The conference is held today, beginning at 09:30 in Pristina, attended by representatives of Kosovo institutions, academics, diplomats and high-level delegations from constitutional and supreme courts of several European countries.

At the opening of the conference, the case is held by Kosovo Constitutional Court Chairman Nexmi Rexhepi, president of the Republic of Kosovo, Justina Shiroka-Pula, as well as president of Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court, Stephan Harbarth, who is also the main conference speaker.

Representatives from the judicial institutions of Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Latvia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Northern Macedonia are participating, as well as representatives of the Supreme Courts of the Netherlands and Estonia.

Part of the conference are representatives of the Venice Commission and the Association of Constitutional Courts.

The conference aims to highlight the importance of constitutional courts in protecting democracy, guaranteeing fundamental rights and freedoms, as well as ensuring the democratic functioning of state institutions.

The Constitutional Court of Kosovo was established in January 2009 and has a key role in interpreting the Constitution and defending constitutional order in the country.

Source Layer: RTKLive