Press release

The President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kosovo, Mr. Sc. Arta Rama – Hajrizi held a meeting with a delegation of the Court of Jurisdictional Disputes of the Republic of Turkey, lead by the President of this Court, Mr. Serdar Ozguldur, on Monday, 5 October 2015.

After congratulating President Rama – Hajrizi on her appointment to the new office, President Ozguldur and the Turkish delegation expressed their interest in being informed in more details on the manner in which the referrals filed with the Constitutional Court are dealt with, the process of reviewing the cases, and the constitutional review of laws, requested by other courts of the country.

During the discussions, President Rama – Hajrizi expressed her gratitude for the support that Turkey has provided to Kosovo and the Constitutional Court in various stages of the consolidation of the rule of law and emphasized the importance of mutual cooperation between the two countries, especially in the field of justice.

President Ozguldur expressed his high consideration for the professional level and the hitherto achievements of the Constitutional Court of Kosovo and afterwards made a short presentation on the workflow and decision making in the Court of Jurisdictional Disputes of Turkey.

In the meeting, it was also discussed about other opportunities of cooperation in the future in relation to the exchange of experiences concerning the respective judicial systems and the faster mastering of the European practices in the judiciary.