Dijet dhe të mësuarit janë konsideruar gjithmonë të rëndësishme për qytetarin shqiptar dhe vazhdojnë të jenë edhe sot në kohën e trasformimeve intensive të shoqërisë. Ky koncept, që duke lënë pas periudhën e errët të regjimit totalitar, filloi të ballafaqohet me probleme të modernizimit të shpejtuar…

EU membership accentuates values. The current emphasis is a case of EU idealism, of stricter conditionality in response to political ideology and governance. Democracy is tantamount to liberal democracy, but at the same time pluralism is an integral part of the conditionality. This raises the questi…

The Constitution of the Republic of Albania, adopted in 1998, provided that the Supreme Court had primary and cassation jurisdiction. Primary jurisdiction referred to the obligation attributed to this Court to judge at first instance, the most important figures of the political and judicial power. A…

The Global Commission on Election, Democracy and Security defines election integrity as “election that is based on the democratic principles of universal suffrage and political equality as reflected in international standards and agreements, and is professional, impartial, and transparent in its pre…

Me rastin e 25 vjetorit të nënshkrimit të Deklaratës së Barcelonës, Bashkimi evropian po përgatitet të përfundojë një partneritet të rinovuar me vendet e bregut jugor të Detit Mesdhe, i cili përbëhet nga pesë pika kyçe: zhvillimi njerëzor, qeverisja e mirë dhe sundimi i shtetit të së drejtës, të dre…

Kuadri normativ dhe jurisprudencial i udhëzimeve etike për prokurorët ndërkombëtarë thekson rolin e tyre qëndror në procedimet penale, që synojnë mbrojtjen e shoqërisë nga kultura e mosndëshkimit dhe funksionimin “si portierë drejt gjyqësorit”. Duke qenë se ata kanë autoritetin dhe përgjegjësinë për…

As the Republic of Kosovo continues to develop as independent state, the world watches closely. Of particular interest to many is whether Kosovo will truly embrace the rule of law or whether it’s growth will continue to be hampered by the long shadow of corruption. As the judiciary plays a central r…

This paper examines the question of what values might underlie a global regimen of law. It is concerned with the level of culture and learning that could prevail among a future global public. It begins by explaining how law is a central element in the project of globalization, and how legal influenc…

The principle of human trust works in both the Anglophone and Civilian legal cultures, but does so in two opposite ways. Although not explicitly stated in either legal tradition, the element of trust is of central importance in both. The two traditions began in the medieval period, but in very diffe…

The author analyzes and compares various meanings of the concept of equity such as they were conceived by prominent personalities of the history of the juridical, ethical and philosophical ideas in order to deduct their common contents. Having ethical and juridical connotations, the vision on equity…

One of the basic principles of civil rights is that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. The life protection, liberty and property should be equally guaranteed to citizens to exclude discrimination of minorities or other parts of the population. These rights are an importa…

This paper analyses EULEX mission in Kosovo (hereafter EULEX) as an exporter of rule of law. From the deployment of the mission, two mainstream discourses have coined the effectiveness of EULEX establishing the rule of law in Kosovo. From the Brussels point of view, EULEX has marked a lot of progres…