The Constitutional Court will celebrate its 14th Judicial Year

The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kosovo will celebrate its 14th anniversary of the Judicial Year with a solemn ceremony, which will be organized in the “Beethoven” hall of the “Emerald Hotel” in Prishtina, on Monday, 23 October 2023.

The ceremony will start at 17:15hrs and will be attended by the highest state leaders, accredited representatives of diplomatic missions and international organizations in the country, as well as delegations of the highest level from: the Constitutional Court of Austria, Constitutional Court of Belgium, Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Constitutional Court of Bulgaria, Supreme Court of Estonia, Constitutional Council of France, Supreme Court of the Netherlands, Supreme Court of Ireland, Constitutional Court of Croatia, Constitutional Court of Latvia, Constitutional Court of Lithuania, Constitutional Court of North Macedonia, Constitutional Court and Supreme Administrative Court of Portugal, Constitutional Court and Supreme Court of Albania, as well as the Constitutional Court of Turkey. Representatives of the Venice Commission and the European Court of Human Rights will also participate in the ceremony of the 14th Judicial Year.

Participants of this ceremony will be addressed by the President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kosovo, Mrs. Gresa Caka – Nimani, the federal judge and the main adviser of the United States in support of the drafting process of the Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo, Mr. John Tunheim and the President of the Constitutional Council of France and at the same time the former French Prime Minister, Mr. Laurent Fabius. Through a video address, the participants of this solemn ceremony will be also addressed by the President of the Republic of Kosovo, Mrs. Vjosa Osmani – Sadriu.

Following the solemn ceremony, which will be concluded with an occasion cocktail for the participants, in order to mark the 14th anniversary of the work of the Constitutional Court, an International Conference will be held on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, starting at 09:00, in the “Beethoven” hall of the “Emerald Hotel”, on the topic: “The contribution of the Constitutional Courts to the protection and strengthening of the basic values of democracy, the rule of law and basic human rights and freedoms“.