Primary school students visited the Court on Constitution Day

Primary school students from different cities of the Republic of Kosovo visited the Constitutional Court on Monday, 8 April 2019, on the occasion of marking the 11th anniversary of the Constitution of Kosovo, adopted on 9 April 2008.

They were received in a meeting by the President of the Constitutional Court, Mrs. Arta Rama-Hajrizi, who welcomed and briefly notified them about the important function and role of the Constitutional Court on the rule of law in the country, as well as in the protection of human rights and freedoms according to the European standards.

President Rama-Hajrizi further notified the primary school students about the organizational structure of the Court and its composition, the election process and the mandate of the constitutional judges, as well as the procedures of reviewing the submitted referrals.

She also spoke about the process of drafting the new Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo, and the importance of this document not only for the protection of human rights in the country, but also for all processes of democratic development of our society.

After answering the numerous questions of the students, at the end of the meeting President Rama-Hajrizi gave them a copy of the Constitution, wishing that all of us together respect and implement every its article in order to ensure a better future for the new generations.

The students’ visit took place under the joint organization of the Constitutional Court of Kosovo and the Transformational Leadership Program (TLP) of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).