The President of North Macedonia, Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, has expressed reservations regarding an initiative to allow the jurisprudence (bar) exam to be taken in the Albanian language.
Speaking on the TV show “Click Plus” on TV21, Siljanovska-Davkova stopped short of taking a definitive stance but emphasized that legal language requires a high level of precision and clarity.
She underlined that in the field of law, the accuracy of terminology and expression directly affects the quality of judicial decisions.
“In law, there is a concept of legal language. Precision and clarity are essential, because the quality of decisions depends on them. It is highly unusual at the national level for multiple languages to be used in judicial procedures,” she stated.
Siljanovska-Davkova, who is also a professor at the Faculty of Law at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, indicated that the issue requires careful consideration due to its potential impact on the legal system.
The debate over language use in legal education and institutions continues to be a sensitive and politically significant topic in North Macedonia, particularly in the context of the rights of the Albanian-speaking community.
