Rule of Law. Peculiarities of Kosovo System

AuthorIliriana Islami
PositionAssociate Professor, PhD, Vice Dean on International Affairs and Quality Insurance, Former Judge of the Constitutional Court, Faculty of Law, Prishtina University 'Hasan Prishtina', Kosovo
Pages48-59
ACTA UNIVERSITATIS DANUBIUS Vol. 13, no. 1/2017
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Rule of Law. Peculiarities of Kosovo
System
Iliriana ISLAMI
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Abstract: Nowadays there is a general call, of every international institution, meaning EU, and other
international mechanism requiring and basing their policies on the principle of conditiona lity (Pippan,
2004) by urging states to undertake steps to fulfill the whole range of political and economic
conditions in return for partnership, membership or monetary aid. Conditionality is screened through
the new lenses of order and stability based on rule of law, democracy, free market economy, and
respect for human rights and minority rights, envisaged as Western values. (Copenhagen Criteria,
1993) To achieve this aim the rule of law is considered as occupying a unique po sition in a
democratic society, therefore it is called upon states to create conditions for refor ms on a judiciary as
the traditional mechanism to decide on disputes, to protect citizens from the arbitrary political
affiliation or private individuals. As such, it fights corruption too. (Un Judge) Simply said it is
required from the states to creat e conditions to achieve the independent judiciary, th rough which
democratic society can be created. As such, these analyses give hints on the issue of rule of law from
the transitional phase of UNMIK to Kosovar Institution elucidating the presence of the EU EULEX
Mission, too. Therefore, in the case of Kosovo the challenge of the judiciary system was twofold
concerning UNMIK and EU Mission and the establishment o f the Kosovo Constitution from a nother
side.
Keywords: Rule of Law; UNMIK; judiciary; EULEX; Constitution; Kosovo
1. Introduction
Kosovo was administered territory through international organization UNMIK,
(1999-2008) until Kosovo has reached Independence on 2008. In the early phase
UNMIK it has de facto recognized politically as a state-like entity. (Brandt, 2005).
In such environment the political system in Kosovo has been based on the rule of
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Associate Professor, P hD, Vice Dean on International Affairs and Quality Insurance, Former Judge
of the Constitutional Court, Faculty of Law, Prishtina University “Hasan Prishtina”, Kosovo,
Address: Rruga, “Agim Ramadani”, P rishtinë 10000, Kosovo, Tel.: +381(0)38 229 063/ 220 484,
Fax: +381(0)38 229 744, E-mail: ilirianaislami@yahoo.com.
AUDJ, vol. 13, no. 1/2017, pp. 48-59

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