Judges and Legal Advisors of the Constitutional Court attend the Electoral Disputes Workshop

In a workshop organized with the support of the Council of Europe Office in Pristina, on the topic: “Electoral Disputes and the European Convention on Human Rights”, Judges and Legal Advisors of the Constitutional Court had the opportunity to get more closely acquainted with the relevant standards set in the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) related to electoral disputes and relevant caselaw of the European Court of Human Rights.

The right to vote and to stand as a candidate at elections, administration of elections and post-electoral disputes from a comparative point of view, as well as the practical application of Article 3 of Protocol 1 of the ECHR in cases of electoral disputes, were among the main topics on which international experts from the OSCE’s Office of Democratic Institution and Human Rights (ODIHR), the European Court of Human Rights and the Venice Commission expressed their views.

The two-day workshop, held on 6 and 7 June 2022, at Venus Hotel in Prishtina, also provided a good opportunity for all participants to analyse the landmark cases of the Constitutional Court of Kosovo in terms of disputes arose in different stages of frequent electoral processes.