Constitutional Court of Kosovo
Encyclopedia
The Constitutional Court of Kosovo is the final authority for the interpretation of the Constitution of Kosovo
and the compliance of laws in accordance with the constitution.
The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kosovo is located in Pristina
, the capital of Kosovo
.
of the Republic upon the proposal of the Assembly of Kosovo
.
Members of the court are:
With international judges:
as President.http://www.gjk-ks.org/repository/docs/ko_29_11_agj_om_ang.pdf
Constitution of Kosovo
The Constitution of Kosovo currently refers either to the Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo or to the Constitutional Framework for the Provisional Self-Government of Kosovo....
and the compliance of laws in accordance with the constitution.
The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kosovo is located in Pristina
Pristina
Pristina, also spelled Prishtina and Priština is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous municipality and district....
, the capital of Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
.
Composition
The Constitutional Court is composed of nine judges, appointed by the PresidentPresident of Kosovo
The President of the Republic of Kosovo is Head of State of the disputed Republic of Kosovo. The President of Kosovo is elected by the Assembly of Kosovo. The first post-war president, who served until his death in January 2006, was Ibrahim Rugova. His successor was Fatmir Sejdiu. When Sejdiu...
of the Republic upon the proposal of the Assembly of Kosovo
Assembly of Kosovo
The Assembly of Kosovo was originally established by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo in 2001 to provide 'provisional, democratic self-government'....
.
Members of the court are:
- Enver HasaniEnver HasaniEnver Hasani is a Kosovar Albanian academic. He is the chairman of the Constitutional Court of Kosovo and previously was the rector of the University of Pristina.-References:...
(Albanian) - Gjyljeta Mushkolaj (Albanian)
- Iliriana Islami (Albanian)
- Kadri Kryeziu (Albanian)
- Altay Suroi (Turkish)
- Ivan Čukalović (Serb)
With international judges:
- Snezhana Botusharova-Doicheva (Bulgaria)
- Robert Carolan (U.S.A.)
- Almiro Simões Rodrigues (Portugal)
Notable decisions
On 30 March 2011 the Constitutional Court of Kosovo declared that the constitution was broken during the election of Behgjet PacolliBehgjet Pacolli
Behgjet Isa Pacolli is a former President of the Republic of Kosovo, and is now First Deputy Prime Minister serving in the cabinet of Hashim Thaçi...
as President.http://www.gjk-ks.org/repository/docs/ko_29_11_agj_om_ang.pdf