The aim of this paper is to analyse the Albanian constitutional and legal framework on referenda, in general, focusing special attention to the abrogative referenda of a law or part thereof. Given the absence of any concrete case of an abrogative referenda held in Albania, which does not creates ver…

Shtypi shqiptar i viteve ’30 të shekullit të kaluar ishte mjaft aktiv, pasi në këtë periudhë qarkulluan shumë revista dhe gazeta, brenda dhe jashtë vendit, si në Tiranë, Shkodër, Korçë, Elbasan, Vlorë, Gjirokastër, Kosovë, Itali, Serbi, Francë, SHBA etj., që trajtonin në faqet e tyre, përveç çështje…

Electoral behavior is a new element in the political analysis of democracy in Albania. Distinctive features of the Albanian transition distinguish other models of the former communist countries, as well as significantly differ with Western models and electoral behavior analysis of the relations betw…

Economic, social and cultural right (“social right”) have historically been viewed as distinct in natyre and scope from civil and political right. Rather than being viewed as judicially enforceable rights of immeadiate application, such rights have widely been considered non-justiciable programmatic…

Irregular immigration is a phenomenon with a substantial impact for the majority of the countries. The paper analyses whether there is an adequate human rights framework for protection of irregular immigrants or whether the irregular status exempts the migrants from the protection of international h…

The global financial crisis causes, as among the greatest crises and consequences, reflected the world in continuously increase of unemployment, poverty and inequality. This crisis was reflected in both developed and developing countries including countries in transition. The fact cannot be denied t…

Terrorist acts have been a worrisome phenomenon for all nations. Paradoxically, although states have been conscious about the danger of this phenomenon, there is no definition of terrorist acts so far. States have been skeptical and they have not agreed that the judgment of these criminal offences b…

Pjetër Zarishi, një poet i hershmërisë së Rilindjes, po aq sa dhe i përmbylljes së letërsisë humaniste-kishtare të autorëve të Veriut1, së bashku me Ndue Bytyçin e Kosovës dhe Leonardo de Martinon2, pa përjashtuar Engjëll Radojën; poet dhe klerik njëherësh, për një periudhë të gjatë, më se gjysmëshe…

Gjymtyrëzimi aktual është paketa informuese (angl. information packaging) e një fjalie, e cila tregon se si shtohet informacioni gjuhësor në një ligjërim të caktuar (Firbas, 1964, 1971; Contreras, 1976; Chafe, 1976 etj.) Sipas perspektivës dinamike funksionale, një kontekst apo një ligjërim shihet s…

The social sciences have inherited a not so clear relationship with the social politics throughout the history. At the first moment the concept of social sciences came into use in the 19th century the first organizations that were promoting them were not located in the universities. They were locate…

Religious freedom has been always considered as a strong indicator democracy and institutional set up in a country. Ex- communist countries in their efforts to set up a state of law and foster democracy, particularly, are more sensible toward indicators such as religious freedom, tolerance and diver…

In my contribution I want to investigate, from a theoretical point of view but also with methodological and practical consequences, the qualitative role of metaphor in social research. As tool able to improve and facilitate the visualization of complex ideas and states of mind, this rhetorical figur…