The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kosovo will mark the 17th anniversary of its establishment with an international conference dedicated to the role of constitutional courts in protecting democracy and ensuring the democratic functioning of institutions.
According to the announcement, the conference will take place on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at the Emerald Hotel in Prishtina, beginning at 9:30 a.m.
Opening remarks will be delivered by Nexhmi Rexhepi, President of Kosovo’s Constitutional Court; Justina Shiroka-Pula, President of the Republic of Kosovo; and Stephan Harbarth, President of Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court, who will serve as the conference’s keynote speaker.
The event is expected to bring together senior representatives of Kosovo’s justice system and institutions, academics, diplomatic missions, and delegations from constitutional and supreme courts across Europe and beyond.
Among the participating institutions announced are Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court, Austria’s Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court of the Netherlands, Slovenia’s Constitutional Court, Estonia’s Supreme Court, and the constitutional courts of Latvia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Türkiye, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and North Macedonia.
Representatives of the Venice Commission and the Association of Francophone Constitutional Courts will also participate.
“The conference aims to serve as a platform for exchanging experiences and discussing the role of constitutional courts in safeguarding democracy and guaranteeing the democratic functioning of institutions,” the announcement stated.
