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Kosovo Law Centre sets out future priorities
PRISTINA 10 July 2003
PRISTINA, 10 July 2003 - At the time when the local institutions are assuming new competencies, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo is continuing the process of handing over institutions to local ownership.
The Kosovo Law Centre (KLC), established by the OSCE in June 2000, is a legal think-tank devoted to the cultivation of professional legal skills. Last night it hosted a ceremony to present its new managing staff, and their future priorities.
"The OSCE's policy in the area of the rule of law is not to do everything on its own," said Carsten Weber, the Director of OSCE's Department of Human Rights & Rule of Law. "We want to make sure that there are institutions that can work for Kosovo even after the OSCE has left. One of these institutions is the KLC which turned out to be a crucial partner on the rule of law agenda in Kosovo."
The activities of the KLC outlined by its director, Haki Demolli, for the period 2002-2003 cover four main areas: legal education, legal training, legal awareness, and legal research and analysis.
High-quality legal education is crucial to the development of a sustainable rule of law culture. The KLC will continue to support the students and members of the Faculty of Law with its programmes, making legal education compatible with other European law faculties. In addition, the KLC is in the process of establishing greater co-operation with the Law Faculty of the University of Mitrovica.
The second area, legal training, targets the legal community, legal officers of the Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC) and the staff of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST).
The KLC has also mounted awareness campaigns to explain the principal aspects of the domestic legal system and help to build up legal resources such as journals, compilations of laws and Supreme Court judgements.
The role of the KLC is especially important because of its research and analysis of the applicable legislation in Kosovo.
The KLC is also expected to become a partner in the provision of expertise by the European Union to the Prime Minister's Office, aimed at supporting the drafting of laws, statutes and other legislative acts upon the request of Kosovo's Provisional Institutions of Self-Government.
The Kosovo Law Centre (KLC), established by the OSCE in June 2000, is a legal think-tank devoted to the cultivation of professional legal skills. Last night it hosted a ceremony to present its new managing staff, and their future priorities.
"The OSCE's policy in the area of the rule of law is not to do everything on its own," said Carsten Weber, the Director of OSCE's Department of Human Rights & Rule of Law. "We want to make sure that there are institutions that can work for Kosovo even after the OSCE has left. One of these institutions is the KLC which turned out to be a crucial partner on the rule of law agenda in Kosovo."
The activities of the KLC outlined by its director, Haki Demolli, for the period 2002-2003 cover four main areas: legal education, legal training, legal awareness, and legal research and analysis.
High-quality legal education is crucial to the development of a sustainable rule of law culture. The KLC will continue to support the students and members of the Faculty of Law with its programmes, making legal education compatible with other European law faculties. In addition, the KLC is in the process of establishing greater co-operation with the Law Faculty of the University of Mitrovica.
The second area, legal training, targets the legal community, legal officers of the Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC) and the staff of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST).
The KLC has also mounted awareness campaigns to explain the principal aspects of the domestic legal system and help to build up legal resources such as journals, compilations of laws and Supreme Court judgements.
The role of the KLC is especially important because of its research and analysis of the applicable legislation in Kosovo.
The KLC is also expected to become a partner in the provision of expertise by the European Union to the Prime Minister's Office, aimed at supporting the drafting of laws, statutes and other legislative acts upon the request of Kosovo's Provisional Institutions of Self-Government.