Constitutional Court of Kosovo

Constitutional Court of Kosovo
Established 2009
Jurisdiction Republic of Kosovo[a]
Location Pristina
Composition method Legislative & executive selection
Authorized by Constitution
Judge term length 6 years
Number of positions 9
Website http://www.gjk-ks.org
President
Currently Enver Hasani, Ph. D.

The Constitutional Court of Kosovo (Albanian: Gjykata Kushtetuese e Kosovës; Serbian: Ustavni sud Kosova) is the final authority for the interpretation of the Constitution of Kosovo and the compliance of laws in accordance with the constitution.

The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kosovo is located in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo[1].

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Composition

The Constitutional Court is composed of nine judges, appointed by the President of the Republic upon the proposal of the Assembly of Kosovo.

Members of the court are:

With international judges:

Organisation

Notable decisions

On 30 March 2011 the Constitutional Court of Kosovo declared that the constitution was broken during the election of Behgjet Pacolli as President.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, while Serbia claims it as part of its own sovereign territory. Its independence is recognised by 86 UN member states.

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