Kosovo Judicial Council

Kosovo Suspends Judge Filmed Acting Illegally by BIRN

The Kosovo Judicial Council, KJC, has suspended Kacanik Judge Riza Livoreka, only 24 hours after BIRN's Kallxo Pernime show revealed footage of the judge illegally negotiating a deal between parties involved in a trial outside of court, warning that otherwise their property would be confiscated.

Kosovo Court Ruling Puts Kurti’s Election Candidacy at Risk

Albin Kurti's hopes of becoming Prime Minister of Kosovo once again have been set back after the Central Election Commission, CEC, on Wednesday said 15 of the 28 political entities that had applied to run in the February 14 snap elections had proposed candidates "not in line with the Law on General Elections, which specifies that a person who has been found guilty of a criminal charge in the la

Kosovo Serb Judges Dubious About Integrated Justice System

An agreement on integrating the justice system in the Serb-run north of Kosovo with the justice system in Kosovo generally - signed between Kosovo and Serbia on February 10, 2015 - is due to take force on October 17.

However, with only a few weeks to go, whether it will happen remains unclear, as both sides differ on how ready they are.