Judiciary of Kosovo
Kosovo Hopes Trials in Absentia Will Boost War Crimes Convictions
In another case dating from 1999, Bozur Bisevac, a Serb from Mitrovica, was charged with setting fire to houses, shooting at villagers and forcing them to flee their homes. In August 2000, Bisevac also escaped from jail, but the court continued to try him in absentia.
Bosnian Prosecution Criticised over War Crimes Indictments
The strategy also says that the state prosecution "should file a proposal to transfer a case at the earliest possible stage of the criminal proceedings".
Kosovo Prosecutors Fly Solo as EU Supervision Ends
From July 1, Kosovo prosecutors will be handling serious corruption and war crimes cases without international supervision as the EU’s rule-of-law mission switches to an advisory role.
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Kosovo Campaigners File 150 Criminal Complaints Against Serbs
The Civil Society Group, which collects evidence about war crimes by Serbs in Kosovo in 1998-99, filed 150 criminal complaints to the Special Prosecution Office in Pristina.
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.
Kosovo court wants law on Trepca mining basin annulled
The Special Chamber of the Kosovo Supreme Court has requested the annulment of the Law on Trepca.
Kosovo-based broadcaster RTK is reporting that an EULEX (EU mission in Kosovo) first instance judge of the Supreme Court's Special Chamber found the law was "unconstitutional for two reasons, both based on fundamental rights that guarantee the property in Article 46 of the Constitution."
Court decides Visoki Decani monastery has ownership rights to land
GRACANICA/PRIZREN - Kosovo's Constitutional Court ended 16 years of dispute in a property case with a ruling deciding it in favor of Visoki Decani Monastery, confirming its ownership rights to over 24 hectares (59 acres) of the disputed land, the The Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) Diocese of Raska and Prizren said in a release on Saturday.
Kosovo Opposition Challenges War Crimes Court Vote
Three opposition parties asked the constitutional court to rule that constitutional changes allowing the establishment of a new war crimes court to try Kosovo Liberation Army ex-guerrillas should be annulled.
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Kosovo Serbs Rush to be Judges in the North
Following reports that no one had applied for newly vacant post in the justice system in the north of Kosovo, around 80 candidates have now applied for positions, including some previously employed in the Serbian-financed and operated so-called "parallel" court system.
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