Council of Europe Office with project of support for the Constitutional Court

12.04.2022

Judges and officials of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kosovo, led by the President, Mrs. Gresa Caka – Nimani, participated in the project launch conference of the Council of Europe Office in Prishtina, “Council of Europe Office with project support for the Constitutional Court”, which was held at the “Swiss Diamond Hotel” in Prishtina.

In an occasional address, the participants in this conference were addressed by President Caka – Nimani, Head of the Council of Europe Office in Prishtina, Mr. Frank Power, Ambassador of Italy in Kosovo, Mr. Antonello De Riu, Deputy Chief of Mission of the Norwegian Embassy in Kosovo, Mrs. Jenny Stenberg Sørvold and Mr. Christophe Poirel, Director of General Directorate for Human Rights and Rule of Law in the Council of Europe.

After expressing her gratitude for the support that the Office of the Council of Europe in Prishtina has provided to the Constitutional Court over the years, President Caka – Nimani, among other things, emphasized the importance of this project for further consolidation of the case law of the Constitutional Court. based on the case law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), on the research practices and work process of the Constitutional Court following the example of the ECtHR, as well as on the implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights in the Republic of Kosovo.

The conference continued with the presentations of the Deputy President of the Constitutional Court, Mr. Bajram Ljatifi, President of the Supreme Court of Kosovo, Mr. Enver Peci, former President of the Court of Appeals of Kosovo, Mr. Hasan Shala, Judge of the Supreme Court of Slovenia and former President of the Consultative Council of European Judges, Mrs. Nina Betetto, as well as other human rights experts from the Council of Europe.