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Law of Kosovo. Ministry of Justice drafts the legislation in accordance with the constitution of the Republic of Kosova and harmonizes the laws with the EU standards, develop international legal cooperation, and ensure easier access in the justice institutions for the minorities. Kosovo has a civil law system which is also sometimes known as ...
The Constitution of Kosovo ( Albanian: Kushtetuta e Kosovës, Serbian: Устав Косовa, Ustav Kosova) is the supreme law (article 16) of the Republic of Kosovo, a territory of unresolved political status. Article four of the constitution establishes the rules and separate powers of the three branches of the government.
The Kosovo Prosecutorial Council is composed of members both from the prosecution offices (prosecutors) and from other professional background, such as Civil Society, Law Faculty, Lawyers and the Minister of Justice as an ex officio member. This diverse composition allows for different input to the discussions and development of the overall ...
The Constitutional Court of Kosovo ( Albanian: Gjykata Kushtetuese e Kosovës; Serbian: Ustavni sud Kosova) is the final authority for the interpretation of the Constitution of Kosovo and judicial review of laws for compliance with the constitution. The Constitutional Court is located in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo.
The Kosovo Police is the national policing law enforcement agency of Kosovo.It was established in 1999 and took its current form with the 2008 police law. It consists of five departments and eight regional directorates and is represented at the political level by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Public Administration of the Republic of Kosovo.
If the civil code is passed, a special law for civil unions will be required. The draft Civil Code was rejected by the Assembly on 16 March 2022. Only 28 out of 120 MPs voted in favour of the bill. On 25 April 2024 Prime Minister Albin Kurti announced that Kosovo will introduce same-sex unions in May. Discrimination protections
Accordance with International Law of the Unilateral Declaration of Independence in Respect of Kosovo was a request in 2008 for an advisory opinion referred to the International Court of Justice by the United Nations General Assembly regarding the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence. The territory of Kosovo is the subject of a dispute ...
International civil and security presences are currently operating under auspices of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244. Previously this included only the UNMIK but has since expanded to include the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX). In December 2008, EULEX was deployed throughout the territory of Kosovo ...