Press release

The President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kosovo, Mrs. Arta Rama-Hajrizi, accompanied by the Deputy President of the Court, Mr. Ivan Çukaloviq, and the Judge, Mrs. Selvete Gërxhaliu-Krasniqi, welcomed in a meeting the European expert of constitutional law and Head of the Public Law Department at the University of Regensburg in Germany, Mr. Rainer Arnold, on Tuesday, 29 November 2016.

During the meeting, President Rama-Hajrizi informed Professor Arnold on the work that the Constitutional Court has done so far, the current challenges in its functioning and the legal reforms that are currently being made towards advancing the constitutional system in the Republic of Kosovo.

She emphasized the progress that has been made in achieving a more effective protection of human rights in the country, in line with the EU standards, due to applying the case law of the European Court on Human Rights when reviewing the referrals filed with the Constitutional Court.

President Rama-Hajrizi express her gratitude to Professor Arnold for his contribution in establishing the cooperation relations between the Constitutional Court of Kosovo and the University of Regensburg, and for his engagement in arranging mutual projects between both institutions in the field of the constitutional law.

Professor Arnold congratulated President Rama-Hajrizi on the achievements of the institution she leads and expressed his conviction that the development of the constitutional judiciary is an essential prerequisite for the democratic development of every country.