Judges Selvete Gërxhaliu – Krasniqi and Jeton Bytyqi for a work visit to the Constitutional Council of France

The judges of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kosovo, Mrs. Selvete Gërxhaliu – Krasniqi and Mr. Jeton Bytyqi, stayed for a work visit to the Constitutional Council of the Republic of France, with headquarters in Paris, on 9 and 10 July 2024.

During the visit to the French Constitutional Council, judge Gërxhaliu – Krasniqi and judge Bytyqi were initially received in a meeting by the General Secretary of this institution, Mr. Jean Maïa, who informed them more closely about the standard procedures for reviewing cases and submitted requests, about the functioning of the legal department, as well as about the way of preparing draft decisions before their final approval.

Following the visit, Judge Gërxhaliu – Krasniqi and Judge Bytyqi were also received in a separate meeting by the President of the Constitutional Council of France and the former French Prime Minister, Mr. Laurent Fabius.

On the second day of the visit, judges Gërxhaliu – Krasniqi and Bytyqi met with the two judges, members of the Constitutional Council of France, Ms. Corinne Luquiens and Mrs. Véronique Malbec, where the topic of discussion, among others, were the various constitutional issues addressed in the field of human rights and the application of the case law of the European Court of Human Rights.

The visit of judges Gërxhaliu – Krasniqi and Bytyqi was carried out in continuation of the cooperation of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kosovo with the French courts, namely, the Constitutional Council, the State Council and the Court of Cassation of France.