interactive discussions and elaboration of cases, group work by presenting practical cases of reference and citation of ECtHR cases in harmony with the standards of legal writing.

Beneficiaries of this training are judges from the Supreme Court, judges and prosecutors from the Basic instance.