A delegation from the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany visited the Court

The President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kosovo, Mrs. Gresa Caka – Nimani and judge Remzije Istrefi – Peci, received in a joint meeting an official delegation from the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany.

During the conversation, President Caka – Nimani initially notified the delegation composed of advisors and legal researchers of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany, about the history of state-building and the development of the constitutional judiciary in Kosovo, the establishment of the Constitutional Court and the drafting of the Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo, as well as with the assistance provided by many international donors in building infrastructural and professional capacities of the Court.

In the following, President Caka – Nimani also discussed the consolidation of the Court’s case law over the years, the most important cases it handled, the application of the case law of the European Court of Human Rights in decisions of the Court, as well as the excellent cooperation with the Venice Commission and the constitutional courts of other member states.

She expressed a special thanks to the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany for the help provided to the Constitutional Court of Kosovo since the first days of its establishment, highlighting the support provided by the German Government for professional workshops with the regular judiciary, as well as for the continuous support in efforts for the membership of the Court in international professional forums.

Meanwhile, Judge Remzije Istrefi – Peci notified the German guests more closely about the access of citizens to the Court, the organization of the open Court days, as well as about the periodic meetings and visits that pupils, students and members of the legal community carry out in cooperation with the Constitutional Court.